In one of his books Paul Tripp and Tim Lane, How People Change, identify seven counterfeit gospels—-“religious” ways we try and “justify” or “save” ourselves apart from the gospel of grace. I found these unbelievably helpful. Which one (or two, or three) of these do you tend to gravitate towards? o Formalism. “I participate in […]
Every temptation is an opportunity to do good! “Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he will get as his reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love him.” James 1:12 (LB) On the path to spiritual maturity, even […]
By Tonilee Adamson Many times we ask ourselves, “Can I?” Can I make a difference? Can I love others that are not nice to me? Can I continue to keep going with minimum support and no encouragement? Can I really change? But God is asking us a different question, “Will you?” Will you be the […]
God wants you to grow up! “God wants us to grow up … like Christ in everything.” Ephesians 4:15a (Msg) Your heavenly Father’s goal is for you is to mature and develop the characteristics of Jesus Christ. Sadly, millions of Christians grow older but never grow up. They are stuck in perpetual spiritual […]
God has a purpose behind every problem! “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NIV) He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our […]
The Truth Transforms Us! Spiritual growth is the process of replacing lies with truth. Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 (NIV) Sanctification requires revelation. The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make us like the Son of God. To become like Jesus, we […]
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us” Samuel Smiles quotes (Scottish author, 1812-1904) Related posts: When Hope Comes Unexpectedly Day 9 – What Makes God Smile? Heaven 2: The Journey Home
You were created to become like Christ! “God knew what he was doing from the beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son … We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.” […]
I die every day! —1 Corinthians 15:31 I had a teacher who once said, “My best days are those when I die before 7 a.m.” His practice was to meditate early in the morning and to surrender to God everything he could—his past, his future, his thoughts, his feeling, and his very self. How would […]
It is your job to protect the unity of your church! Unity is the soul of fellowship. Destroy it, and you rip the heart out of Christ’s Body. It is the essence, the core, of how God intends for us to experience life together in his church. In his final moments before being […]
Relationships are always worth restoring! “If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you … Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.” Philippians 2:1-2 (Msg) Because life […]
Community requires COMMITMENT! “You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.” James 3:18 (Msg) Cultivating community takes honesty. Real fellowship depends on frankness. In fact, […]
You are called to belong, not just believe! “You are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.” Ephesians 2:19b (LB) We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God’s purposes […]
Life is meant to be shared! “Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace.” Colossians 3:15 (CEV) God intends for us to experience life together. The Bible calls this shared experience fellowship. “Fellowship” now usually refers to casual conversation, socializing, food, […]
Life is all about love! “Love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love.” 2 John 1:6 (NCV) Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to […]
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5 Related posts: Enjoy the Silence – Day 5 Our Values: Kingdom Focus Screwtape Letters A Year for New Beginnings!
You were formed for God’s family! “His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.” Eph. 1:5 (NLT) God wants a family, and he created you to be a part of it. The entire Bible […]
God is real, no matter how you feel! “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with […]
God wants all of you! “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'” Mark 12:30 NIV God doesn’t want a part of your life. God is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the leftovers of […]
Be a contributor instead of a consumer. Don’t approach your faith with the goal of simply seeing how much you can personally gain from it; be willing to make the sacrifices Jesus calls you to make so you can contribute to the world through your faith. Don’t reduce the church to just a vendor of […]
You are as close to God as you choose to be! “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” James 4:8 (NLT) Like any friendship, you must work at developing your friendship with God. It won’t happen by accident. It takes desire, time, and energy. The first building block […]
God wants to be your best friend! “I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you … and here is how to measure it – the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends. You are my friends if you obey me.” John […]
A must see! Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z15FlTONVo] Related posts: Just how far? Is Evangelism Important? Haiti Mission Society Video Should Churches do Commercials?
The smile of God is the goal of your life! “May the Lord smile on you …” Numbers 6:25 (NLT) Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. “Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it.” Ephesians 5:10 (Msg) […]
More survey and study results about how human beings waste time or use it ineffectively (it’s not always our fault, though!): Email statistics and projections indicate that, by 2011, the average number of corporate emails sent and received per person each day will be 228 (up from 142 in 2007). The corresponding percent of work […]
More survey and study results about how human beings waste time or use it ineffectively (it’s not always our fault, though!): Email statistics and projections indicate that, by 2011, the average number of corporate emails sent and received per person each day will be 228 (up from 142 in 2007). The corresponding percent of work […]
It is all for him! “With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus […]
A good message about leaving a legacy and being used for a noble purpose that is beyond meeting our own needs. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YU0aNAHXP0] Related posts: Conversations for Parents Haiti Mission Society Video Should Churches do Commercials? Day 3 – What Drives Your Life?
