There was an old song we sang at the church where I grew up. The chorus went, "...up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph or' His foes. He arose the victor of a dark domain and He lives forever with His saints to reign...".
Wow! That may be a song, but it's quite accurate. Because of what Jesus did, the sacrifice the Father made...we now reign with Him. I pray that this Easter season is a time of reflection. Think about all He has done for you, the price He paid, the battle He fought, the VICTORY He won! Hallelujah, Christ Arose!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Make it Great!
Today will be a GREAT day! What do you hear when i say that? Even more important, what do you think? Some hear that and no doubt think, "Yeah, you don't know what I'm going through." Just remember that the promises of scripture should never be made subject to the situations of your life. We MUST take our situations and make them subject to the promise of scripture. Psalm 188:24, "THIS is the day the Lord has made and I WILL rejoice and be glad in it." Make it your choice! No matter what you are experiencing today...and some days ARE difficult...apply God's Word...MAKE IT GREAT!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Acceleration!
God spoke to my heart after a time of prayer and said that though I have taught on the importance and power of Anticipation and Expectation (see Acts 3), we are entering a day of tremendous "Acceleration". When you think about all the years, decades....centuries, that prophets, teachers and Psalmists pointed to the day of the Messiah and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and then in a matter of thirty three years and a few days (50+ from the accession of Jesus to the day of Pentecost) it was all fulfilled....THAT is ACCELERATION!!! Just think of all we have heard about these last days. Yes, evil WILL abound, but His Grace will that much more abound! The "wealth of the sinner laid up for the just", He will "open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings we don't have room enough to receive", and the "glory of the Lord shall be revealed to the whole earth...", and the "whole earth will be filled with His Glory!!!!!!", OH MY! I believe that we have believed, we have trusted, we have declared and we have waited...and now it's time. ACCELERATION of all things. I don't know about you, but I want to be right in the middle of all God is doing and about to do in this earth and through His church. Get ready, get ready, get ready!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Feb 27, 2009
Welcome to my BLOG!!! (what a word!) This is a new way for me to stay in touch and talk about things that are on my mind. I'll try to update this site no less than once per week so check back toward the end of each week and see what's going on...
We have a tremendous team of people all pulling together toward the same goal at Grace and the results have been astounding! Our church has grown by more than 100% since June of 2007 and we are still welcoming new people to the congregation at a fast pace.
Our Children and Youth ministries have probably seen the most significant increase as they have grown by between 150-250% in that same amount of time! The greatest thing in this whole expansion we are in is that MANY people are connecting with God on a personal level for the first time. That's worth gettin excited about! Get involved in one of these areas of ministry...you'll be a blessing and I know you will be blessed.
Next Sunday (March 8th) I begin a series called "Black & White" which will address the subject of relativism and absolutes. I know that sounds pretty deep but really it just deals with the issue of truth and a society that really doesn't adhere to a consistent standard of right and wrong. Even our judicial system in this country used to have as it's foundation, laws that were based in biblical precedent. Now this has been replaced with special legislative mandates which change the rules....at least for now.
Here's a great idea....Invite someone to church. Surveys have shown that when asked, a very large % of people say they never came to church because no one ever invited them! Let's fix that! At Grace, we provide so many avenues of ministry for you to be involved, ministered to and connected with people. Use those same tools to help someone you know.
Well, my maiden voyage in the blogosphere is now over. I'll come back again soon, so you do the same!
Pastor Jerry
Great Quote: "The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change direction. The leader adjust the sails!" John Maxwell
We have a tremendous team of people all pulling together toward the same goal at Grace and the results have been astounding! Our church has grown by more than 100% since June of 2007 and we are still welcoming new people to the congregation at a fast pace.
Our Children and Youth ministries have probably seen the most significant increase as they have grown by between 150-250% in that same amount of time! The greatest thing in this whole expansion we are in is that MANY people are connecting with God on a personal level for the first time. That's worth gettin excited about! Get involved in one of these areas of ministry...you'll be a blessing and I know you will be blessed.
Next Sunday (March 8th) I begin a series called "Black & White" which will address the subject of relativism and absolutes. I know that sounds pretty deep but really it just deals with the issue of truth and a society that really doesn't adhere to a consistent standard of right and wrong. Even our judicial system in this country used to have as it's foundation, laws that were based in biblical precedent. Now this has been replaced with special legislative mandates which change the rules....at least for now.
Here's a great idea....Invite someone to church. Surveys have shown that when asked, a very large % of people say they never came to church because no one ever invited them! Let's fix that! At Grace, we provide so many avenues of ministry for you to be involved, ministered to and connected with people. Use those same tools to help someone you know.
Well, my maiden voyage in the blogosphere is now over. I'll come back again soon, so you do the same!
Pastor Jerry
Great Quote: "The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change direction. The leader adjust the sails!" John Maxwell
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