Below is a clip that I found absolutely hilarious... seems to be a group of American soldiers training a group of international soldiers overseas. I am not sure what country is represented by these soldiers, so I can post this with a clear conscious and you can know that I mean no disrespect to these men or their nationality. :) Enjoy!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Power of Doing Good
Some quotes that summarize much of what this week's lesson address... don't miss out on the last week of Living Beyond Myself in Sunday School and Worship!
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"Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, not a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people." ~ US President George Bush
"People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care." ~ John C. Maxwell
"Jesus Christ is not valued at all until He is valued above all." ~ Augustine
"No indulgence of passion destroys the spiritual nature so much as respectable selfishness." ~ George MacDonald
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~ Francis of Assisi
"If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life." ~ Jesus Christ
Blessings...sc
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Just Jump In!
Just Jump In!
This week we are continuing to study Living Beyond Myself, and Sunday we learn the best method to begin such a lifestyle it to "Just jump in!" Different opportunities in life require and function best when we contemplate, test, and discuss options. I'm speaking of things like, purchasing a new car, considering schools/universities/careers, changing jobs, or even deciding where to go eat. Each of these tasks are best performed when significant thought and planning is given to the opportunities before action is taken. (especially the place to eat... :))
"Just jump in" addresses the issue that very often in the Christian life we can wish, think, and plan that one day we will begin serving or one day we will go and do "x." One of our ministers on staff is known for saying, "if you wait for perfect timing, nothing will ever get done." How true in regards to following Christ. God calls us to follow Him regardless if we think we are ready or prepared or have it all in line... how often in Scripture does he call those who are seemingly ill-equiped, not ready, too young, etc to do the work he desires to be done. God's call is to act, not just think, plan and prepare.
Sign-up this week at the Expo for a great opportunity to volunteer at Calvary or simply think of a way you can serve others in the community and go do it. Our goal as a church is not that you would simply fill a need here (though there are plenty) but that we would each have a shift in perspective and begin to think and act in ways that cause us to live beyond ourselves.
See you Sunday!
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This week we are continuing to study Living Beyond Myself, and Sunday we learn the best method to begin such a lifestyle it to "Just jump in!" Different opportunities in life require and function best when we contemplate, test, and discuss options. I'm speaking of things like, purchasing a new car, considering schools/universities/careers, changing jobs, or even deciding where to go eat. Each of these tasks are best performed when significant thought and planning is given to the opportunities before action is taken. (especially the place to eat... :))
"Just jump in" addresses the issue that very often in the Christian life we can wish, think, and plan that one day we will begin serving or one day we will go and do "x." One of our ministers on staff is known for saying, "if you wait for perfect timing, nothing will ever get done." How true in regards to following Christ. God calls us to follow Him regardless if we think we are ready or prepared or have it all in line... how often in Scripture does he call those who are seemingly ill-equiped, not ready, too young, etc to do the work he desires to be done. God's call is to act, not just think, plan and prepare.
Sign-up this week at the Expo for a great opportunity to volunteer at Calvary or simply think of a way you can serve others in the community and go do it. Our goal as a church is not that you would simply fill a need here (though there are plenty) but that we would each have a shift in perspective and begin to think and act in ways that cause us to live beyond ourselves.
See you Sunday!
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
When God makes a promise...
Recently, I read 1 Kings 8:24 which says, You spoke with your mouth and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. The context of this verse shows us that Solomon was praying a prayer of dedication over the newly built temple in Jerusalem. It was the same one that the Lord had promised to Solomon's father David years before.
We find here just one evidence of a great attribute of our God. When God makes a promise, he delivers! Other times throughout Scripture, God promises to accomplish what he sets out to do; Isaiah 55:11 is just one of those passages. When you look through Hebrews 11, person after person is commended for their belief and truth in a faithful God.
Solomon's father, David expressed his faith in God in 2 Samuel 7:28 (just after God promised to build the temple during the reign of his son Solomon where he said, And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Here David is saying at least two things. 1. God is the ONLY God, and there is no one like Him. He is supreme. 2. God's word is truth and what He says He will do.
May you and I have this kind of faith in the Lord. May we believe his Word and trust in his promises, for He is a faithful God, a trustworthy God; He is my Savior and Lord! Praise him for his faithfulness!
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We find here just one evidence of a great attribute of our God. When God makes a promise, he delivers! Other times throughout Scripture, God promises to accomplish what he sets out to do; Isaiah 55:11 is just one of those passages. When you look through Hebrews 11, person after person is commended for their belief and truth in a faithful God.
Solomon's father, David expressed his faith in God in 2 Samuel 7:28 (just after God promised to build the temple during the reign of his son Solomon where he said, And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Here David is saying at least two things. 1. God is the ONLY God, and there is no one like Him. He is supreme. 2. God's word is truth and what He says He will do.
May you and I have this kind of faith in the Lord. May we believe his Word and trust in his promises, for He is a faithful God, a trustworthy God; He is my Savior and Lord! Praise him for his faithfulness!
sc
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