Lately the abortion topic and the life of children in general has been on my heart and mind. I believe God is taking me into a deeper understanding to what His heart truly is for the millions of children in America who have no voice; and the importance of our role as Christians in seeking justice for them.
I ask that you would pray with me that as we go to the polls in a week that we would all know God's heart and vote with that as our guide. Let's pray that every Christian votes with God's heart (83% of Americans claim to be Christians).
I am not a republican or a democrat, but what I do believe is that we should vote based on the issues that have eternal significance, not letting the temporary issues guide us. The economy will recover and will go through another recession just like this one in 5-50 years and everything will be fine after that one as well. But when it comes to eternity, we really need to think about the millions of children that are aborted in America each year and do our part to help put an end to these killings.
Just think about it, do you think God really cares more about US economy and the unemployment rate than he does for the life of his children? We must put our faith into action and vote for what matters eternally, LIFE.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
pass the plate
I just finished an incredible week at Regent. I spent the week hanging with 25 pastors and aspiring pastors talking about sermon preparation and delivery and then we each preached a 15 minute sermon.
I learned a great deal from the professor (he is a pastor who just stepped down from leading a church that he took from 1 site to 6 so he had a great amount of knowledge to offer) and the other pastors in class.
One interesting thing I learned though came this morning when the African-American pastors fully explained what "pass the plate" means. You see, after a pastor gives a great sermon it is common in African churches and many African-American churches here in the US, for there to be an offering taken to bless the preacher for bringing the word so powerfully. The idea is that they are sowing into what God is doing because it is clear he is moving in the preacher.
Our professor then told us about his first experience with this, only it was a little different... He was in a church where people just started coming up and putting money on the altar while he was preaching. Then, three other pastors in the class said the churches they are in now (Virginia and Florida) also do that. I can't imagine seeing people throw cash on the altar during a sermon...
However, we are thinking about testing it out. So if any of you are ever at Destiny and you see Megan and I go up to the altar and drop a $20, you will know why. Let me just say, good luck Jim and company!
I learned a great deal from the professor (he is a pastor who just stepped down from leading a church that he took from 1 site to 6 so he had a great amount of knowledge to offer) and the other pastors in class.
One interesting thing I learned though came this morning when the African-American pastors fully explained what "pass the plate" means. You see, after a pastor gives a great sermon it is common in African churches and many African-American churches here in the US, for there to be an offering taken to bless the preacher for bringing the word so powerfully. The idea is that they are sowing into what God is doing because it is clear he is moving in the preacher.
Our professor then told us about his first experience with this, only it was a little different... He was in a church where people just started coming up and putting money on the altar while he was preaching. Then, three other pastors in the class said the churches they are in now (Virginia and Florida) also do that. I can't imagine seeing people throw cash on the altar during a sermon...
However, we are thinking about testing it out. So if any of you are ever at Destiny and you see Megan and I go up to the altar and drop a $20, you will know why. Let me just say, good luck Jim and company!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Greek is really hard
So I haven't been doing a much blogging because every second I get on the computer I am reviewing Greek vocabulary or grammar. Who knew I needed to have a good grasp of English grammar so I could pick up Greek grammar more easily. I should have paid closer attention back in high school...
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