I believe God is going to heal my 12 year old son of Type 1 Diabetes - either by miracle or by miracle cure - either way God is the giver of all good gifts!
I live my life by this faith building verse:
For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Assault On Christmas
Hearing "Merry Christmas" is becoming rarer than a white Christmas in these parts. This humorous video conveys some great reasons why retailers shouldn't fear the "C" word.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
New York Churches Ordered To Stop Sheltering Homeless
New York City apparently has a rule that says homeless shelters must be open at least five days a week or not at all. Not sure that makes a whole lot of sense to me.
You can read the whole article HERE.
You can read the whole article HERE.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Missing Ingredient
As Christianity closes in on its 2,000th birthday since the time God revealed Himself through His Son's death and resurrection (Christianity is a revealed faith not an explained faith), we appear to be no closer to fulfilling Christ's Great Commission. Correct doctrine hasn't been able to do it. The vast resources of money and personnel that the church has and has had at its disposal haven't been able to accomplish it.
The irony is that twelve men (disciples) were able to blanket most of the known world in their time - and today we have churches on seemingly every street corner and most of them flail helplessly making little if any impact on their street, much less their world.
What are we missing here?
I believe if we are going to see the kind of breakthroughs in an unGodly culture that Jesus and the early church experienced with regularity we are going to have to embrace what Jesus and the early church embraced: The Holy Spirit.
By and large, the church lacks the power it was created to function with. We've been trying to accomplish our commission without the power given for said commission. Similar to a glider plane - after our initial burst of power (Acts) it seems that the church has severed itself from the Power Source and is content to slowly drift and lose altitude wondering where it will land.
The alternative for us? A vibrant life in Christ Jesus lived out by the power of the Holy Spirit. This Power Source - the presence of the Holy Spirit - terrifies all of hell, destroys yokes, heals sickness, delivers the demonized and liberates those held captive to sins power.
The greatest gift ever given to us was/is the Holy Spirit Himself. So much so - Jesus Himself said it was good for us that He left in order to send the Holy Spirit to us. Those who will embrace Him in all of His goodness will enter into a relationship of intimacy with God like they've never known. And out of this vital relationship will spring a ministry of power that we so desperately need today.
Are you ready to go there?
The irony is that twelve men (disciples) were able to blanket most of the known world in their time - and today we have churches on seemingly every street corner and most of them flail helplessly making little if any impact on their street, much less their world.
What are we missing here?
I believe if we are going to see the kind of breakthroughs in an unGodly culture that Jesus and the early church experienced with regularity we are going to have to embrace what Jesus and the early church embraced: The Holy Spirit.
By and large, the church lacks the power it was created to function with. We've been trying to accomplish our commission without the power given for said commission. Similar to a glider plane - after our initial burst of power (Acts) it seems that the church has severed itself from the Power Source and is content to slowly drift and lose altitude wondering where it will land.
The alternative for us? A vibrant life in Christ Jesus lived out by the power of the Holy Spirit. This Power Source - the presence of the Holy Spirit - terrifies all of hell, destroys yokes, heals sickness, delivers the demonized and liberates those held captive to sins power.
The greatest gift ever given to us was/is the Holy Spirit Himself. So much so - Jesus Himself said it was good for us that He left in order to send the Holy Spirit to us. Those who will embrace Him in all of His goodness will enter into a relationship of intimacy with God like they've never known. And out of this vital relationship will spring a ministry of power that we so desperately need today.
Are you ready to go there?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
King's Castle - El Salvador
In July of 2009, twenty-five people from Destiny Christian Center will be departing for eight days of ministry in El Salvador at the King's Castle Ministry.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Great Commission Commercialization
A thought provoking post HERE from Jim Thomas about the Church's approach to trying to fulfill the Great Commission:
"We have abandoned the leading and directing of the Holy Spirit in search of another way to fulfill the great commission and see numerical results. So in doing this we embraced the corporate world marketing methods and learned who to sell a product, gain a consumer, retain that consumer, and get them to tell a friend about us. I believe the church has taken the 'Great Commission" and modernized into a corporate business model. We are now operating according to principles that most effectively and efficiently generate growth, incorporate name recognition, produce satisfied customers, and maintain customer retention."
"We have abandoned the leading and directing of the Holy Spirit in search of another way to fulfill the great commission and see numerical results. So in doing this we embraced the corporate world marketing methods and learned who to sell a product, gain a consumer, retain that consumer, and get them to tell a friend about us. I believe the church has taken the 'Great Commission" and modernized into a corporate business model. We are now operating according to principles that most effectively and efficiently generate growth, incorporate name recognition, produce satisfied customers, and maintain customer retention."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Day After
Great insightful post here from my friend David Mohler reminding us that politics and policies aren't what save us.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Jesus Costume Deemed Offensive
A school Halloween costume party involving 500 students saw one student sent home because his costume was "offensive". He wasn't dressed indecently, he wasn't dressed as a witch, demon or mass murderer. He was dressed as Jesus. Read the rest HERE.
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