FOOLPROOF

I don’t want to give away too much of Corey’s message since he will be sharing it again on Wednesday but there are some things that are so good you have to mention them. And since DC did it, I think I may be safe.

-- It was our immature hearts that deceived us.
-- He gave us everything we need to play the supporting role he gave us. (I don’t remember the exact wording but it was good.)
-- WRONG QUESTIONS – How close can I get to the edge? How far is too far?
-- The new filter peels back layers of deception we have lived with for too long.
-- Careless vs. Careful – Ephesians 5:1-17
-- RIGHT QUESTION/NEW FILTER – What is the wise thing to do?
-- Three levels of application: What is the wise thing to do in light of…
1. my past experience
2. my current reality and surroundings
3. my future hopes and dreams
-- Don’t rob yourself by fooling yourself!
-- When you answer this question you learn something about yourself. You uncover something you don’t want to cover again. More importantly, you discover something about God.
-- When you reap the consequences everyone around you feels it too.
-- Your heavenly father will walk you through it with wisdom and council.
-- Romans 3:22-26 this is what we do with what we’ve done

DC Quote of the Night:
It is good to dig up the stuff we have let settle.

I’m glad I’ll be hearing this message again on Wednesday. I’m going to hear it over and over again.

The Hero Within...

Rob kicked off our new Heroes series this evening with an amazing message. I think this series has come at the perfect time. For the last couple months I’ve been trying to answer lots of questions. What am I here to do? What are my golf clubs? What am I passionate about? Am I where I need to be? Okay really I’ve been trying to answer those questions for the last three years. But I’ve reached a point were I’m sick of trying to figure it out. I want answers. I’m tired of floating around. I want to be doing the thing I was created to do. One of many reasons why I loved what Rob had to say.

-- Have I heard my new name?
-- What name do I carry with me right now?
-- Romans 11:29 – I really like the way The New Living and The Message read
-- I was shaped for a purpose. I am unique. I am wonderfully complex.
-- Strengths are a part of the wonderful complexity.
-- Signs of Strength
Success
Instincts
Growth
Needs
-- Don’t believe the lie “I don’t have any strengths”


Rob talked about Marcus Buckingham’s book, Now Discover Your Strengths, or something like that. I’ve heard the book referenced several times over the last month in messages and conversations. I think it will be next on my list.

Why we call it New Community…

I loved New Community this week. When I was taking a class with Dr. Bob I would find myself frustrated at times because his thought process was like a ball in a pinball machine. The days that he was especially passionate about the topic were the worse. I’ve noticed his teachings at church are the same way. The great thing about those messages is that so much wisdom pours out of his mouth, my hand can hardly keep up. And I have to write it down because there is no way I can process it all as fast as he is sharing it. Here is a look at this week’s New Community.

-- Ephesians 3 – I love this book more and more every time I read it.

-- It all starts with you accepting His love. – Umm...eeek!

-- Keep answering the door!!!!!

-- Why we do new Community?
+ We need a family – Psalm 68:4-6
+ We need to bring others in
+ We need to remind each other to keep answering the door.

-- The Father, Son and Holy Spirit
+ always together
+ always loving each other
+ always in deep pursuit of my heart

-- What we all need is a real home and that is going to take hard work.

-- One of Satan’s most sinister methods is to get you alone. We are the most vulnerable when we are along.

-- Our common call is to follow Jesus out into a hurting world.

-- KOINOS – beautiful word picture!

-- The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. –Martin Luther

It's late!

This is the latest I’ve been up in several weeks. I’m not feeling very well and I can’t sleep. The pile of work is overwhelming and there seems to be so much to process right now. Life is changing; it seems more bad than good. I don’t like it. It seems the older you get the more disappointed you get. When I was younger I always thought it would be easier to have joy and find the good. The reality is, it seems harder then I ever thought it would be. But things change, people change and life goes on.

God, I sure do wish I was a stronger person these days.

ND vs. MSU

It took me a little while to get the pictures posted but here are a few pictures from the game last weekend. Lindsay's camera has all the pictures of us. Yes I know there are more pictures of the bands than the game. Deal with it!