Alan's Mower.
Got me to thinking about this song below. I am so glad that we are apart of a movement that is not going down in flames! We are trying to help put out the fires of Hell that rage on earth and bring refreshing Fresh water. To be Salt, and Light.
We left this way of thinking and This song no longer applies to where we are at now, but we must strive to be the Christians that are the opposite of this song.
Christians-- we're all afraid of fire.
We prefer to suck on pacifiers.
Baby pacifists, we're throwing fits.
We don't shake hands, we shake our fists.
We're cannibals.
We watch our brothers fall.
We eat our own, the bones and all.
Finally fell asleep on the plane
to wake to see we're going down in flames.
We're going down, down, down in flames.
We're gonna drown, drown, drown insane.
We see the problem and the risk,
but nothing's solved.
We just say, "Tisk, tisk, tisk,"
and, "Shame, shame, shame."
Finally fell asleep on the plane
to wake to see we're going down in flames.
Let's go!
Christians-- we mourn, the thorn is stuck
in the side of the body watch it self-destruct.
The enemy is much ignored
when we fight this Christian civil war.
We're cannibals.
We watch our brothers fall.
We eat our own, the bones and all.
Finally fell asleep on the plane
to wake to see we're going down in flames.
We're going down, down, down in flames.
We're gonna drown, drown, drown insane.
We see the problem and the risk,
but nothing's solved.
We just say, "Tisk, tisk, tisk,"
and, "Shame, shame, shame."
Finally fell asleep on the plane
to wake to see we're going down in flames.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Na na na na, na na na na.
Bana na na na, na na na
Let me pause to clarify
('cause I'm sure you're asking, "Why?").
I stand before you and proudly claim
to belong to what this song complains.
I'm part of the problem,
I confess,
But I gotta get this off my chest.
Let's extinguish the anguish
for which we're to blame,
and save the world
from going down in flames.
Let me pause to clarify
('cause I'm sure you're asking, "Why?").
I stand before you and proudly claim
to belong to what this song complains.
I'm part of the problem,
I confess,
But I gotta get this off my chest.
Let's extinguish the anguish
for which we're to blame,
and save the world
from going down in flames.
Friday, May 30, 2008
We are so not "Down in Flames!"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Apostolic Movment
Your thoughts? Comments, Questions? Put them here and Chris and Pamela will respond.
A few Thoughts and scriptures From Sunday's Message:
Acts 13:1-5
In the church at
Isaiah 61:1-7
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. And you will be called priests of the LORD, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.(NIV)
men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what
Ephesians 4:11-13
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(NIV)
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."(NIV)
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.(NIV)
1 Corinthians 9:2
Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.(NIV)
Awake
Arise
Penetrate
KINGDOM
Transformation
We must be free set others free, only free people can set others free
Sent to lay hands on sick, bear fruit
Sent to be God’s Authority
Bringing heaven to earth
Restoring the earth like in Genesis
God wants HIS will done on this earth through us-Thy Kingdom come!
It’s about KINGDOM; the river will make a new course.
Spirit Is like water, we are pioneers doing it the kingdom way.
Apostles-means one sent
God is working today, creating a NEW mindset
Stamped to do business in the
New and Different
NEW AND DIFF.
Go where God sends you
We are going to change the world!
Do damage to the darkness
Mantled by God
Church and Kingdom not the same thing, Church about getting my needs meet, Kingdom about the king, not me but God.
The King’s Domain- the King takes care of his Citizens
Pioneering invading new territories
Does not compromise the truth of the gospel
SHIFT
CAN’T go back to the old, boundaries are changing, increasing, new season
Don’t worry about those how don’t want to go with you
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Please Pray for my brother Gabe
Gabe's Blog
Gabe is headed for a mission to Kenya Africa. Please keep him in your prayers.
Matt
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
PARTY Saturday Night the 24th
boym (bring your own meat)
Chel and Diane Finnicum
107 Gilley lane
weatherford tx
817-565-0843
24th @ 6
Bring your Lawn Chair
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Scriptures from Sunday
A few scriptures from Sunday, read them chew on them, digest them. Work it out!
Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.(NIV)
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.(NIV)
John 8:31-32
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."(NIV)
Hebrews 2:15
and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.(NIV)
James 5:15
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.(NIV)
James 1:22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(NIV)
Hebrews 12:6
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."(NIV)
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."(NIV)
Isaiah 53:1-5
Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.(NIV)
Matthew 8:16-17
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."(NIV)
1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.(NIV)
Acts 22:22-29
The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Rid the earth of him! He's not fit to live!" As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't even been found guilty?" When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. "What are you going to do?" he asked. "This man is a Roman citizen." The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes, I am," he answered. Then the commander said, "I had to pay a big price for my citizenship." "But I was born a citizen," Paul replied. Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.(NIV)
A few thoughts that Johnny Hukill mentioned today
Sunday's Sermon
Religion wants to bring us down, chain us down and then throw the ball and chain off the Cliff, and we go down with it!
"Listen, use what you can use and spit out the bones!"
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This is Home
Switchfoot is one of my favorite bands. They came out with a new song for the Prince Caspian movie. It is called This Is Home.
As I listened to the words I immediately thought of you, the past two years, and where we find ourselves now. The words are beautiful to me, it seems as if they were written just for us.
Below are the words, and after that is the video. Enjoy
KC
I've got my memories
They're always inside of me
But I can't go back, back to how it was
I believe now, I've seen too much
But I can't go back, back to how it was
Created for a place I've never known
[Chorus] :
This is home
Now I'm finally where I belong,
where I belong
Yeah this is home
I've been searching for a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home,
Yeah this is home
Belief over misery
I've seen the enemy
And I won't go back, back to how it was
And I got my heart set on what happens next
I got my eyes wide it's not over yet
We are miracles
and we're not alone
[chorus]
And now after all my searching
After all my questions
I'm gonna call it home
I got a brand new mindset
I can finally see the sunset
I'm gonna call it home
[chorus]
Now I know
Yeah this is home
I've come too far
Now I won't go back
This is home.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Church out of the Box II
We are here (@ the Lake) again because the walls of a building cannot contain our God!
Church has been in the box for far too long, it’s for it to come out into the world! That is where you and come in, We are all called to be God’s Royal Priesthood, a holly nation set apart to be God’s hands and feet at work in the kingdom.
Yesterday at Emily’s birthday party, I had a chance to make some new friends and share life with some new people. While I was there I
met a man named Mike who said something profound to me. He talked about a time in his life when he was just starting out into the business world he needed some help and older man helped him get his start. This older man taught him that “If you have it, you give it, if you don’t have it you don’t give it.” Mike said this really transformed how he saw the world around him and
We are called to be in the business of people. Investing our time, money, energy, and effort into people. People are kingdom things, they last, and stuff doesn’t. We are so warped in this society of what is means to be successful. We have this idea in our head that we are to retire someday; I don’t think that is biblical concept. That is a lie from Satan. Our work will not be finished on this earth until we die. So I want to leave you today with a challenge to “be like Mike” find people around you that need to be invested in, spend time, help them out, listen to them, and get your hands dirty. . . We are all messy and smelly, you can’t stay clean when you get down in the trenches and see where people are and come away unchanged. Accept people for where they are in life, not where you think they should be, but just for who they are and what they bring to the table. We can’t change people; all we can do is plant some seeds by helping them out. God will water it and it some point something from inside that person must kick in and help it to grow, we can’t do it for them.
Jesus talked a great deal about money; He talked very strongly to the concept of storing up great sums of wealth for ourselves. Go all the way back to the desert and the manna that would spoil if they gathered too much, to the man who built bigger storage buildings to hold all his junk, God called him fool! Jesus’ teachings are full of helping others with the money that God has given us. When we see needs around us we have a hard time seeing them from God’s perspective; in Luke Chapter 9 we have the story of feeding the five thousand.
Don’t be like these disciples that could not see what God could do through them, learn to see the good that God wants to do through you.
Be like Mike this week.
