v. 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 (ESV) Why is being with God better? BUT WHY?… why is it better? why? I’ve heard this verse used as the beginning to worship sets [...]
Spring Cleaning around my house unearthed some treasures – one in the form of a notebook from 4 years ago, filled with the prayer requests of my small group girls when they were still in junior high. I had to smile – there was a lot of time discussing and praying for pets back then [...]
This week Pastor Stephen referenced a handout from a past sermon – Idols of the Heart II. This is a pretty powerful set of questions that can really get to our own personal idols that hide so well. It’s worth spending some time with this handout with an open heart where we had false gods. [...]
I received this from one of the youth group moms – I really appreciate the ministry of prayer that so many of our leaders and parents have – I encourage you to pray these with us. Salvation. ”Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal [...]
I try to send out a weekly email to our youth leaders… It doesn’t always get out, but here’s what I sent them this week. The pictures are extra… captured in Senior High Sunday School and modified by the very funny Mr. Douglas McVey. Youth Ministry Coach Thought - Visit to A Prayer Therapist: This week [...]
I just wrapped up my high school girls small group meeting for this week. Every Wednesday night we gather round my living room, seeking to study, to pray for one another, to help each other get better at following hard after Jesus. Tonight we looked at Luke 6:46-49//the parable of the wise and foolish man. Jesus [...]
Something really good has been happening in our living room on Wednesday nights. Around 7pm the High School girls will start trickling in for their small group time. We usually start with some prayer, and then will discuss the book/devotional we’re reading. They jump at the chance to share their favorite quotes and I can’t [...]
I had opportunity the last two weeks to study and share God’s word with our morning services – it was a little different for me because I preaching sermons in Pastor Stephen’s Romans series. But I had a lot of fun thinking about how to interpret and apply sermons on “persecution” and “weeping with those who weep”. – I want to share those messages with my blog readers:
I’ve had a lot of conversations in the last couple weeks about how Christians can live with a sharp disconnect between what they believe and how they act. Inconsistency, hypocrisy, lack of character – we have lots of different labels for something that we both hate in others and, when we’re brutally honest, see in ourselves. [...]
You do not have… because you do not ask. James 4:2b– Implies something very powerful. It points to an incredible connection between our action of simple prayer and God’s bold deeds. A simple sentence that reminds me to pray. One of my favorite nights of youth group events is our Prayer Night. About twice a [...]
