tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59962793494712921532024-03-21T04:44:02.217-07:00pastordanpastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comBlogger473125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-88699106745629312282021-02-12T13:30:00.000-08:002021-02-12T13:30:03.216-08:00Why Inputs Matter and Some Podcast Recommendations<p> Last summer my 20-year-old daughter looked at me as I was sitting on the couch, reading a book, and said, "Dad, I found something for you." She was looking at her smartphone and then proceeded to show me an app called, "Couch Potato to 5K." Now running is not something I have ever enjoyed or even been remotely attracted to. In fact, I hate running. I love sports and competition but exercise without someone to beat has always seemed like torture to me. However, in a moment of weakness, I told her that if she would do it, I would too, and to my shock and horror, she said she would. No one on this earth could get me to try running except my sweet daughter and so we began. It was every bit as torturous as I imagined but at least we were suffering together and I enjoyed the shared experience. After a few weeks, I got sick and had to quit for a few days and when I was finally ready to get back at it our schedules no longer lined up. However, somehow, the habit stuck. When winter approached I started running on a treadmill and now I run a few times every week. My daughter got me running... but do you know what kept me running? Podcasts. I know it sounds weird but although I listened to one or two podcasts each week before, now I listen to a few every single day and I absolutely love it. I love having another mode of positive input in my life. Here is the reality, our lives move in the direction of the inputs we bring them. Our hearts are feeding on the inputs we choose. Psalm 1, Matthew 6, Luke 6, Romans 8 and so many more passages talk about the value and power of inputs. How much time do we spend on TV, Facebook, Netflix, books, etc.? What are we feeding on there? What will the LONG TERM results be? Where will it take us? This is not an option, it is an inevitability. You can't feed on trash and produce beauty! </p><p>Anyway, enough of my preaching. I find this a huge battle in my life to manage my inputs and podcasts have helped. So let me recommend a few. </p><p>For preaching I really enjoy...</p><p>1. Chris Hodges from Church of the Highlands</p><p>2. Craig Groeschel from Life Church</p><p>3. JD Greear from Summit Church</p><p>4. Rick Warren from Saddleback</p><p>5. Tim Keller</p><p>6. Mark Batterson from National Community Church</p><p>7. Stephen Furtick / Levi Lusko / Judah Smith / Andy Stanley / Louie Giglio</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">For Leadership I really enjoy:</p><p class="MsoNormal">1. Craig Groeschel Leadership </p><p class="MsoNormal">2. Emotionally Healthy Leader - Pete Scazerro</p><p class="MsoNormal">3. Focus on this</p><p class="MsoNormal">4. Carey Nieuwhof - Leadership</p><p class="MsoNormal">5. Vanderbloomin</p><p class="MsoNormal">6. Dream Big - Bob Goff</p><p class="MsoNormal">7. Unseminary / Battle Ready (Erwin McManus) / Church Pulse Weekly / Catalyst / At The Table (Patrick Lencioni) / H3 Leadership / Leaderfluent (Blandino) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Of course, we'd love you to check our Victory Church Moose Jaw sermons podcast as well as our new equipping podcast. I also love picking a conference that has been podcasted and listening to all the talks - my favorite so far is the ARC conferences. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p><p>My suggestion? Pick one podcast from each of the above categories (ie. one preaching, one leadership, and one from the last paragraph) and listen to 5 or 10 of their productions. If you are loving it, listen to as many as you can until you are sick of it. Then pick another one from each category and keep going. Some podcasts I listen to every single one they have available (2-3 years worth sometimes) and some I only listen to a few. I hope you can enjoy and benefit from this new form of positive input. It has been such a huge blessing in my life. </p>pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-45774870201834992592020-12-29T13:16:00.002-08:002020-12-29T13:16:17.663-08:00Book Recommendations from my Best Reads in 2020 <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Here is a list of some of the best books I read this year. I will </span><b style="font-size: 10pt;">BOLD</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> the ones I highly </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">recommend</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and leave a few notes about them. So many of the non-bolded ones were fantastic too - so all of these books are recommended but I tried to highlight only 20. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 10pt;">Take the Stairs – Rory Vaden : </b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I loved this book. Simple advice on life success. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nine Lies about Work: Marcus Buckingham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Half Time - Bob Buford : </b>I have read this book multiple times. It's a classic and a life changer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Confidence – Tomas Chomorro : Very intriguing book about how LOW confidence actually helps us. So counter-cultural! So fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Live Fearless – Sadie Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 10pt;">What’s Next – Chris Hodges : </b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I love everything this guy does. His sermons, his church (Church of the Highlands), his leadership material, his books - all so good! Fantastic material that every follower of Jesus should read. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Jesus creed – Scot Mcknight</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Church Growth Flywheel – Rich Birch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Jesus Experience – Bill Perkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">John Commentaries – x 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Jesus Life – Stephen W. Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Divine Direction – Craig Groeschel<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Regrace – Frank Viola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Primes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Teaming
– Amy Edmundson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Who is this Man – John Ortberg</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Jesus I never knew – Philip Yancey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Jesus the King - Tim Keller : </b>Fantastic book that will help you get to know Jesus better. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>The End of Religion – Bruxey Cavey : </b>A great and edgy challenge. Be ready to be offended and transformed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Portraits of Christ – Laird (John)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Jesus is… Judah Smith : </b>Judah Smith has a way of communicating that gets right to my heart. He shares about God's love and grace in a balanced and yet over the top powerful way. I highly recommend this book. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">State of the online church – Jay Kranda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Seeing and Savouring Christ – Piper : </b>Everything by Piper is fantastic.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Jesus – Pure and Simple - Wayne Cordiero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Laugh Again - Charles Swindoll : </b>Everyone should read at least a couple of Swindoll books at some point. This guy is one of my ministry heroes. Many of his sermons hit home for me like almost no one else's preaching. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Better than Before – Gretchen Rubin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 10pt;">Leadership
Strategy and Tactics – Jocko Willink : </b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I was pleasantly </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">surprised</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> by how applicable this book is for everyone. </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Definitely</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> a high </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">recommend</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Your New Money Mindset – Brad Hewitt and James Malone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Crushing - TD Jakes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">SOAR – TD Jakes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink : </b>I loved this book. I wish every leader could read it. I have bought 8 copies so far for others to read and handed them out. My son Joel and I had a blast reading and reflecting together on this book and the one above by Jocko. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Success From the Inside Out – Nona Jones : </b>This is another top book of the year for me. I literally wept and wept as I read it. The transforming power of Jesus is so evident here. I highly recommend this book for everyone. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phil – Commentary – Barclay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phil – Commentary – Life Application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phil – Commentary – Weisrbe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phil – Commentary – Briscoe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Real Life Discipleship Training Manuel – Jim
Putman</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Discipleshift – Jim Putmann</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Joy – CS Lewis</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Dangerous Duty of
Delight – John Piper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You’ll get through this – Max Lucado</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Leadershift – John Maxwell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Release of the Spirit – Watchman Nee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Talk like TED</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Waking the Dead – John Eldredge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>How to Get a Date Worth Keeping – Henry Cloud <o:p></o:p></b></span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Just to clarify. I am happily married. I read these books as I prepared for a series of sermons I was preaching on this topic. This one by Cloud really blew my mind, he had a fresh perspective that I think might be helpful for some Christians stuck in a "non-dating" mode. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>New Rules for Love, sex and dating – Andy Stanley : </b>This is a classic that every single should read. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Beginners Pluck - Liz Bohanon</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Spiritual Leadership – J Oswald Sanders : </b>One of the top 3 leadership books of all time. Every Christian leader must read this book. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Apostolic Advancement – Various Victory Asia Authors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Leadership Can Be Taught – Sharon Parks <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Irresistible – Andy Stanley</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Happiness – Henry
Cloud</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Proverbs – Kroll<br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /><b>Get
Wise – Bob Merritt : </b>The best book on wisdom I have read. I have read this book several times and given it to many people. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>The Intangibles of
Leadership – Richard Davis<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Prayer: The Key to
Revival – Cho : </b>My favourite book on prayer of all time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Prayer is the Answer
– Various (Bounds / Murray / Wesley)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">30 Days of Prayer –
Spurgeon<br /><br />Walking
in Wisdom – Dr. Raymond Barber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Problem is You –
John Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-641226610852177612020-11-06T09:58:00.003-08:002020-11-06T09:58:53.793-08:00 The Covid Advantage – 5 Trends That Will Drive Church Growth in the New Era <p><b> The Covid Advantage – 5 Trends That Will Drive Church Growth in the New Era </b></p><p>God turns all things (even evil things) for good when we co-operate with Him. </p><p>We see this in
the story of Joseph: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me
to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” Genesis 50:20 </p><p>Joseph tells his brothers, “Even though this was an evil and terrible thing you did, God has had
an awesome purpose in it all! God’s good purpose has prevailed over your evil purposes.” </p><p>We see it again in John 9: In John 9 the disciples see the suffering of a blind man and ask Jesus
who sinned to cause this? Jesus answers, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for
someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need
to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here, working while the sun shines.” (John
9:3-4 - The Message) </p><p>Jesus invites the disciples to stop asking why the suffering is happening and start finding God’s
purpose in the suffering.
