Amazing! That's about all I can say of today's service. It was a awesome experience to be a part of an incredible event as we joined with hundreds of churches all across the Country with One Prayer.
I truly believe that if we people will just take the time to seek the face of Jesus, that he will bless us beyond anything that we could possibly imagine.
The music today was "off the hook"! The song "God of this City" was just an awesome worship experience. I personally think that song should become the LifeBridge Church theme song.
I also had the opportunity to challange the students with a message entitled, "Challanged To Change". As we in the student ministry are going to be working behind the scenes this Summer to bring about some of the biggest changes that we have ever made in the ministry.
We ended our day with our Monthly Leadership Gathering. I am so thankful to work alongside a group of leaders who truly get the vision of reaching the Next Generation. LifeBridge would not be what it is today, if not for all of them.
My prayer is that as we, as a church over the next several weeks will allow God to totally grab hold of our hearts and radically change us forever. I can only speak for me, but as of this moment, God is rocking my world with some really awesome things.
Let me know what you thought of today, and what it is God is saying to you!
Most people live their entire lives looking for happiness. They look for it in many different ways. Money, fame, power... the old bumper sticker, "He who dies with the most toys, wins".
I see it every day. We as people are always looking for the latest and greatest fade! But as I get older in my life, I have come to realize that if you want true happiness, then you have got to discover your purpose! What you were made to do.
What is it, that God wants you to find happiness in? Now some may say, "I just don't know what it is God wants me to do".
So my first question is, "are you even asking?" If we are not talking (through prayer) and listening (through His word) then your right. You don't know what He wants you to do. But maybe your the one who for whatever reason has just, hit the wall in finding your purpose.
Let me challange you. I believe that we need not to look any farther that the story of the Good Samaritan.
Luke 10 tells us: He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
I believe that as the Good Samaritan can give us all a lesson on "our purpose". As a Christ Follower, we were saved to serve! It has been said, "we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give".
So I say, that if you want to find your true purpose. Start by just doing something. You may be suprised at what it just might be that God is wanting you to do. And more often then not, it will be something that you never imagined yourself doing.
I read a quote today from the actor Danny Thomas, "all of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others".
When you hear the term, "Being more like Jesus" what comes to your mind?
I often think about things like this. I don't know why. I just do. I ask myself all the time. Self, are you being more like Jesus? And you know what. Alot of times I find that I really don't want to know the answer.
Now I know, as well as you that Jesus was alot of things. "He was perfect"! But, the one thing that keeps coming to my mind every time I ask my self that question is this...
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45
And I realize that all I have to do at times to be more like Jesus is to serve. And you and I both know that our responsibility as a Christ follower is to be more like Jesus everyday. Which makes me ask the question, how are you being like Jesus? Do you serve? or do you wait to be served?
That is a tough question. But I am known for asking the tough ones. If Jesus himself came to serve, then how in the world as a Christ follower can we not do the same?
It blows my mind to know that there are people that go to their local church every week and do nothing! Then they wonder why their lives are in a mess.
I am so thankful that I have a Student Ministry Staff that love to serve. I had a conversation this past sunday with a mother who came to me with tears in her eyes. To say thank you for all that we have done for her son. I thought, ok, your welcome.
Then she said something that blew me away. She said that he has been going through a rough time in his life right now and she wanted to thank us for just accepting him into the student ministry. WOW! I was floored with humility.
See, that is what Jesus did with each and every Christ Follower. He accepted us. Just as we were. With no strings attached. And again that passage rang in my ears. To this young person, we were being like Jesus by simply serving in the Student ministry.
What a great privilage God has given us to be able to serve Him for what He has done for us. So what about you. How can you become more like Jesus today?
I bet all of you 24 fans thought you were going to read something about the hit TV show, right!
Wrong! Just a reminder that tonight at 6:00PM we kick off our 24 hour prayer service here at lifeBridge. It is going to be an awesome time where hundreds of you have signed up to take part in this event.
We are in the second week of the One Prayer series. Along with hundres of thousands of people from all across the globe. So tonight we are praying for 24 hours straight. And I believe that God is going to show up in a huge way.
My prayer is that you have made it a highlight of your weekend to carve out some time to be a part of this historic event. It was once said, "that nothing of eternal importance happens apart from prayer".
I know that for alot of us our prayer lives, well, "suck"! So maybe we can use this event to jump start us to where God wants us to be in our dependance of Him.
This weekend is going to be, well, "Off the Chain" as this weekends speaker would say. Ed Young is going to be with us bringing a message entitled. "Make Us... Wake Up". To many of us are a sleep in Church and it is time that we Wake Up to what it is God is saying to us.
So make sure you are here this weekend. Oh, by the way, this weekend is Father's Day. We have some special things in store as well as some really awesome new music. So invite a dad, and I will see you on Sunday.
By the way, for those of you that actually read this blog. Drop me a comment and let me know how your prayer life is going.
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