There are a few things that keep me up at night. Severe headaches, tornado sirens are just a couple of examples. One of the most difficult items that keep me awake is the lack of funding for ministry. I have been around the Church and church people long enough to know that rarely is the problem that God has not made provision. The problem most often is that we are not very good at releasing His provision to the church so that world changing ministry can be done. Just last week I sat in a meeting where a grim report of how bad the national agency is doing was given. Today I have spent time figuring just how short we are in our own budget. Now I know that financial times are tough, but are they so tough that we willing rob God from his small portion of the blessing He has given to us? This is an area that greatly frustrates me because it always illustrates man selfishness and lack of regard for what God desires from those of us who claim to love Him and claim to be totally His. We go real good being His until the offering plates are passed and the chance to really step up is given. I still firmly believe that one day their will be a judgement where each of us will answer for the lack of respect we showed God when it came to our giving.
Pastor Dave
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Power of Excitement
I just came from two events that in some way speak a great deal about excitement. The first was a luncheon meeting where we are planning a community event. There is a sense of excitement as we work through the plans for thier fall time. The excitement has attracted several new faces to the meeting times. There is also a sense of enthusiasm that is apparent in people as we share ideas.
The second event is a hospital visit. A woman who has endured almost 3 months of doctors and nurses and hospital beds and all else that her stay has entailed. She too had a sense of excitement. Her excitement was over the possibility of having one last surgery before she can think about returning home. her hope seems to be that when all of this is done she can be back where she is most comfortable, home.
In both these cases excitement has stirred the atmosphere. Both are places where it is a delight to visit and spend a little time. Excitement has attracted people to itself and to the hope that awaits.
I was thinking about this on the way back to the office and wondered what might happen if Christians were as excited about their next gathering or the hope they have in Jesus? What might happen if we came across to others as the most excited group of people in the world because we have the most exciting news in the world and a hope that is out of this world. I do not believe we could contain the out pouring of people if we were like that.
That is the power of excitement
So if you know Jesus be excited.
Pastor Dave
The second event is a hospital visit. A woman who has endured almost 3 months of doctors and nurses and hospital beds and all else that her stay has entailed. She too had a sense of excitement. Her excitement was over the possibility of having one last surgery before she can think about returning home. her hope seems to be that when all of this is done she can be back where she is most comfortable, home.
In both these cases excitement has stirred the atmosphere. Both are places where it is a delight to visit and spend a little time. Excitement has attracted people to itself and to the hope that awaits.
I was thinking about this on the way back to the office and wondered what might happen if Christians were as excited about their next gathering or the hope they have in Jesus? What might happen if we came across to others as the most excited group of people in the world because we have the most exciting news in the world and a hope that is out of this world. I do not believe we could contain the out pouring of people if we were like that.
That is the power of excitement
So if you know Jesus be excited.
Pastor Dave
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