In both Joseph’s story and in John 9, God’s servants have a responsibility to co-operate with
His purposes to bring about the good in their negative circumstances. </p><p>So how can we find the opportunity for God’s purposes in the midst of this pandemic? How can
we, like Joseph, co-operate with God’s purposes in the midst of this trial?
Here are five trends that are developing as we move through Covid-19 that at first seem
negative but if we will co-operate with God’s purposes, they can be leveraged to advance the
gospel and grow the church. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trend # 1: Declining commitment to attending church. <br />Opportunity: Engagement is the new connector. </p><p>People used to attend church because they “should”. But increasingly, even those who regularly
attend are attending far less often. They may continue to claim a church as their “home church”
but rarely darken the door. Covid has accelerated this trend. </p><p>So how can we adjust our thinking to encourage greater commitment to attendance? </p><p>Old thinking: “People who keep attending will eventually get involved (engaged with small
groups, serving, attend ministry events).” This is no longer true. </p><p>New thinking: People who get involved (engaged – especially in serving) will eventually
commit to attending. “Engagement drives attendance” not “attendance drives engagement.” </p><p>Why does this work? People believe they have better things to do than to “attend church”. But if
they are on a team - making a difference – attending church IS the better thing that they have to
do. Why? Because it’s not just attending – it’s “being a part of something God is doing, making a
difference and serving”. People want purpose. They want to be a part of something that is making
a difference. They want to be on a team. </p><p>We can’t wait for someone to commit to our church before they are invited to serve. That is
backwards, they will only commit to attending church once they have begun to serve. Great
Sunday services are not enough to keep them connected and coming back. People need purpose! </p><p>Engagement is the new driver of attendance. </p><p>Thoughts about how to take advantage of this opportunity? </p><p>1. Don’t berate people for not attending church – instead boldly invite people to get in on the
mission. </p><p>2. Don’t apologize for there being a lot of work – instead give people meaningful jobs to do
and thank them for making a difference. </p><p>3. Make sure you tie every job to meaning – “what you did today made it so we could reach
people together… thank you!” Don’t tell them just how it will benefit them – tell them how
they are benefitting others –
Ie, “By *attending today, you encouraged me and all these people here.” *or by smiling, being
welcoming, worshipping passionately, showing up on time (or just showing up…lol), saying hi,
overlooking someone’s faults, crossing a cultural barrier (age, race, economic etc.), commenting,
sharing, “liking”, praying, inviting, </p><p>4. Be clear on our mission – state it every single service and every single e-mail and every
single chance you get. State it not as your own but as owned together. State it as an
invitation to join. </p><p>5. Think of other ways to “engage” people – home groups, men’s and women’s ministry, etc. –
we used to think of these as steps “beyond” church attendance – now we need to think of
them as steps “towards” church attendance. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trend #2: Chaos, instability, polarization and volatility. <br />Opportunity: Stability is the new attraction. </p><p>Understanding this trend: We are swimming in change. Swimming in controversy. Swimming in
opinions. People are more polarized over more issues than ever before. We are longing for
something to steady us – not another opinion to sway us – not even another opinion to agree
with us – but a non-anxious presence. A reassurance. A strength that goes way deeper and more
foundational than the shouting of protests and preachers. A compass that shows true north.
Whether people know it or not, they are looking for an anchor, something that is sure and
steady in the storm.
So how can we adjust our thinking to help people feel grounded in the storm? </p><p>Old Thinking: Do something bold and controversial to get people’s attention.
<br />New Thinking: Offer people a place to be free from the chaos and find rest, peace, hope, and
confidence in Jesus.
<br /><br />What hasn’t changed:
<br />1. The gospel is still the power of God for transforming lives
<br />2. God is still building His church and it will prevail against the gates of hell
<br />3. The church still needs humble, servant-hearted, passionate, persevering leadership
<br />4. The mission is still the great commission
<br />5. God is still on His throne – He is in charge and we must trust steadily in Him in the
storms. </p><p>Be careful of squeaky wheels. There are a few crazy people in the world and the internet has
given them a new boldness and a new megaphone – but they don’t deserve your attention.
They don’t need a response. They don’t represent as large a group as it seems. If you oppose
them or you join them - you will lose – they are little foxes with big barks. Focus on your calling,
focus on our God. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trend #3: Increasing loneliness and relational voids.
<br />Opportunity: Relational connection is our competitive advantage. </p><p>If there is anything the church is supposed to be great at and known for, this is it. We won’t win
when we compete with the world for entertainment or many other things but when it comes to
loving relationships – that is our sweet spot! People are overwhelmed with crowds and even
with small social interactions, but they are so thirsty for any connection at all. This was a trend
before Covid and Covid has accelerated it. </p><p>Due to Covid, services are smaller. That can be great! Due to Covid, people are stuck at home,
that can be great! Due to Covid, people are online more. That can be great! It can be great IF we
can find ways to take advantage of these things for relational connections. </p><p>Here are a few ways we brainstormed in a leadership team at VCMJ: </p><p>1. Small services: Increased opportunities for better connections and interactions. I have
had conversations with people I would never have had conversations with before. There
is a whole new arena of ministry opened up to us. </p><p>2. Registration for services: We get an extra chance to greet each person who comes to our
services. We get to learn and say their names. We can track attendance, newcomers, etc.. </p><p>3. Care calling: People are more open to receiving a call and a prayer than previously. </p><p>4. Online interactions: People are sending more e-mails, messages, texts, and online
comments than before. We can use these for relationships. </p><p><br /></p><p> Trend #4: Increasing challenges with emotional health.
<br />Opportunity: Bring this conversation into the church. </p><p>Interest in emotional health is at an all-time high. The people you think are “healthy and
successful” are struggling with their own emotional and mental health. People are more willing
than ever to admit their need. Therefore, speaking into the felt needs of fear, anxiety, stress,
esteem, and depression with clear, compelling, compassionate GOSPEL answers is an amazing
new opportunity.
