Whew! What a day we had yesterday. Our church did a church-wide service to the community. Greg and I had been asked to be team leaders over 10 teams of volunteers. We were one of 10 team leaders. This had the potential of 1000 volunteers to hit our community with the love of Christ. We had about 600. It started with a sign-in at 7:00 and a rally at 7:30am with a few great worship songs, pictures, pep talk, and prayer. We hit the streets at 8:00, with us in our yellow/orange shirts.
Some teams finished at lunch-time and came back to the church for hot dogs and beans. Others kept working. One of our teams doing a remodel of a house on the west-side went until 5:45. Some teams cleaned up trash in the neighborhoods, visited the elderly, repaired fences, did yard clean-up on foreclosed homes, worked at group homes, havens, retirement centers, and motels. I beautiful warm day complemented our efforts. There is so much to say about yesterday. As I find pictures to link to, I will.
This was a good day for me to be a part of. I think I had a migraine the night before, so getting up at 5:00am with a head that felt drugged was a challenge. Nausea accompanied me whenever I ate anything. It was a very difficult day, traveling to 45 minutes away to help one of our teams with sprinkler repair, taking someone shopping in the afternoon, and doing church clean-up at the end of the day. But, it was worth it. I'm glad today is Mother's Day. I just want peace, quiet, and rest. Maybe reading and a nap. Maybe a walk. All my favorite things. Happy Mother's Day!
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Nuggets #28
An Unstoppable Force by Erwin McManus
Chapter Ten: A Radical Minimum Standard
Rising Above the Fall
Isn't it interesting how we think of grace as something less than the law?
(book of Acts) We have rescripted the text to be a picture of heroes of the faith rather than the simple lives of the faithful.
It is essential that we return to the origins of the church and reestablish the elemental faith of the first disciples.
The disciples of Jesus were not extraordinary individuals. In fact, their actions confounded everything that was known about them. They were best described as ignorant and unlearned men. Their spiritual pedigree was far from pure. This was a band of fisherman, tax collectors, and social outcasts. Yet it was with men like these that God began his revolution of faith, love, and hope.
Qualified to Serve
Could it be that the minimum standard of faithful fellowship of Jesus Christ can be described as being full of the Spirit and wisdom?
I'm going to keep it short today, as tomorrow's section is bigger. It's on discipleship methods. If you haven't read the comments on my spiritual warfare dreams, I'd recommend it. My friend Michele (Michele's blog) gave me a very insightful interpretation of my dreams. Thanks Michele!
Chapter Ten: A Radical Minimum Standard
Rising Above the Fall
Isn't it interesting how we think of grace as something less than the law?
(book of Acts) We have rescripted the text to be a picture of heroes of the faith rather than the simple lives of the faithful.
It is essential that we return to the origins of the church and reestablish the elemental faith of the first disciples.
The disciples of Jesus were not extraordinary individuals. In fact, their actions confounded everything that was known about them. They were best described as ignorant and unlearned men. Their spiritual pedigree was far from pure. This was a band of fisherman, tax collectors, and social outcasts. Yet it was with men like these that God began his revolution of faith, love, and hope.
Qualified to Serve
Could it be that the minimum standard of faithful fellowship of Jesus Christ can be described as being full of the Spirit and wisdom?
I'm going to keep it short today, as tomorrow's section is bigger. It's on discipleship methods. If you haven't read the comments on my spiritual warfare dreams, I'd recommend it. My friend Michele (Michele's blog) gave me a very insightful interpretation of my dreams. Thanks Michele!
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