Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Must Walk as Jesus Walked
Men,
I have been asking more and more lately what it truly means to walk as jesus walked. It is not easy to discern in our global Geo-political world how Jesus might have lived. God is slowly revealing more and more to me about the truth about Jesus. I found this article titled Mercy Triumphs over Judgement.
This article supports some of the questions that have been entering my mind about what it truly means to follow Jesus and brings some relevant and necessary application to our lives.
One of my favorite quotes from the article is this:
"Day after day, a loving Creator looks down on a broken planet longing for the day when the object of His affection will walk hand in hand with Him into indescribable beauty in the halls of eternity. In the meantime, the destruction continues, not because God is angry with man, but rather because men choose to kill, steal and destroy. This is the fruit of those who have chosen the wrong lover (satan)."
Another is this:
"Prayer is the bridge between what should be and what will be. The diligent prayer of a righteous people will ultimately determine the destiny of our children."
Check it out, It is a bit long but only about 5-10 minutes to get through.
Love you guys,
N
I have been asking more and more lately what it truly means to walk as jesus walked. It is not easy to discern in our global Geo-political world how Jesus might have lived. God is slowly revealing more and more to me about the truth about Jesus. I found this article titled Mercy Triumphs over Judgement.
This article supports some of the questions that have been entering my mind about what it truly means to follow Jesus and brings some relevant and necessary application to our lives.
One of my favorite quotes from the article is this:
"Day after day, a loving Creator looks down on a broken planet longing for the day when the object of His affection will walk hand in hand with Him into indescribable beauty in the halls of eternity. In the meantime, the destruction continues, not because God is angry with man, but rather because men choose to kill, steal and destroy. This is the fruit of those who have chosen the wrong lover (satan)."
Another is this:
"Prayer is the bridge between what should be and what will be. The diligent prayer of a righteous people will ultimately determine the destiny of our children."
Check it out, It is a bit long but only about 5-10 minutes to get through.
Love you guys,
N
Monday, February 23, 2009
Let Thy Will Be Done
Hey again Gents,
It's Kyle writing from the rainy pacific northwest. So remember when you guys all prayed for me when I heard God call me to leave my last job and move on up to Seattle? Well, the time has come again for a huge prayer request. About a year and a half since then, and now with a wife and a baby on the way, He has called our family to step out of comfort and "security". Just last night, after praying long and hard to get my heart in the same place as God's, I made the decision to move us back down to the Santa Barbara area.
I am going to tell my boss today. I'm thinking I will be up here with a job for another month or so, but I'm not really sure. The nature of this move is pretty scary because we don't have any job/housing plans, and we have a baby due in September. But I feel an awesome peace in making this decision. It seems nuts that God would call us to this, with things so up in the air, but it really is exciting!
If anything else, I just wanted to share this with you guys as a praise to God's faithfulness and love. Even though nothing has happened yet, I know He'll provide in the most radical and unexpected ways. The faith series has really pushed Brittney and I to trust God with all of our lives. They're not even our own, and we've realized we have no right to guard them from the God who gave them to us in the first place. He's so good, and we really believe this is His will for us right now. We could definately use your guys' prayer during this big transition. Mostly for strength to follow him joyously throughout the journey and not get bitter and complainy like the Israelites in the desert. We want to really glorify him and be thankful for what we DO have. Other than that, prayer for protection from Satan and any of his attacks. Jesus is the answer and his word is the sword - pray for us to wield it well like fearless warriors.
Thanks guys. I miss seeing you all, but by God's grace, we will hopefully see you all soon. Love you guys,
Kyle
It's Kyle writing from the rainy pacific northwest. So remember when you guys all prayed for me when I heard God call me to leave my last job and move on up to Seattle? Well, the time has come again for a huge prayer request. About a year and a half since then, and now with a wife and a baby on the way, He has called our family to step out of comfort and "security". Just last night, after praying long and hard to get my heart in the same place as God's, I made the decision to move us back down to the Santa Barbara area.