It is important to acknowledge that as pastors and leaders, we are grappling with the same
challenges. We can offer the Answer not as ones who are superior and have it all figured out,
but as fellow sojourners. </p><p>People are hungry for good news. We can provide places where: </p><p>- It is safe to be vulnerable, to wrestle with our challenges and not feel shamed or judged </p><p>- We are lifted, strengthened, encouraged, built up, offered joy, etc. </p><p>- There is hope and healing </p><p><br /></p><p>Trend # 5
Opportunity:
Whenever you or your leaders find new things to complain about or be frustrated about, ask
some questions to see if you can “flip the script”. </p><p>This is not just an exercise in positive thinking,
it is an invitation for God to take the difficult and evil things happening to us and turn them for
good. </p><p>What is frustrating me right now? (or what is making it “impossible” for us to do effective
ministry?) Ask how this might be able to be used to serve God’s purposes? </p><p><br /></p><p>Summary: 5 opportunities from negative trends </p><p>1. Trend: Declining attendance – Opportunity: Engagement drives attendance
– Let’s get people engaged in the mission. </p><p>2. Trend: Chaos and change – Opportunity: Stability is attractive
– Let’s offer people a place to find peace in the storm. </p><p>3. Trend: Loneliness and isolation – Opportunity: Make relational connections
– Let’s make love our competitive advantage. </p><p>4. Trend: Fear, stress, etc. on the rise – Opportunity: Bring emotional health in the church
– Let’s engage the gospel to reach this felt need. </p><p>5. Any problem you are facing – let’s invite God to turn it into an opportunity.</p>pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-53883642690516142012018-05-01T13:16:00.000-07:002018-05-02T08:07:46.975-07:00Jesu Ni Uhai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At 15 years old my life was changed in the most radical way possible when I found out that what my heart was longing for was not stuff or popularity or girls or family or fun. My heart was aching with longing for meaning and I was keenly aware of the meaninglessness of life lived for all of the things this world had to offer. One night, lying in a tent in the jungles of Florida at a youth camp I found myself in a crisis moment and prayed that God would make Himself real to me. When I woke up I had a sense that something had changed, I grabbed a Bible and opened it up. My eyes fell on these words of Jesus, <i>"<span class="text Matt-11-28" id="en-NKJV-23488" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.</span> </span><span class="text Matt-11-29" id="en-NKJV-23489" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. </span></span><span class="text Matt-11-30" id="en-NKJV-23490" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30</span></span></i></div>
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As I read the words, "<i>rest for your souls</i>", I felt like my heart was going to explode! I suddenly realized that what my heart was longing for was a Person and His name was Jesus. What money and friendships and family and pleasures could not do, Jesus could. What I needed was not anything this world had to offer, what I needed was Jesus. I began that day to feast my soul on the greatest banquet imaginable. I began to find my joy and satisfaction and meaning and life in my relationship with Him. I discovered that Jesus Himself is meaning, He is joy, He is peace, He is what our hearts actually long for and need! I told everyone I could find at camp. I wrote letters to every person I had addresses for back home. I wanted everyone to know the greatest discovery of my life. When I finally went back to my home a month later I began to tell my friends and family and anyone who would listen. I walked the streets of my city, the buses, the trains, the restaurants, even going door to door from house to house just telling everyone I could find who would listen. Most people graciously listened, a few even listened enough to taste this reality for themselves and were changed like I was. They too found Jesus to be their life and joy and meaning. My classmates, my teachers, my church, my parents all encouraged me and even helped me learn how to share with more graciousness, gentleness and wisdom. I graduated from high school and went to Bible College with the plan to spend my life telling people all over the world about the all-satisfying nature of Jesus and having a relationship with Him. <br />
After my first year of college I travelled to Kenya to tell people about Jesus. In Kenya I had the wonderful opportunity of speaking in the open air to crowds of 200-500 people twice a day for a few weeks. Hundreds of people joyfully received Jesus as their meaning and life and peace and I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. 20 years later, I found myself in Kenya again training and teaching pastors how to bring people to Jesus. I had a wonderful time again and fell in love again with the beautiful people and country. Leaving Kenya 20 years later was emotional for me. In a small airport in Kisumu as I was going through security I absentmindedly forgot that the bottle of water in my hand was a forbidden as a liquid to go with me. The guard stopped me and pointed at my bottle of water. He let me know that I couldn't take it with me. I stopped and asked him where the closest garbage was so that I could throw it in. He told me not to throw it away but to take the time to drink it (even though there was a line of people behind me waiting). And then he spoke these words, "Maji Ni Uhai" - "Water is Life". I love learning vocabulary of languages when I travel and though I knew each of these words I had never heard them put together in this sentence before. He told me this was a very important saying in a hot, dry country like Kenya. As soon as I realized what he was saying it dawned on me. Jesu Ni Uhai!!! <b>Jesus is life!</b> That was the lesson I learned 25 years ago in the jungles of Florida. It was the message I had shared with anyone and everyone who would listen in my youthful days in my home city. It was the message I had brought to Kenya 20 years earlier. It was still the message I was teaching others to share in Kenya now and it was the message I wanted my whole life to be about. <br />
I am 42 years old now. I still discover every single day that this world can't satisfy. I still rediscover every single day that Jesus alone can fill my heart and that if I will drink of Him who is the Living Water I will not thirst but be truly satisfied. Jesus is life! Jesu Ni Uhai! </div>
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<i>"</i><span class="text Matt-11-28" id="en-NKJV-23488" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.</span> </span><span class="text Matt-11-29" id="en-NKJV-23489" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. </span></span><span class="text Matt-11-30" id="en-NKJV-23490" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="woj" style="box-sizing: border-box;">For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30</span></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-28550031555050810112018-01-09T06:57:00.000-08:002018-01-09T06:57:03.294-08:00Taking on The New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2017 is closing and a
new year is upon us.<br />
What are you thankful for from 2017?<br />
What do you need to put behind you?<br />
What are you looking forward to in 2018?<br />
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As I have been praying for this coming year over the last couple weeks, I have been challenged to make this a year of transformation. For me and those I love and influence it is a year to challenge the status quo. It is a year to
determine we will not be the same or stay the same. It is a year to be
dissatisfied with the way things are and to create and press into new things.
It is a year for radical change. It is a year for fruitfulness like we have
never seen before. I am praying for fruitfulness in our lives in three areas.<br />
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1. Character - May God produce the fruit of the Spirit, increased holiness,
hope and love in your life like never before. This is a year to be formed into
the image of Christ.<br />
2. Good deeds - May God show you how your life will shine good works for His
glory like never before in this coming year. This is a year to preform the
works of Christ and live in the purposes of Christ for your life. <br />
3. Changed Lives - May God use you to be a witness and show the Person
and reality of Jesus to those who don't know Him. This is a year to bear the
fruit of the gospel and lead people to Jesus like never before.<br />
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The only way for us to bear this kind of fruit and to engage in this kind of
radical change and transformation is for us to stay absolutely rooted. Rooted
in our relationship with Christ, rooted in His church, rooted in His Word and
prayer. I encourage you as you begin this new year to root yourself deeply into
these things and determine you will not be moved. From this place of being
rooted in the unchangeable you will be able to engage the change that is needed
in your own heart and then through your life in this world.<br />
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then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in
him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:6-7</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><br />
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #b00000; font-family: Verdana;">W</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;">ishing you a Happy New
Year. I look forward to seeing the transformation God will do in our lives
this coming year!</span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;"><br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-32745938774830248332017-11-24T07:13:00.001-08:002017-11-24T07:13:19.841-08:00Teaming Up Together With God<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning I was finishing reading the book of Exodus in
my time in God’s Word. I read about the building of the Tabernacle under Moses’
leadership. It made me think of the building we are doing with our current
renovations at our church building but MUCH MORE <u>the constant building we
are doing in pursuing the call and purpose of God on our church to lead people in
Moose Jaw and the surrounding communities to know, love and serve Jesus</u>. God
is building His Kingdom and inviting us to partner with Him in it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are some great parallels to this in Exodus chapters 35-40.
