Right thinking determines our future…it’s easy to get off-track. Good thoughts come and go and so do bad thoughts. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Heart refers to “affections, those things we love, hold dear, and think about.” What’s always on your mind? The one thing we can [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Some Stuff I’m Loving from Rick Warren Lately
Posted: August 31, 2009 in Quotes, UncategorizedTags: rick warren
Avg. church= Only 10% of members serve in ministry. 50% won’t, but 40% say “I’ve never been asked or don’t know how.” Go after them- ORIGIN, LET’S CHANGE THIS! When “the brook dries up” (1Kings17:2-9) it’s not REJECTION by God but DIRECTION FROM God. He wants 2 move u 2 a new place! God [...]
Homeless Service Project
Posted: August 28, 2009 in service projectsTags: homeless, origin church, serving
Don’t forget tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., Miller Park, downtown Chattanooga, we serve breakfast to the homeless. Take the MLK exit off of Hwy. 27. Go right a couple of blocks. Miller Park is on your right. Bring a couple of gallons of orange juice. It’ll be rewarding!
Very few people have a lot of friends. We all have a number of acquaintances but very few real friends. Many like to say and have others think they have tons of friends. They really don’t. It’s an interesting phenomenon throughout life because interestingly enough, friends come and go. It’s not a bad thing as [...]
HERE is why!
Looking forward to “live” radio with a great friend, Ted Gocke, from J103, Chattanooga, from 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. We will be “live” receiving phone calls from any of you out there that would like prayer, especially those looking for jobs in this high percentage of unemployment. My prayer is that we can minister [...]
Growing Healthy Churches (GHC)
Posted: August 21, 2009 in Church Planting, UncategorizedTags: Church Planting, GHC
Jeff and I are just returning from a monthly cluster of church planters who are all associated with GHC, San Francisco, CA. What a real and authentic organization! Planters, they are first class! They care about you, the planter. Here’s an idea of how they work: 1. Monthly clusters all over the country 2. They [...]
God Gave a Sunrise
Posted: August 19, 2009 in musicTags: allen shamblin, kathie lee gifford, rob mathes, today show
The Shamblin’s have to be some of the dearest, most sincere, and most real people we’ve ever known. Allen Shamblin and Rob Mathes penned this song some years ago and recently, Rob sang it on the Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford. Awesome tune right here!
Gay and Straight
Posted: August 17, 2009 in Thoughts, UncategorizedTags: erwin mcmanus, gay, sex, straight
Best I’ve ever heard on this subject, by Erwin McManus, Lead Pastor, Mosaic Church, Los Angeles (click on picture for mp3)