The way you see your life shapes your life! The way you view life is your life metaphor. It’s your description of how life works and what you expect from it; it influences your life more than you realize and determines your expectations, values, relationships, goals, and priorities. To fulfill the purposes God has for […]
Life on earth is a temporary assignment! “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.” Psalm 39:4 (NLT) To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: – First, compared with eternity, life […]
A thousand questions is a wonderful Journey to find the heart of God. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiNBmNl88Pk] Related posts: Should Churches do Commercials? 7 Questions Every Church Must Answer Haiti Mission Society Video PandaMania 2011
This life is not all there is! “God has…planted eternity in the human heart.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) Life on earth is just the dress rehearsal before the real production. You will spend far more time on the other side of death—in eternity—than you will here. This life is preparation for the next. You have an […]
This is an excellent quality video to share with people about what it means to be trapped by our insatiable desires. Animation by Rodrigo Blaas that is hugely compelling. And chilling. A visual metaphor of entrapment. A real discussion starter – it would be useful to show, for example, to a youth group. There is […]
Everyone’s life is driven by something! “I observed that the basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy.” Ecclesiastes 4:4 (LB) What is the driving force in your life? Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason. There are five great benefits of living […]
You are not an accident! Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it. God never does anything accidentally, and he never makes mistakes. He […]
It’s not about you! “For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, …everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.” Colossians 1:16 (Msg) “It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s life is in his power.” Job 12:10 (TEV) You were made for God, not vice versa, […]
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, […]
Change happens. Are you prepared to parent your child through the transition into the teen years? We have the tools to guide you through. Start now. Start here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8PXFENu_Nk] Related posts: Should Churches do Commercials? Alma Deceived! A Thousand Questions
In this powerful drama, kids talk about all the things their Christian parents make them do, from saying their bedtime prayers to being “restricted” when misbehaving. Patterned after a current TV commercial, this message really hits home. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DfzaRJSfl0] Related posts: Haiti Mission Society Video Should Churches do Commercials? Missional Church…Simple The Invisible Woman
Enjoy this honest approach to change in the church Related posts: The Power of Change Part 6 The Power of CHANGE Part 1 The Power of CHANGE Part 2 Be a Contributor not a Consumer
>> I’m reposting this article in order to help any reader who happens upon it. [Orginial by Rebecca Hagelin] You would think that teenagers growing up in the most prosperous society in history would be abundantly joyful. Even in these economic days of woe, teenagers spend an estimated 200 billion dollars a year on trinkets, toys, music […]
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This past Saturday our church hosted a Chili-Cook off to benefit God’s people in Haiti. It was an amazing success and I’ve been reflecting on why. I’ve come to some conclusion that I would like to share, so take it for what it’s worth. (1) I was focused on a clear purpose that was not […]
In the recent aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, many people have begun to ask why such things can happen. How should a Christian respond? If God is good, righteous and loving then why is there such devastation, death, and destruction through “natural disasters” like earthquakes and tsunamis Of course some people have been quick to […]
“The church that is content with not growing is saying to the rest of the world “You can go to hell” –Rick Warren “It’s much easier to act like a Christian than to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart.” –Mark Batterson “I […]
I recently read a touching story by an unknown author whose simple words held profound meaning. The story goes… “There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and […]
Faith make things Possible Love makes them Easy I am renewing my commitment to Christ in 2010 to … Connect – in authentic community in God’s family, Grow – in my spiritual journey with Jesus, Discover – and use my gifts for ministry for the good of all, Share – my life story to help […]
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We talk about leadership a lot these days in churches but few know or really even want leadership. For many leadership simply means having someone affirm that what they were already doing was the right thing. Leadership requires the introduction of change, with change come conflict with the past and the decision to move in […]
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Do Our Assumptions Still Fit? by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Peter Drucker maintains that organizational problems are not the result of groups doing things poorly or even doing the wrong things. Organizations fail, he contends, because the assumptions on which the organization was built, and on which it is being run, no longer fit reality. […]
Imagine looking at life from the other side, that is the side of evil. What would be the strongest attractions evil has and what would be its greatest weaknesses? Obviously if you were going to persuade people that evil was “better” [of course how could evil suggest that it was better than anything, doesn’t that […]