In Ex. 35:10 Moses says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Come, all of you
who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything the Lord has commanded.” </i>In
place of the word “craftsmen,” we could add each and every gift God has given
each of us. “Come, all of you who are gifted musicians, encouragers,
organizers, innovators, teachers, caregivers, greeters, baristas, pray-ers
(intercessors), cooks, helpers, leaders, givers, worshippers, supporters…” and
the list could go on and on. What a great picture of our church! Teaming up
together to accomplish all God has for us to do here in our community and then
around the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ex. 35:21 says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“All
whose hearts were stirred and spirits were moved brought their sacred offerings
to the Lord. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle…Both men
and women came, all whose hearts were willing…” </i>Every day I get to see
willing hearts come together in various ways and serve the Lord. Thank you for
letting God stir your heart and move in your spirit to bring your talents and
gifts together to serve the Lord. This happens in thousands of small and big
ways both on Sunday’s and throughout the week and God uses it to actually
supernaturally change lives! Isn’t it cool that God puts His “super” into our “natural”
when we offer it to Him? Just this week I had a young man in my office
excitedly telling me how great it is that his friend got saved in our church a
few weeks ago and he is seeing her life changed leaps and bounds every week
since. Praise God! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ex. 36:4-5 says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Finally
the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work. They went to
Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough to complete the job
the Lord has commanded us to do!”</i> What a cool thing to happen. The point is
simply that when God’s people give what we have to Him willingly as He moves
us, He supernaturally multiplies it and there is enough to do what He calls us
to and then there more than enough left over. Just like the boy who ended up
feeding over five thousand people with only one lunch because he offered it to
Jesus (Mat. 14:13-21). At the end of this section of scripture (in chapter 40:34-38),
when the Tabernacle is built, the presence of God came and filled it and the
people of Israel had the Lord with them to guide and walk with them on their
journeys. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>May that be true of us as we
pursue Him and His purposes together. Let’s be praying that this Sunday, He
fills our lives and church afresh with His presence as we gather and we will
see more and more lives (ourselves included) led to know, love and serve Jesus
in increasing ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To God be the glory.</span></div>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-88448434629234762422017-11-10T15:50:00.000-08:002017-11-10T15:50:05.383-08:00Keeping Worship Fresh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Sing a new song to the Lord" is a common phrase used in worship in the book of Psalms. I find myself occasionally looking for new songs to express my own worship to the Lord.<br />
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Maybe you do the same. At our church, the worship leaders post on a facebook page to share with each other some of the songs that they are enjoying lately. Maybe you'd like to check some of them out and see if they enhance your own personal times of worship. May you encounter Jesus and His presence afresh as you listen to and worship with these songs.<br />
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR0lxbIP4<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGYpF-Jrfew<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUk_ADA-3zw<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-3dj33k-I&feature=youtu.be<br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-82834813869344156222017-11-03T15:42:00.000-07:002017-11-03T15:45:36.762-07:00Happy 500th Birthday!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">500 years ago, <span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five
Theses to the Castle Church Door in Wittenberg. This was one of the most pivotal events in Western history. Luther could not stand by any longer while the church (of which he was a part) was mired and bogged down with corruption and deception. His </span><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">protest was against indulgences that were granted by the church to lessen the punishment due from God, either to themselves or their loved ones in purgatory. In the decades leading up to Luther's protest, indulgences had become increasingly commercialized and corrupt. </span><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Luther argued that indulgences were against biblical teaching and it was the Bible, not the Pope or the Church, which had final authority. In time, he translated the Bible into his native German, making it accessible to the mass of ordinary people. Previously the Bible was seldom read or understood beyond a few elite priests. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The reformation had massive effects on the church and brought about a revival of genuine Christianity that has been surging forward for 500 years. Here are some of the wonderful effects we are living in today because of the reformation:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">1. A call to reform the church around scripture. The church must continually call itself back to the Word of God as it's standard of truth and righteousness. Sola Scriptura!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">2. A call to come to God by faith alone through grace alone. Man's religion continually attempts to put works in place of Jesus righteousness as our way to God. Human effort counts for nothing when it comes to being made right with God. It is only by faith in Jesus that we can be made right with God. Because of this man cannot glory in his own salvation. There is no place for human pride in the gospel. God alone gets the glory, God alone is the Saviour. Sola Fide! Sola Gratia! Sola Deo Gloria!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">3. A call for the church to put it's focus back on Jesus and away from human hierarchy and pomp. Jesus is the head of the church, not the pope or anyone else. What we need is simply Jesus, He Himself is the gospel and when we know Him we know life and joy and peace. The church must be ever guarding against distractions from the primacy and presence of Jesus. Sola Christus!</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">At it's core, the reformation was not really anything new, it was a recovery of something old and true. It was the recovery of the gospel, the good news of salvation as proclaimed by Jesus Christ and His apostles. I am thankful for God raising up Martin Luther and many others in his day to restore the church to the truths of God's Word and as a result lead millions to know Jesus personally for themselves. Here are three things we can do on the reformations 500th Birthday.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">1. Continually reform ourselves around God's Word. We all need to be reminded to come again and again to the Word of God and reform our lives and our churches around it rather than the traditions and ideas of man. (One of the wonderful effects of the reformation was to make the pulpit and preaching of God's Word central to the church and it's gatherings. Another one is the making of the Bible available to every person to read, learn and grow in.)</span></span><br />
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">2. Continually bring ourselves before the wonderful realities of the gospel - God's grace and personal faith in Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord. Let us love and share the gospel and be a gospel proclaiming people. </span></span><br />
<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">3. Continually offer ourselves to be used by God to call God's church to reformation just like Martin Luther did until Jesus returns. </span></span><br />
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<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">For 500 years God's church has been a continually reforming church. Not becoming something it's never been before, but returning to the gospel and our original mission, to the centrality of Jesus and His Word. To the mission of sharing God's love and the message of the cross to the ends of the earth. </span></span></span></span><br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-62147846031626150572017-08-15T18:56:00.003-07:002017-08-15T18:56:39.527-07:00The WOW Factor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span lang="EN-CA" style="margin: 0px;">My family and I attended the Leadership Summit last week in Saskatoon (this same conference is bring held October 19-20 in Caronport and I would really encourage you to go, the content is fantastic and our church has deeply discounted tickets available since we are a partner church in this conference!). As we were driving up to the host church in Saskatoon this week my wife said, "I love coming to this church, they always do a fantastic job of hosting us with excellence." And they did, from the over the top friendly greeters and door holders, to the well thought through registration process and into every part of the conference, the volunteers at this church offered us a world-class experience. At the break there was snacks which is normal at a conference but what was really great was that they had a machine for crushed ice drinks (strawberry or vanilla bean...yum!) - this was totally unexpected and it was fun to hear the conference attendees rant about how great it was to get an unexpected blessing like that. I thought about how exceeding people's expectations, even in small ways, creates a "wow factor" that makes service "over the top." <br /><br /> From the conference we went to our hotel (The Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton Airport). We had never stayed at this hotel and so we weren't sure what to expect. Several times throughout our stay (which was only one night) they offered us not only what we would expect (clean, comfortable accommodations at a good price) but also "wow'ed" us with unexpected blessings. They wrote fun, motivational sayings on the banana's at breakfast...who does that?...and who takes the time to do that just to brighten our day? They offered us convenient takeaway bags when we left for the day with water fruit and snacks - a totally unexpected but useful blessing (see attached pictures).