Here's a challenging post from Motte Brown at Boundless about entertainment and the way we spend our time.
I wince every time I think of Jonathan Edwards's Resolutions, but that probably just means I should pay more attention to them.
Thoughts?
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
grace like rain
Hey everybody,
Thanks to all who've been praying for the FAITH teams on Monday nights. Tonight our (Nate and Emily's) team visited two families who came to church yesterday, and the dad at the second house prayed to accept Christ!
It was an awesome experience. It seemed like the man was waiting for someone to come and share the message with him; he sat us all down and asked, "do you have something to share with me?" He had been laboring under the burden of thinking that his good works would get him into heaven. Please pray that he would come to know more fully who Christ is and to embrace what the call of Christ means for his life.
Please also continue to pray for all of the FAITH teams, and that the Lord would bring Himself glory through their work.
AND . . . last but not least . . . ask God for opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with people in your life. He may have plans for you to be on a FAITH team next semester!
When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying:
"For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever."
2 Chronicles 7:3
Thanks to all who've been praying for the FAITH teams on Monday nights. Tonight our (Nate and Emily's) team visited two families who came to church yesterday, and the dad at the second house prayed to accept Christ!
It was an awesome experience. It seemed like the man was waiting for someone to come and share the message with him; he sat us all down and asked, "do you have something to share with me?" He had been laboring under the burden of thinking that his good works would get him into heaven. Please pray that he would come to know more fully who Christ is and to embrace what the call of Christ means for his life.
Please also continue to pray for all of the FAITH teams, and that the Lord would bring Himself glory through their work.
AND . . . last but not least . . . ask God for opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with people in your life. He may have plans for you to be on a FAITH team next semester!
When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying:
"For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever."
2 Chronicles 7:3
Monday, October 09, 2006
Prayer Meeting
We have a date for the next prayer meeting. Please feel free to invite anyone (from school, work, family, etc.) who would be willing to join us in a time of prayer and supplication.
Please also begin to pray for the prayer meeting, that we would be obedient to God's leading and willing to follow Him where He tells us to go.
What: an evening of prayer
Where: MCBC sanctuary
When: Friday, October 27, 7:00 p.m. (come when you can)
Who: anyone willing to join us for an evening of prayer
Questions? e-mail Nate
Please also begin to pray for the prayer meeting, that we would be obedient to God's leading and willing to follow Him where He tells us to go.
What: an evening of prayer
Where: MCBC sanctuary
When: Friday, October 27, 7:00 p.m. (come when you can)
Who: anyone willing to join us for an evening of prayer
Questions? e-mail Nate
chili, cheese, pumpkins, and birthdays
Coming this Sunday . . .What: autumn birthday celebration, team friendly pumpkin carving (sorry, no make-a-balloon-pumpkin contest), chili cheese fries
When: Sunday, October 15 after evening worship
Who: college & career & friends
Questions? e-mail Emily
Friday, October 06, 2006
for your listening edification...
Here's the link to the conference audio for the Desiring God conference Nate went to.
And here's the specific link to the session by Voddie Baucham. This one is especially relevant to college-age people who are constantly running into professors, students, and friends who deny absolute truth and seem to be comfortable entertaining incompatible ideas (for example, that there is a God, but that He isn't in control of our lives).
Baucham says that all people everywhere and in every time have asked four questions:
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here?
3. What's wrong in the world?
4. How can what's wrong be made right?
The answer the world gives, he says, is "you're here to consume and enjoy." Sound familiar?
And here's the specific link to the session by Voddie Baucham. This one is especially relevant to college-age people who are constantly running into professors, students, and friends who deny absolute truth and seem to be comfortable entertaining incompatible ideas (for example, that there is a God, but that He isn't in control of our lives).
Baucham says that all people everywhere and in every time have asked four questions:
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here?
3. What's wrong in the world?
4. How can what's wrong be made right?
The answer the world gives, he says, is "you're here to consume and enjoy." Sound familiar?
Monday, October 02, 2006
FAITH Teams
First off, thank you to Nikki for the encouragement about this blog. Ideally, this will be a forum for our group to keep everyone (including our C&C missionaries in Chula Vista and Louisville) posted on what's happening and to have a place to share links or ideas.
Anyone who has suggestions for things to post or ways to improve, feel free to shout them out.
Second, I'm not sure whether everyone's aware of the C&C representatives that are on this semester's FAITH teams at church: Nate, Brendon, and Emily. It would be really encouraging if everyone in the group would pray for our FAITH team members and that the Lord would bring Himself glory through their work.
The goal of the FAITH teams is to go meet the needs of people -- both church members and others in our community. Of course, the first need is for people to know and surrender their lives to Jesus, so there's a strong emphasis on evangelism. But we also make visits to pray with and encourage people and to let them know what's going on and how to get involved in our church.
All that to say that our FAITH teams would appreciate your prayer AND that if you know anyone who would be benefited by a team visit on a Monday night, please let Don know.
Anyone who has suggestions for things to post or ways to improve, feel free to shout them out.
Second, I'm not sure whether everyone's aware of the C&C representatives that are on this semester's FAITH teams at church: Nate, Brendon, and Emily. It would be really encouraging if everyone in the group would pray for our FAITH team members and that the Lord would bring Himself glory through their work.
The goal of the FAITH teams is to go meet the needs of people -- both church members and others in our community. Of course, the first need is for people to know and surrender their lives to Jesus, so there's a strong emphasis on evangelism. But we also make visits to pray with and encourage people and to let them know what's going on and how to get involved in our church.
All that to say that our FAITH teams would appreciate your prayer AND that if you know anyone who would be benefited by a team visit on a Monday night, please let Don know.
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