Each morning Amy and I read a passage of scripture and then participate in a prayer time together. And this morning, let me tell you was amazing. Have you ever gone a while without reading a certain passage of scripture, yet you know every time you read the text it impacts you, but you forget how much? It happens to me and this morning Amy and I continued reading from the book of Matthew, and not just any part but our chapter to study/discuss was Matthew 5.
Now I have, and always will love reading the gospels, but I must admit that it had been a while ago that I last delved into the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5, 6 & 7) and I forgot what an eye opener it was. To make things even more interesting Amy and I will read scripture from various translations depending on the morning as well as use a parallel bible for reference and clarification on tricky spots...today we read Matthew 5 out of Eugene Patterson's "The Message," a modern day paraphrase of the scripture (usually we will use NIV, but a translation I like more and more is the English Standard Version - the ESV). Check out Matthew 5 of "The Message" here. If you don't have a copy at home here is a link to Amazon where they sell it.
I'll be pondering Matthew 5 most of the day today since it is my day off...so don't be surprised to see an entry later on actually talking about what I read.
Later Eh!
IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO...2
Here is the other side of the postcard we presented at our Annual Meeting. I am really excited about the vision that is beginning to take root here. Simply praying now that others in our church will begin to get excited about the possibilities and the opportunities to minister in our community, with our community as well as to our community!PS: The tag line that got cut off under our logo is:
REACHING OUT WITH OPEN ARMS!
IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO...
Here is side 1 of the postcard advertising our new vision at WCCOC and that was presented at this year's Annual Meeting. I believe it sums up our call as believers in Christ rather simply and straight forward, don't you?!
TIME STARVED MARRIAGE
I came across this link to a Time Starved Marriage Assesment in the book Amy & I are currently studying called Your Time Starved Marriage by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrot of http://www.reelrelationships.com/ . The Parrot's are two of our favorite authors and this is the 2nd book/study guide we've down with them. Amy and I love the opportunity to spend quality time with each other and the resources the Parrot's provide are a great tool of opening communication lines. Highly reccomend anything by them.
SPIRITUAL WARFARE VIDEO -- AMAZING!!!!
It is amazing to see what God places in front of you to combat the circumstance around you. Our senior pastor and I were just talking the other day of the battle that is coming the way of WCCOC because we are moving, changing & shaping our ministries. And let's just say...it is happening all around us. I don't mean just the staff. Many of our families feel the strain today a fight they have in their own marriages, spiritual lives, work environments and relationships around them. And we cannot forget that our students go through the same thing...to illustrate, click here to see this VIDEO the depicts the life of a teenager. It is intense...It is amazing...It is accurate...It is what your child might be going through even as you read this. Please take time today to listen to your children...hear for real what they have to say.
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