<br /><br /> In 2 Chronicles 9, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom and wonder of Solomon's kingdom the Bible says that it was so wonderful that "it took her breathe away." (vs. 4) She not only was awed by Solomon's wisdom and palace etc., she also gave glory to Solomon's God! In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul describes how willing he is to do what it takes to connect with, serve and then win people to Jesus. He says, "Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. <span style="margin: 0px;">I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings." (vs. 22-23)</span><br /><br /> As I reflected on the power of "wow" (exceeding expectations), I couldn't help but think of all the small and big things people do at my home church (Victory Church in Moose Jaw) to make it a "wow" experience for our guests every Sunday. We intentionally set the table for guests at our church and it takes a ton of extra effort and I can't tell you how thankful I am for each member of our team and how proud I am of them. From the excellence of our coffee bar team, to the classy clean bathrooms, to the smiling parking attendants, to the amazing care given in our nursery and kids ministry, to the parents living room area and nursing moms room on the lower level, to the smiles and chats in the greeting time and in the lobby before and after services, I want to say "THANK YOU" for exceeding expectations, for going over and above to serve, bless and help our guests have an over the top fantastic experience when they come. This happens through all of our ministries but it also happens but every person (whether we are serving or not on any given Sunday) simply looking for ways to bless and serve others and make sure they are having a great experience while we are there. Our mission of leading people to know, love and serve Jesus is so worth our best efforts! Let's continue to increase the "wow factor" our churches for the glory of God and the benefit of those who we get to serve.<br /><br /> SEE YOU SUNDAY!<br /><br /> Pastor Dan<img border="0" height="1" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://links.breezechms.com/wf/open?upn=rJj-2B792bUJbqljQpBaIyJwoVTBWhFq5-2F-2B9E3HiQ7hgoPdpenbieu9G3yhb1QRr4vDfzCgAgHYFET9R6yB-2FbZ-2BpVrUJ2qYNWcL5w-2FDYQ-2BAZXowmKdKwOxUvS20DxRiYVxrUyf8bVLG0-2F16v5erTpl2waQ7i3FAgmvGGHN7dOvgNbO1oqwLY4MRxP8ElZrFRvuVwFfPBIhoNo-2F0k-2Fqsg5qv-2Fz-2BDOBkIZgf3n9pUd-2By7897By8SUY5q6nQd3CDH22KueFjzsw1M0EyocaAufWNAZTMOoXuvZo1X-2FKFhczqqT2Q-3D" width="1" /></span></div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-39744204219706257552017-08-03T14:13:00.001-07:002017-08-03T14:13:45.907-07:00Living Out Your Calling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This last Sunday I preached on living out our calling (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNDIyAs4_84" target="_blank">on youtube here</a>) . We looked at what I
think is one of the most important and powerful passages in the New Testament
(Eph. 4:1-16). It gives the pattern and call for growing as Christians and a
growing as a church. Sometimes we need to be called afresh to “grow up”! One of
the keys I shared to growing up and living out our calling is for each of us to
serve with our gifts. I don’t know any better way for Christians to live a
fulfilling and joy-filled life than living out our calling to serve with our
gifts.</div>
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A few weeks ago I had the
opportunity to join a group of pastors and spend a morning with one of the
most well-known pastors in the world who leads a church of over 30,000 people.
We spent four hours drilling this veteran pastor with questions. As I listened
and took notes, the most powerful moment for me came when he was asked about
his friendship with Bono, the lead singer of the band U2. I could tell he was
somewhat embarrassed by the question; he clearly didn’t want to spend his time
with us gloating about his famous friendships. He paused for a long time and
then said, “Every morning when I wake up, I get on my knees. I pray and ask God
to guide my day and use me to serve and bless others. Then, as I go through my
day, I don’t just do the jobs on my list of things to do. I keep an ear open to
the Holy Spirit and an eye open to what moments God is answering that prayer
and giving me a special opportunity by His Spirit to serve or bless someone.”
Then he told us a quick story about how that had happened that very morning and
then, as tears started streaming down his face, he said, “I love
being a Christian. I love the adventure of waking up every day and asking God
to use me and seeing what He does.” I sat there thinking: When I get as
old as he is and have served God for a few more decades, I hope I will still be
living in the daily adventure of serving others in simple, serendipitous ways
and seeing God use me to be a blessing. I want to live Christianity as a daily
adventure of serving in the strength of the Spirit – whether it’s serving with
a smile, a genuine caring touch, a visit with a homeless person or whether it’s
some bigshot type thing like preaching to thousands - I want to live the
adventure of serving Jesus every day! I hope you do to.</div>
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Of course, a big part of living that adventure is knowing what your gifts are
so you can use them to serve. Do you know what your gifts are? In my message on
Sunday I offered five questions that can help you know what your gifts are in
the body of Christ. I intentionally made them simple and straightforward. I
want to encourage you this week to read these questions and think through how
God might want to use you every day - both in our church and with every person
you come in contact with in our community. </div>
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Here are the five questions:</div>
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What’s in my hand? (Time, treasure, talents - all that I have is a gift from
God - pretty simple definition of my gifts!)</div>
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2. What is the race right in front of
me? (What is the sphere of influence I am in?)</div>
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3. What needs do I see? (And
where do I see things that need improving? What am I tempted to complain
about?)</div>
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4. What ability has God given me that
builds others up? (Read Romans 12:3-8 and 1 Cor. 12:4-11)</div>
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5. In light of all this, what can I do
to help my church? (This is living out Ephesians 4:12 “to equip his
people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”)</div>
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Work through these questions and then offer yourself to God to serve
and see what an adventure your life can become! It won’t always be easy or fun,
but it will be meaningful and powerful. Thank you for <em>being</em> the church
(not just attending) – when you step up and do your part we all win! We are not
spiritual consumers; we are spiritual contributors. The church does not exist
for us. We are the church and we exist for the world. </div>
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I hope you are having a fantastic summer and look forward to seeing you
all Sunday! It’s been so awesome to see people committed to coming to church
and inviting others right through the summer. I love being on a team of people
like Victory who are working together to reach our friends, neighbors,
co-workers and family for Christ. Let’s keep on doing church as a team!</div>
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<strong><u>Upcoming:</u></strong></div>
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<strong>August 27 –</strong> <strong>Baptism and Kickoff Sunday</strong> –
this is a Sunday you don’t want to miss! If you are interested in being
baptized reply to this e-mail and I will give you instructions from there. </div>
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<strong>New Ministry Starting: Saturday Morning Cleaning Team</strong> –
we are forming a team of people who will clean the church building weekly,
bi-weekly or monthly (depending on your availability). If you are interested in
serving in this ministry please reply to this e-mail and I will get you in
touch with the leader. </div>
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<strong>September 11 – Alpha class launches</strong> – a 10 week series of
interactive sessions that engages people in conversations about faith, life and
Jesus. This course is perfect for inviting a friend to and for getting a better
understanding of the Christian faith. Our goal is that every person at Victory
has taken it. </div>
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<strong>September 17 – 101 Discovery Lunch</strong> – This one hour class
includes a complimentary lunch and takes place immediately following the 11am
service. It shares the heart, vision, beliefs and values of our church. If you
are new to our church, this course is an essential for you. </div>
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<strong>Men’s Conference – October
27-28</strong> – Men’s conference is a powerful time for every man to be
