Heartbreak...

As I was reading the book Primal by Mark Batterson a question that stuck with me write away that he asked was "Does your heart break for the things that break the heart of God?" So my question is what breaks the heart of God? I think it can be so easy to focus on the minor things and truly miss the point. Are we taking enough time to listen to the Holy Spirit and truly hear what it is that God wants to speak to our souls? As you seek God this week may these two questions stick in your mind as you seek him!

change of location for Quest Meeting

We have had to change our location for Quest on Tuesday nights. We are now meeting at Biggby Coffee on Glendale and Byrne from 7-8:30 p.m.

Don't forget...

We meet Tuesday nights from 7-8 p.m. at Daily Grind on Airport Highway for a night of good coffee and good conversation! We will meet 12/8, 12/15 and then take a break for the holidays. We will resume 1/12 Hope to see you there!

Not only....

In 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Paul is talking to the Thessalonians when he says, "We loved you so much that we gave you not only God's Good News but our own lives, too."
As Christians at times it can be easy for us to try to do "drive-thru" evangelism where we talk to somebody, tell them a couple Bible verses, tell them why they need Jesus, and if they don't accept it we just move on to the next person. The more I have read and the more I have talked with people the more I realized that this is not going to bring anybody to Jesus. When we do this people are expressing their feelings how they feel like an "evangelism project" or another "notch" on our christian belts...things must change. I like that last part of that verse in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 it says that they not only gave them the Good News but their own lives. We must be willing to invest our lives into people. We have to be willing to move outside the church and build relationships with people in our communities and our surrounding neighborhoods. Think about your own life for a minute did someone just sharing the Good News with you bring to Jesus or did it also involve someone investing their own lives into you as well? May we have that same passion to not only share the Good News but to give our own lives as well.

Facing the Unknown

Starting this Tuesday at 7 p.m. we will be doing a 4 week study on a modern look at the life of Abraham titled Facing the Unknown by Mark Batterson. What unknowns are you facing in Life? There are so many questions we each face everyday come dig into this study with us as we take a look at God's Call, God's Covenant, God's Timing, and God's Provision. We will not have our Quest meeting on Tuesday, July 14th due to VBS.

What is important to you?

It doesn't take long to notice that the church as a whole has not done a great job of reaching out to young adults. I definitely don't say this as a slam on the church as I love the church (the people) very much. Actually I find it hard to love Jesus and not love the church. As a speaker I recently heard said, "That is like someone coming up to you and saying I think your cool, but your wife is really ugly." You would not want to be very cordial to that person after that. However, many young adults have been turned off from the church even though they might not be antagonistic towards Jesus. Unfortunately the church has not adapted very well to what young adults are looking for. For some reason churches at times have the mindset that what worked in 1950 should still work now...for that matter what worked in 1990 should still work now. As the book Lost and Found put it:
The bad news: The younger unchurched believe the church is too critical about lifestyle issues, full of hypocrites, and not necessary for spiritual development
The good news: The younger unchurched clearly indicate they are willing to dialogue about Christianity and Jesus
When you think of a ministry that is reaching out to people your age (18-30) what is important to you? How would you like to see the church go about doing this?
Don't forget about our on going study "Uprising" on Tuesday nights at the church at 7 p.m. Come discover how to have a revolution of the soul!

What good would it be?

In Matthew 16:26 it says, "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" What does this mean to you? How does this verse affect our lives? I believe it can be very easy to get wrapped up in how much stuff we have? Who has the newest "toys"? Comparing what you have to what others have? Our greatest sense of peace is not in what we have but in who we have...Jesus. How have you seen this become a reality in your own life? The book uprising on page 35 points out clearly that we cannot follow Jesus and remain the same so how are you different? How is your life different than when before you came to know Jesus?