Pastor’s letter for December 2009. Entire newsletter can be found at www.fumcwilliamstown.org What is your fondest memory of Christmas? Do you remember the excitement of childhood dreams that were so intense you couldn’t sleep the night before? Do you remember a Christmas Eve service with your family when the sanctuary is bathed in soft candlelight, […]
CS Lewis’ writings have never stopped engaging my mind, challenging my faith, and opening new doors of Christian life and thought. For me the adventure really all began with Mere Christianity. Lewis’ clarity and ability to ask questions he know we all have and then provide the answers is like talking to an old friend […]
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Perhaps you’ve heard this challenging word about worship from author Annie Dillard (in Teaching a Stone to Talk), but hear it again: “Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we so blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, does no one believe a word of it? The churches are children playing on […]
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Audio version of this message is available on-line at Sermon.net or iTunes “Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. And […]
Original Post What would a church “dream team” look like? That was hard to think up because a dream team doesn’t exist. Well, it does exist…as a dream. But most (99.99999%) of us will never land that dream team. That, and every church has different needs. My dream team won’t be your dream team. Still, […]
The Monster in the Closet Monsters are everywhere, hiding in plain sight, like the one you thought was in your closet as a child. Churches can be perfect places to hide, because Christians are trusting, forgiving, and sometimes just oblivious. My mother called me as I was walking around downtown Kansas City. She had become […]
The Hijacker Picture the perfect church visitor. He walks in, eager to meet people. He’s enthusiastic about your little church and wants to participate. He even has skills to contribute to your worship service! He seems mature and willing to serve. Nothing makes a little church wet its pants faster than new visitors. And if […]
By George Bullard What does it take to become a missional congregation? Not to co-opt the name and claim that is who you are, but to truly become a missional congregation. As a popular name or designation in many places, missional as a concept is being watered down. First, let’s start with a definition. Another […]
This is God’s Word for my life in this place and at this time. Today, I am a new creation in Christ, I am God’s very own, and I believe He has a purpose for my life. Matthew 7:24-29 (NIV) Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a […]
http://www.thechurchofnopeople.com/2009/07/ten-people-who-will-kill-your-church.html I was part of a church that died. What made it even more painful was that my family had planted the church. My Dad was the pastor. Despite our best intentions, our plans, our prayers, the church did not just die, but was killed. It was as if no matter how many times we […]
I think we’ve all played the same game of Hide-and-Seek. Those that like to Hide. Some people are excellent hiders and they just seem to blend into the background and no one even knows they are there. The problems is eventually they don’t know they’re hiding because no one is looking for them anymore. Those […]
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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheap wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. Grace is represented as the Church’s inexhaustible treasury, from which she […]
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Jesus spoke these words in the midst of a life threatening storm. The disciples believed the end was near as their little boat was about to be swallowed up by forces of nature that were beyond their control. They found themselves in the middle of the lake, far from land, and in the middle of […]
This is my second attempt at a church commercial. The copy is a bit different that my first attempt and I think I like this one a bit better. I was just fun doing it, but I’d love to hear what you think! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-a_qI11TpQ] thanks Related posts: Haiti Mission Society Video Conversations for Parents […]
I’ve always wanted to try this, but I finally got the motivation to finally finish this project. I really wanted FUMC to have a foot print on YouTube and here it is. Let me know what you think. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2EBmKonimY] Related posts: Master Greeter Video Haiti Mission Society Video Should Churches do Commercials? That’s My King
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live. Deuteronomy 30:19 Perhaps one of the biggest debates surrounding the human experience is whether we really have any choices at all. […]
BY ROGER FIELDS 1. You think a “podcast” is the new vegetable toss competition at the County Fair.”Did you hear Ernie won third place in the pea pod cast this year?”2. You think “YouTube” means someone else’s toothpaste.”That’s not my tube; that’s you tube.”3. You think “carbon emissions” is what your copy machine produces.”Hey, the […]
It is Wednesday Morning, May 20th and my entire family is sick all that the same time. This means standing room only in the bathroom. Fortunately we know each other pretty well and when you’re sick like this there is no time for formalities or manners. What it is a time for is prayer. So […]
I wait for the LORD; my soul waits for him. —Psalm 130:4 In Spanish, the verb esperar means both “to wait” and “to hope.” I often wonder if waiting for a native Spanish speaker has a different purpose than for me. When I wait I feel like I’m wasting time. What if I were […]
This morning as a sit here getting ready for church I’m thinking about the amazing step 13 young adults are taking to a fuller richer life. I didn’t say a wealthier, more comfortable life. In fact I suspect that many of them will be challenged far more than they realize now. I do believe that […]