encouraged in their faith and challenged to become the men God has called us to
be. Dr. George Hill, founder and president of Victory Churches International is
speaking this year. This is an awesome opportunity to hear from one of the most
influential Christian leaders in Canada. Register at <a href="http://links.breezechms.com/wf/click?upn=gaSGdTJW8KqXztsAaLMjqH2nw1j3Zl18kE47rGe5jJaECrREIjE8fl0TjX1UI0Hf_ozhEyKD1xZgbTgPZnjPCQMUDWapSv0cd-2Fkdn4ofO-2FSgGeUz6SoEcHxk4t6PQpPxBVvBuwWnWlUEhvzbZvNTGEy-2BvWOmbqfwIgpN73Gf09mLMk9fdS-2FLn0lnXHHnTP6C3MhlU597SKgptWMZUGnd3C76BNvLEfgKt6hkRGs2IWEKq-2BvfS5ZwFff3aWLdMI3egezWH9WJJWfiDZDL6tgD7bCktLlEatk72g-2B-2Fa72p0AwZ9Zb57msLlYn-2FjIDtrJhXC5sxPU-2BkyTOh6eKSQndN5623IIPaBO5WdYNFsyG9y8mQ-3D" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1; margin: 0px;">www.victorymensconference.com</span></a></div>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-7488555806810592682015-12-02T09:47:00.001-08:002015-12-02T09:47:29.865-08:00Equipping You To Share The Truth In Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When God's church engages our culture with His loving message we are often perceived as judgmental, hypocritical and unloving. Since God has laid upon us the mission of communicating His truth, the onus lies upon us to do our very best to make sure that what we are communicating is clear, true and helpful to those we are communicating to.<br />
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THE CURRENT CHALLENGE: <br />
Fifty years ago in Canadian culture the church was generally viewed as a helpful and trusted source for information. Today, culture has shifted and the church is no longer viewed in a generally favorable light. In fact, our world views us with suspicion and even contempt. Communicating the truth of the gospel to our neighbors, friends, co-workers and family must be done with an awareness of how we are perceived and an attempt to overcome the barriers that present themselves. How can we do this?<br />
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OVERCOMING WITH SINCERE, SENSITIVE AND COMPASSIONATE LOVE:<br />
Sincere love. As we relate people in the world we live in we can start by being sincere in our love for them. Rather than seeing them as impersonal souls to be "harvested" or potential "notches" on our soul-winning belt. We must engage them as people and love their whole person; spirit, soul and body. We must ask God to help us sincerely love them without "strings attached". One of the best ways we can do this is by simply engaging with people fully in each moment, caring about their needs and desires and listening carefully to them. It's amazing how these behaviors that communicate sincere love happen more naturally when we genuinely care. May God help us genuinely care for those we come in contact with on a daily basis.<br />
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Sensitive love. Sometimes we can think that for truth to really get through to people, it must be presented with a harsh and even angry attitude. Although there is a time and place for blunt and forceful communication, I believe Christians would be wise in our current cultural malaise to use a far different approach when presenting truth. The goal is not to change or even soften the truth, it is simply to present it with a gentle, sensitive and tenderhearted approach.<br />
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Compassionate love. When our neighbor is hurting it is easy to become cold and mechanical about their pain. Sometimes we do this as a coping mechanism because there is too much pain for us to process. Sometimes we do it because we feel that the best way to diagnose and help them with their pain is to remain aloof so that we can properly help them with it. But Jesus sets us the example of one of ached with pity and compassion when people were hurting (Matthew 9:35-38) and who reached out to touch the leper while bringing him healing. This is a love that is willing to get personally involved and empathizes with pain rather than remaining indifferent. Every human being has sorrow and suffering as part of their journey, if we can learn to enter into their suffering, even as Christ does for us, we can offer a kind of love that our world longs for and that earns us permission to share the truth they so desperately need.<br />
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<span class="text Eph-3-19" id="en-NKJV-29271"></span>How often I have tried to be loving without compromising on the truth. I think I may have communicated more accurately with our culture had I made more effort to communicate truth without compromising on
love! Paul prayed for the Ephesian church that they would be "<span class="text Eph-3-17" id="en-NKJV-29269">rooted and grounded in love"</span><span class="text Eph-3-19" id="en-NKJV-29271">
(Eph. 3:17). I find it interesting that he didn't ask that they would
be rooted and grounded in truth (That would fit more with my preconceptions of what it means to be rooted or grounded). </span>Of course, it doesn't need to be one or the other - but maybe in emphasizing truth and neglecting authentic love we have miscommunicated with a culture that is hearing from us things we are not meaning to say.<br />
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Good communication has not taken place until the hearer receives what the communicator intended. I am increasingly convinced that for the truth of God to be accurately communicated in our culture is must be wisely and carefully wrapped in a sincere, sensitive and compassionate love. May God fan the flames of authentic love in us so that more and more people can hear and receive God's truth through us, a people who are rooted and grounded in the love that is so high and wide and deep that it is beyond comprehension. <br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-56365970585770399052015-09-24T10:25:00.002-07:002015-09-24T10:25:48.427-07:00God's Word - My Friend: How I Build A Relationship With God's Word<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
God's Word is living and active. It is powerful. It offers wisdom, joy, life and peace. It is the primary doorway to the knowledge of God. I want to be like the man in Psalm 1 who meditates on it day and night and who delights in the Word of God. I want to be like the Psalmist of Psalm119 who longs for the Word of God passionately. I want to be a person of the Word.<br />
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But how do I practically do that?<br />
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For ever 20 years I have been focused on this aim and in those 20 years I have developed several daily practices to help me build a great relationship with the Word of God. Maybe some of these will help you develop your own practices that will build and further your relationship with the Bible.<br />
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1. Saturation: I choose a book of the Bible to saturate myself in. I do this about once a year. I usually pick a shorter New Testament book (though I have done some Old Testament etc.). Each day for 3-6 months I read two things on top of my regular Bible and book reading.<br />
a. I read this particular book of the Bible every day. Sometimes I read the whole book in one sitting. Sometimes a chapter or two. But I read it every day, at least one chapter. I do this so long (over the course of a few months) that often I have read the book over 100 times in a row. <br />
b. I find as many commentaries as I can (written about that particular book of the Bible) as I can and put them in a pile by my morning reading place. (A commentary is a book about a book of the Bible). I read one chapter of one commentary per day. Most commentaries are about 10-15 chapters long so this means I will read it for about 2 weeks before starting the next commentary. My goal is to read a minimum of 6 commentaries and I have done up to 12. The amount of commentaries I can find on a given book of the Bible determines how many I end up reading. I enjoy Warren Wierbe's commentaries as well as the Life Application commentaries and many more. I buy all my commentaries used from used bookstores and thrift shops for $1 or $2 since they tend to be very expensive new. By the time I have finished my last commentary, I have saturated myself in a book of the Bible for 3-6 months.<br />
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2. Overview: I use a Bible reading program that gets me through the Bible in a year. I tend to do this part of my Bible reading fairly quickly and somewhat superficially. My goal is to read through the entire Bible every year at least once and sometimes twice. My goal is not depth but gaining a broad perspective on what the entire Bible says and is. I have been doing this every single day for over 10 years and I am still amazed at finding stories and passages that I didn't know were there.<br />
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3. Devotional: I pick the areas of the Bible that have been most meaningful to me (Psalms and Epistles). I read a chapter of two and invite God to speak to me. When I neglect this part of my Bible reading I find that my relationship with the Word and with God becomes more dry and mechanical. <br />
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4. Study: This part of my Bible study is less systematic. I listen to sermons, prepare sermons, read books, attend church and small groups, attend conferences and much more. Each of these offers me helpful insights into scripture from multiple angles. It keeps me fresh and challenged to get a wide variety.<br />
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5. Memorization: I memorize various verses. Sometimes the verses I memorize are ones that my kids are memorizing for school or groups they are a part of. Sometimes they are verses that are meaningful to me or that are related to something I feel I need to work on in my life. Occasionally I pick a passage that I am working on and memorize parts are all of it. My work in this area has been somewhat sporadic (rather than daily) but I have managed to memorize hundreds of verses this way. <br />
