What comes to mind when you think of community?
Is it a group of people who unite for a cause? Is it a gathering where individuals think beyond themselves and serve others? Is it a family? How does it function? Is it comfortable, uncomfortable, or both? Is it a safe place?
Instead of bore you with what I feel is community and answer these questions, I'd rather post a link to another blog that explains whether or not community groups should be a "safe place". The article written by a pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle sparked my interest because I too struggle with the thought of community being a safe place and equating safe with comfortable. Here's the link for your reading pleasure: Community: The Un-safest Place.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
ALIVE and WELL
The crux of Christianity is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Death could not Handle Him – The Grave could not Hold Him
Acts 2:24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O Death, where is your victory?
O Death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead.
Jesus’ death and suffering quenched the WRATH of God –
Inscribed on the nails were my sins piercing the Savior as He gives himself as a substitute.
The resurrection of Jesus upheld Him as righteous, proved him to be the Son of God, and demonstrated His victory over death.
My Savior is alive and well. He has triumphed over the grave. He has freed me from the bondage of sin and death. Christ shall reign forever and ever.
Death could not Handle Him – The Grave could not Hold Him
Acts 2:24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O Death, where is your victory?
O Death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead.
Jesus’ death and suffering quenched the WRATH of God –
Inscribed on the nails were my sins piercing the Savior as He gives himself as a substitute.
The resurrection of Jesus upheld Him as righteous, proved him to be the Son of God, and demonstrated His victory over death.
My Savior is alive and well. He has triumphed over the grave. He has freed me from the bondage of sin and death. Christ shall reign forever and ever.
Friday, April 6, 2007
The Passion, The Agony, The Glory...
Isaiah 53:2-7 
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way;and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
1 Peter 2: 22-24
22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way;and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sweet Salvation
Jesus is coming! He is coming to rescue His children and bring them home. No more pain. No more suffering. No more death. No more sin.
I'll Fly Away
Some glad morning when this life is o'er,
I'll fly away;
To a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
When the shadows of this life have gone,
I'll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
ALL JESUS - only Him. Oh, my soul longs.
I'll Fly Away
Some glad morning when this life is o'er,
I'll fly away;
To a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
When the shadows of this life have gone,
I'll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away).
Friday, March 16, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Wednesday's Word
Vacation: freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
As many of you know I went to Seattle for Spring Break. It was an AMAZING experience. I am capturing all of my thoughts and will be posting much more on my trip very soon. Some highlights: Seeing Brenna Orr who goes to Seattle Pacific University, attending Mars Hill Men's Training Day on Saturday, navagating the city, Thai food, receiving overwhelming hospitality, and learning the many words there are for what we Arizonans call rain. I know many of you are itching to know what I thought of Mark Driscoll, but that will come later. I'll leave you with one picture. Look out for more in the coming days.
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