In Progress...
Aren't we all still in the works?Thursday, May 31, 2007
Turn from your idols!
Great video on idolatry in American culture and especially the church.
I love this guy, what a great speaker! You can check out more of his podcasts through ITunes. His name is Mark Driscoll, he pastors a Mars Hill Church in Seattle.
Labels: For Discussion...
Thanks Mike!
We appreciate all you've done for CMBC's Jr High ministry... you will not be soon forgotten.
Labels: General
All Consuming Consumerism
So i read an article about some students who decided to not buy anything brand new for a year. They wanted to remove themselves from the mindset of this culture... that is, we always are needing something new, we are rarely satisfied.
more than that, I believe that this has an awesome benefit for us as believers... where should our satisfaction lie? in Jesus...not in anything we can buy or things we can possess. should we be allow things and circumstances to dictate our "feelings" of satisfaction.
so here's a thought, or maybe a question... how can we begin to remove ourselves from the mindset of this culture? how can we take our consumeristic attitudes and change them into ones that are satisfied by only God?
more than that, I believe that this has an awesome benefit for us as believers... where should our satisfaction lie? in Jesus...not in anything we can buy or things we can possess. should we be allow things and circumstances to dictate our "feelings" of satisfaction.
so here's a thought, or maybe a question... how can we begin to remove ourselves from the mindset of this culture? how can we take our consumeristic attitudes and change them into ones that are satisfied by only God?
Labels: For Discussion...
All-Nighter Video Promo
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Get some sleep!
This weekend is the much anticipated and long awaited All-Nighter at the LaserDome. You don't want to miss out on this weekend... Some of you are signed up, but many are not... get your forms tonight and get your stuff in!
if you want to go, but money is an issue, don't let it be... come and talk to me and we'll get you there!
if you want to go, but money is an issue, don't let it be... come and talk to me and we'll get you there!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Pure Talent!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Discouragement
How do you deal with discouragement? When something doesn't go the way you had hoped, or planned, how do you respond?
What does the Bible say about discouragement and frustration? Look to the story of Elijah when he runs from Jezebel after his victory at Mount Carmel.
Personally, discouragement and disappointment come after mountain-top experiences with God and other believers. I think this is what you find with Elijah too.
But again, I ask, how are we to handle these emotions?
Please, weigh in.
What does the Bible say about discouragement and frustration? Look to the story of Elijah when he runs from Jezebel after his victory at Mount Carmel.
Personally, discouragement and disappointment come after mountain-top experiences with God and other believers. I think this is what you find with Elijah too.
But again, I ask, how are we to handle these emotions?
Please, weigh in.
Labels: For Discussion...
Some old... some new... Media
Since I have taken down the media page on our website, and will be posting pics and vids on the blog, I thought I should "port" over the videos I had on the media page to the blog here. so... here they are! I also included a few new vids that I like. Enjoy.
Labels: Media
The Promise Videos
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
JAM 2007 Video
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
JAM 2007
If you weren't able to attend JAM this year, you really missed out. I hope that you will plan now on coming next year. What an awesome time! Not only did we have fun hanging out together, and goofing off... but we learned a lot about sharing our faith with others. Here are a few highlights...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Thoughts on worship
I have been thinking about the church's concept of worship a lot lately. And I've gotten a little frustrated. There seems to be two predominant streams of thought when it comes to worship today... 1) what makes me feel good, and 2) what we've always done, a.k.a. tradition!See, some people say that worship should be what makes me happy, or comfortable, or even entertained. Others say worship
should remain how we've always done worship. The problem with both of these lines of thinking is... it's not about God. Where does exalting God fit into what makes you feel good, or even connected? Where does praise and worship fit into our narrow view of tradition? Worship HAS to be centered around the person and character of God or it doesn't belong in church. If somehow worship becomes about our tastes, and what we feel comfortable with, than we have turned it into something other than what God intended.Don't get me wrong, our expression of worship is going to be dramatically different depending on our culture and backgrounds, temperaments and personalities. We can not let these expressions become our definition for worship though.
In the two weeks we have following our series on worldview's, we will begin exploring the Biblical answer to today's "worship wars."
Labels: Teaching Series
Thursday, May 3, 2007
CLOSE UP!!!
There it is, we think it's a cat. A slightly dead cat... you should have been there to see some of the other, uh, "treasures?" we found. Good day & great times!
Labels: Fun
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Updates @ the Youth Building...
I'm pretty excited about some of the changes we've been making in the Youth Building. I was able to get some literature racks hung that will display college information for all you prospective students, and also event info. Make sure you check it out!
Labels: General
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