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These are my five main practices for building a relationship with God's Word and becoming a person of the Word. There are two other things I try to keep as attitudes in order to stay effective at this.<br />
1. DAILY: I do most of these things every single day. No matter if it is a holiday, a busy day or a normal day.<br />
2. TO KNOW JESUS BETTER. I remind myself that knowing the Bible is not an end in itself. It is means to the goal of knowing Jesus. God's primary means of self-revelation is His Word.<br />
3. CHANGE IT UP. I do occasionally try new things (listening to the Bible aloud on cd, reading it aloud when I am reading it each day, writing out my favorite verse from each day, journaling about my Bible reading, lectio divina, etc. etc.) in order to keep things fresh and also to experiment with new practices that might be better than my current ones. <br />
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I hope this blog does not discourage you but rather inspires you to find and build practices in your life that help you build your own relationship with the Bible. <br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-54154106274587553032015-09-07T10:07:00.002-07:002015-09-07T10:07:54.495-07:00My Current Favourite Author<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Why Tim Keller is my current favourite author.<br />
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Yup, I have read most of his books and I keep buying more - though he writes them too fast for me to keep up. He is a Presbyterian pastor in New York, apologist and evangelist, especially to the modern unchurched and atheist. Here is why I love his writing.<br />
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1. It is Christ-centered. Reading a paragraph from Keller on the glory and wonder if who Jesus is and what He has done for us fires me up! Keller never drifts far from Jesus no matter what He is writing about, He brings it back to the Center.<br />
2. It is gospel saturated. Grace changes everything. Keller's writing drips with grace. He is crystal clear that anything God requires of us He has accomplished for us. I love the gospel, it is my lifeline. I love Keller's writing because I need to be brought back again and again to the gospel of God's grace as revealed in Christ and His cross.<br />
3. It is brilliant and intellectually challenging. I am suspicious of writing that takes intellectual shortcuts. Although I find Keller over my head on occasion, I appreciate being stretched. Reading radically Christian authors who are intellectually honest strengthens my faith.<br />
4. It is unapologetically experiential and passionate. Keller never apologizes for reminding us that true Christianity is a love relationship that must be personally experienced and engaged in order to be authentic. Christ is a real Person and can be really known in the deepest and most personal ways a human can experience "knowing".<br />
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Thank you Tim Keller or being faithful to testify of Christ to your culture and generation.<br />
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If you want to read one of his books as a starter I would recommend "Counterfeit Gods."<br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-6894300427488782672015-08-28T07:57:00.002-07:002015-08-28T07:57:39.492-07:00The Best Investment You Can Make<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Every day you are investing your life in something. Whether it's your yard, your work, your friendships or your favorite video game. You are spending the currency of time and energy all day long. It can't be saved, it is spent consistently as life moves along.<br />
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But the scary reality is that most of us give little thought to what we are spending our lives on or what we are investing them in. Wouldn't it be great if we "spent" (or even better, "invested") our lives intentionally rather than haphazardly? What could we invest our lives in that would give us the best return on investment?<br />
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Well, since we are accountable to God for how we spend our one and only life, we better be thinking about what He would like us to invest our lives in. Of course, that would mean in some way that I am to invest my life in God or in godly endeavors. Actually, Jesus invited us to invest our lives in His kingdom (Matt. 6:33). But what exactly does that mean?<br />
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I think the answer is <i>people</i>. I believe God has called us to invest our lives in people - it is people God loves and people Christ died for. Everything else will fade away but people are eternal.<br />
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Here are three ways I try to invest in the people God places in my life:<br />
1. See their potential. Everyone has gifts and potential. If we are going to invest in people, we have to see what could be in and through them.<br />
2. Time and energy. There really are no shortcuts for simply taking the time and offering the energy necessary to be with people. I believe that if we are really going to invest in people we have to think in terms of both quality and quantity time.<br />
3. Entrusting with responsibility. Investing in people means challenging them and giving them responsibilities that they can run with. Each person needs challenges that are appropriate to where they are at and what they can handle.<br />
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Take a look at the above three ways to invest and ask yourself how you can apply those with each of the important people in your life. With your spouse, your kids, your friends, your co-workers etc.. I believe the best thing I can invest my life in is people and investing in people has been one of the greatest joys of my life. </div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-80691522238763978272015-07-30T12:19:00.000-07:002015-07-30T12:19:19.804-07:00Do you know what happened to you?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sometimes we have experiences that change our lives but we do not fully grasp what has really happened to us. For example, when I had a my first child and I became a parent, I had no idea all the realities what were now mine. I had a whole series of privileges and responsibilities that I needed to embrace. The same is true with salvation. When you give your life to Christ and invite Him to save you He does an amazing work in your life. But if you are unaware of what He has done you won't enjoy the privileges that are yours. Check out this list of things the Bible says happened to you at salvation. As you read them, invite God to make them real to your heart and ask yourself how your life would be different if you lived as if these things were real and true about you every day.<br />
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<em>Thirty-One Things That Happen at Salvation</em>
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You are redeemed from slavery to sin (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rom.+3.24,%208:23" id="BibleRef-42" target="_blank">Rom. 3:24; 8:23</a>)<br />
You are reconciled to God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/2+Cor.%205.18%E2%80%9320" id="BibleRef-41" target="_blank">2 Cor. 5:18–20</a>)<br />
You are forgiven for all your sins (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+2.13" id="BibleRef-40" target="_blank">Col. 2:13</a>)<br />
You are freed from the law of sin and death (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rom.+6.14,%208:1%E2%80%934" id="BibleRef-38" target="_blank">Rom. 6:14; 8:1–4</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Gal.+5.1%E2%80%934" id="BibleRef-39" target="_blank">Gal. 5:1–4</a>)<br />
You are adopted by God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Gal.+3.26%E2%80%934:7" id="BibleRef-36" target="_blank">Gal. 3:26–4:7</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+1.4%E2%80%935" id="BibleRef-37" target="_blank">Eph. 1:4–5</a>)<br />
You become a child of God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/John+3.3,%207" id="BibleRef-35" target="_blank">John 3:3, 7</a>)<br />
You are accepted by God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+1.6" id="BibleRef-34" target="_blank">Eph. 1:6</a>)<br />
You are justified by Jesus Christ (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Romans+4,%205.1" id="BibleRef-33" target="_blank">Romans 4; 5:1</a>)<br />
You are glorified with Jesus (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rom.+4.16%E2%80%9317,%208:30" id="BibleRef-31" target="_blank">Rom. 4:16–17; 8:30</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+3.4" id="BibleRef-32" target="_blank">Col. 3:4</a>)<br />
You are united to Jesus (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+2.9%E2%80%9310" id="BibleRef-30" target="_blank">Col. 2:9–10</a>)<br />
You possess every spiritual blessing (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+1.3" id="BibleRef-29" target="_blank">Eph. 1:3</a>)<br />
You are brought close to God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+2.13" id="BibleRef-28" target="_blank">Eph. 2:13</a>)<br />
You are delivered from the power of darkness (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/2+Cor.%204.3%E2%80%934" id="BibleRef-26" target="_blank">2 Cor. 4:3–4</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+1.13" id="BibleRef-27" target="_blank">Col. 1:13</a>)<br />
You are transferred from Satan’s domain to the kingdom of God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+1.13,%201" id="BibleRef-24" target="_blank">Col. 1:13; 1</a> <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Thess.+2.12" id="BibleRef-25" target="_blank">Thess. 2:12</a>)<br />