I think we all love a good story about an underdog that has been discounted and ridculed, only to rise above and be far more than anyone ever thought. These are the stories that leave us speechless and crying out for more. They are little glimpses of light that not everthing is as it appears. […]
Father, It has been a long day and so much has been racing through my heart and my mind. There were times today that worry and anxiety seem to be more than I couyld handle, and yet just knowing You were never far kept my heart warm. So often I have turned my eyes away from […]
I’ve had this thought rolling around in my head lately and I thought I would share it with my friends in the hopes that you could help me work through the details. In the story of the Prodigal Son which I’m sure you know very well as found in Luke 15, we follow the experiences of […]
Living with critics is never an easy thing but we all have them. Imagine after a major event you received 100 comments and 98 of them were very positive, what do you think would capture your attention the most? Probably the 2 negative comments. We alway give much more attention to negative critics than to the postive […]
Recently, thanks to the help of Facebook, I’ve reconnected with some high school friends that I’d lost track of during my college days over 20 years ago. Even thought in some cases the names have changed and for an instant I had forgotten who they were, their faces gave them away. In every case it was always the smile […]
It’s easy to think that God’s not listening–especially when you’ve been praying for “one special request” longer than you can remember. When the nights seem endless and the days a struggle of uncertainty, you look to the heaven for some sign of direction, hope, and protection. What can we do when we’re waiting for an […]
Commandment #5 — Honor Thy Spouses Past For the last several weeks I’ve been mulling over the relationship between the 10 commandments as given to Moses in Exodus 20 as a model for relationships. I see the experience between God and the Hebrews at Mt. Sinai as kind of a marriage covenant. If we then […]
Life is a story, not a task, not a script, not a competition, but a love story GOD God is the author of life’s story. The greatest commandment of all is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. The best, most enduring joy is found in Him. He is our greatest […]
I was thinking the other day about how incredibly important the Law is to Jewish identity and their relationship to God. Through the Law, God was calling to Himself a people He wanted as His very own. Since the Law is about defining a new kind of relationship with God perhaps we can think of it […]
But how should a life be summarized? It’s the end of one year and the start of another. We naturally reflect and reposition; regret and re-commit; remember and then renew. Perhaps it’s a good time to try and strap on a six-word goal. I even have one we might all consider. It was the six-word summation […]
Now I know it’s time to put away the Christmas tree, bring in the lawn ornaments, and take down the colored lights and deal with the cold of January. All the hype of Advent is passed and we are left with the depressing reality of life getting back to “normal”. But what does NORMAL mean […]
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Thinking about critical issues for churches today, I started making a list of questions churches should be able to answer. It seems to me that all churches, regardless of size, need to be able to offer compelling responses to these questions. Here they are: Meaning: How do we see life and our place in it? […]
This week’s reading is from Jeremiah 3:11-22. It is the story of God, speaking through Jeremiah, pleading for the people to return to Him. As I read this passage as part of this week’s Lectio Divina, I was caught most not by the words of God, but by the voice of Jeremiah. Who is Jeremiah […]
Church is unlike any other organization on earth and yet we try to apply principles to the church that are inconsistent with it’s purpose. It’s like trying to play football on a baseball field with hockey sticks. You’re like to come away with a lot of bloody and very confused players, to say nothing of […]
Step One The church must decide if it really wants to grow. If the church is to grow, there’s a price: Change. If the church doesn’t want any change or can’t tolerate it, it will not grow. Its that simple. Is your church ready to grow, change, and transform? Let’s test the waters, shall […]
Lectio Divina Isaiah 43:15-21 I am the LORD, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.” This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: […]
Lectio Divina Reading: Matthew 12:9-13 Jesus left there and went into their synagogue, where there was a man with a crippled hand. They were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they asked him, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?” Jesus answered, “If any of you has a sheep, and it […]
Lectio Divina Tuesday August 5, 2008 Read slowly Exodus 4:1-5 Exodus 4 (NIV) Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you’?” Then the LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. The LORD said, “Throw […]
Lectio Divina Read John 13:1-5; 23 What would go through your mind, your heart, and your soul if you were able to reclining at the table with Jesus like John? Your head resting gently on His chest, feeling each breath, listening to the beat of His heart, feeling the closeness and His acceptance? How would your […]
Lectio Divina Listening to Psalm 23:1-6 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Supply – There is only one Shepherd and it is the Lord! What could I possibly every want or need that God cannot supply. More importantly, there are things that I want that God knows I shouldn’t […]
Lectio Divina Read Hebrews 4:12-16 Read this passage slowly three times. What phrase lingers in your mind? Which parts do you want to read through quickly as if they aren’t there? Let Jesus read the passage to you? Where does He stop and linger? So much of our lives is spent covering up past mistakes and […]