I am going to tell my boss today. I'm thinking I will be up here with a job for another month or so, but I'm not really sure. The nature of this move is pretty scary because we don't have any job/housing plans, and we have a baby due in September. But I feel an awesome peace in making this decision. It seems nuts that God would call us to this, with things so up in the air, but it really is exciting!
If anything else, I just wanted to share this with you guys as a praise to God's faithfulness and love. Even though nothing has happened yet, I know He'll provide in the most radical and unexpected ways. The faith series has really pushed Brittney and I to trust God with all of our lives. They're not even our own, and we've realized we have no right to guard them from the God who gave them to us in the first place. He's so good, and we really believe this is His will for us right now. We could definately use your guys' prayer during this big transition. Mostly for strength to follow him joyously throughout the journey and not get bitter and complainy like the Israelites in the desert. We want to really glorify him and be thankful for what we DO have. Other than that, prayer for protection from Satan and any of his attacks. Jesus is the answer and his word is the sword - pray for us to wield it well like fearless warriors.
Thanks guys. I miss seeing you all, but by God's grace, we will hopefully see you all soon. Love you guys,
Kyle
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Apologetics Conference Calvary Chapel, SB 2/7/09
Hey guys I already invited my homegroup and now I'm extending this invitation to you all to tell you about an Apologetics Conference happening at Calvary Chapel on Saturday, February 7th at 9:00AM!
Apologetics, as most of you know, means "defense of the faith", and it is a part of what we as Christians are called to be able to do, Jude 3, 1 Peter 2:15, Colossians 4:5-6, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy4:2.
The Conference goes on till about 3:00 I think, but I'm only going for one lecture at 9:00. Greg Koukl (www.str.org) will be speaking on the topic of "Has God Spoken". This guy is one of my favorite apologists working today. He has a weekly radio show in which he responds to listener questions in a scholarly, yet very understandable, way. I can guarantee that you'll be equipped if you come. The Lord wants us to expand in the knowledge of Him and His will, Colossians 1:9, and these kinds of conferences are one of many ways to do that.
So if you want to come, meet us there OR(!) meet us at a nearby coffee shop (message me and I'll let you know where, 'cause I don't know yet) at 8 am, and we'll have coffee and fellowship for an hour before the event.
I REALLY encourage you all to make it. I know it's super last-minute, but c'mon...who's really got plans on a Saturday morning before 10 aM?!
Hope to hear from you!
Jason
PS. Don't forget to hit me up about the coffee!!!!!!!
Apologetics, as most of you know, means "defense of the faith", and it is a part of what we as Christians are called to be able to do, Jude 3, 1 Peter 2:15, Colossians 4:5-6, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy4:2.
The Conference goes on till about 3:00 I think, but I'm only going for one lecture at 9:00. Greg Koukl (www.str.org) will be speaking on the topic of "Has God Spoken". This guy is one of my favorite apologists working today. He has a weekly radio show in which he responds to listener questions in a scholarly, yet very understandable, way. I can guarantee that you'll be equipped if you come. The Lord wants us to expand in the knowledge of Him and His will, Colossians 1:9, and these kinds of conferences are one of many ways to do that.
So if you want to come, meet us there OR(!) meet us at a nearby coffee shop (message me and I'll let you know where, 'cause I don't know yet) at 8 am, and we'll have coffee and fellowship for an hour before the event.
I REALLY encourage you all to make it. I know it's super last-minute, but c'mon...who's really got plans on a Saturday morning before 10 aM?!
Hope to hear from you!
Jason
PS. Don't forget to hit me up about the coffee!!!!!!!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Water into Wine.
Jesus' first miracle, and four thousand years later he does them among us still. Have you ever seen one? Sean will be teaching tonite and Devon and Pat will be guiding us into the throne room of Grace. Come at 6:40 to pray or 7:00 to be fed and be blessed and bless others with your presence. Listenup! Bring a friend. See you soon!!!
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