You are given as a gift (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/John+17" id="BibleRef-23" target="_blank">John 17</a>)<br />
You are circumcised in Christ (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+2.11" id="BibleRef-22" target="_blank">Col. 2:11</a>)<br />
You join the priesthood of believers (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/1+Pet.%202.5" id="BibleRef-20" target="_blank">1 Pet. 2:5</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rev.+1.6" id="BibleRef-21" target="_blank">Rev. 1:6</a>)<br />
You join the people of God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/1+Pet.%202.9" id="BibleRef-19" target="_blank">1 Pet. 2:9</a>)<br />
You receive citizenship in heaven (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+2.19" id="BibleRef-17" target="_blank">Eph. 2:19</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Phil.+3.20" id="BibleRef-18" target="_blank">Phil. 3:20</a>)<br />
You are a member of the family of God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Gal.+6.10" id="BibleRef-15" target="_blank">Gal. 6:10</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+2.19" id="BibleRef-16" target="_blank">Eph. 2:19</a>)<br />
You take up the fellowship of the saints (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/John+17.11%E2%80%9323" id="BibleRef-13" target="_blank">John 17:11–23</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+4.1%E2%80%933" id="BibleRef-14" target="_blank">Eph. 4:1–3</a>)<br />
You are granted access to God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Heb.+4.16,%2010:10%E2%80%9320" id="BibleRef-12" target="_blank">Heb. 4:16; 10:10–20</a>)<br />
You become an inheritance (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+1.6,%2018" id="BibleRef-11" target="_blank">Eph. 1:6, 18</a>)<br />
You receive an inheritance (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+1.14" id="BibleRef-7" target="_blank">Eph. 1:14</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Col.+3.24,%201" id="BibleRef-8" target="_blank">Col. 3:24; 1</a> <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Pet.+1.4" id="BibleRef-9" target="_blank">Pet. 1:4</a>; <a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Heb.+9.15" id="BibleRef-10" target="_blank">Heb. 9:15</a>)<br />
You become as light to the world (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+5.8" id="BibleRef-6" target="_blank">Eph. 5:8</a>)<br />
You are in God (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/1+Thess.%201.1" id="BibleRef-5" target="_blank">1 Thess. 1:1</a>)<br />
God the Father is in you (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Eph.+4.6" id="BibleRef-4" target="_blank">Eph. 4:6</a>)<br />
You are in the Son (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rom.+8.1" id="BibleRef-3" target="_blank">Rom. 8:1</a>)<br />
The Son is in you (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/John+14.20" id="BibleRef-2" target="_blank">John 14:20</a>)<br />
You are in the Spirit (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/Rom.+8.9" id="BibleRef-1" target="_blank">Rom. 8:9</a>)<br />
The Spirit is in you (<a class="esvBibleRef" href="http://www.esvbible.org/1+Cor.%202.12" id="BibleRef-0" target="_blank">1 Cor. 2:12</a></div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-26399944909357138802015-07-23T12:37:00.002-07:002015-07-23T12:37:33.890-07:00What are you putting into the storehouse of your heart today?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-44294760602200023572015-03-25T10:15:00.001-07:002015-03-25T10:15:06.260-07:00Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis: Lessons for Fighting Satan More Effectively<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lessons From Screwtape...<br />I finished "The Screwtape Letters" a few weeks ago and a few lessons stand out to me from this book. <br />1. It's great to present familiar truths in unfamiliar ways. C.S. Lewis' approach is extremely creative and unique and took time to develop and write. Sometimes we think that presenting the truth is all that matters but how we present it matters too. Finding unique and powerful ways to present truth matters if we genuinely want people to hear and receive the truth we have to present. The message matters but so does the envelope and the packaging.<br />2. Satan's most dangerous attacks are often the more subtle and sneaky ones. <br />3. Satan is more interested in destroying our souls than our bodies.<br />4. Satan's only power over us is through deception. The Truth (Jesus) sets us free. <br />5. If Satan can't destroy us in one way, he will look for another. We must be on guard from all forms of attack and know where we may be most vulnerable. He won't likely succeed in attacks on our strongest areas. <br />6. Satan will try to not only to kill us but to diminish our effectiveness. If he can't make us sin, he will try to keep us from doing good. If he can't make us violent he will try to make us passive. <br />7. God is good and with Him we win every time. The goal is not to focus on Satan's tactics or attacks but to focus on God while being wary of the enemies tactics. </div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-90853592871306183692014-12-31T12:14:00.003-08:002014-12-31T12:14:40.173-08:00Seeking Allah Finding Jesus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just finished reading this very intriguing and well chronicled story of a devout Muslim who became a follower of Jesus. The book is recommended by Lee Strobel, Ravi Zacharias, Josh McDowell, Os Guinness and others who are reputable which helped motivate me to want to read it. It does an awesome job of describing what it is like to be a devout Muslim (at least of the kind that he was in North America). I learned tons in this regard. It also taught me that every conversation counts, even ones that don't seem to be making a difference to people.<br />
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Here is a list of more personal lessons I learned that I wrote down after reading. <br />
1. I need to push thought the evidence about Jesus when I have questions and need it. It becomes a fortress for my faith.<br />
2. Jesus is a real person. After being convinced of the evidence or accepting His truth I need to build a real and personal relationship and walk with Him.<br />
3. Suffering at great cost are part of the deal when it comes to following Christ. He promises not to keep up from suffering but to walk with us through it. I can expect tremendous suffering in my following of the one who set the example of suffering for me.<br />
4. Seeking God for supernatural signs etc. is not necessarily wrong. God works and moves in supernatural ways. But on His terms, not mine.<br />
5. Growth tends to happen best when I have a kind of crazy zeal for prayer, study and challenge with a small group of people. I need a "go for it" attitude and I need to find those who push me on in Christ. <br />
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Yes, a great book. We will do it as a book club book early this coming year in our church. </div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-62258042444241279462014-12-18T09:27:00.003-08:002014-12-18T09:27:51.971-08:00The Perfect Gift<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u>stuff</u>. That’s how a materialistic world would answer the question. Or maybe
<u>fun </u>would be the best present. A cool toy, one that would be so much fun we could play with it for years
and years and have a blast. That’s how a hedonistic world would answer. But
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Actually, God gave us a gift that reveals an amazing love and a knowledge of what we need that is so much greater than our own. God offers us the most expensive and the most wonderful gift He possibly could.
Instead of giving us council and advice, He gave us Himself…a Wonderful Counselor. Instead of giving us strength and power, He gave us Himself… our
Mighty God. Instead of providing us with a perfect family where we could find
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Isaiah 9:6 </div>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-9277460217427909002014-10-06T09:14:00.000-07:002014-10-06T09:14:00.567-07:00What I liked so far in my reading this year...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I read a lot of books. I love to know what others are reading, maybe you are the same. If so, here is a list of the books I have read this year that I liked. (I left off lots of the ones that were just "ok"). </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fight – Graig Groeschel - great book for men</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Pursuit of The Holy – Simon Ponsoney - inspiring and solid book on holiness</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Licensed to Kill – Brian Hedges - great book on holiness</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Radical – David Platt - an awesome call to full out following of Jesus</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Passion – Louie Giglio - highly recommend this manifesto for a new generation to live for God's glory</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Dangerous
Calling - Paul Tripp - one of the best books on being a pastor I have ever read</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Pursued - Jub Wilhite - great book on grace</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Crucial Conversations – Grenny - awesome leadership material </span><br />
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Mission Drift – Peter Greer, Chris Horst - best book for boards and senior leaders I have read in a long time</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Reverberation – Jonathon Leeman - the importance of God's word</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Weakness Is The Way – J. I. Packer - I love Packer! This is great stuff in a short book</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hidden In Christ – James Bryan Smith - deeper life stuff, contemplative growth in relationship with Jesus</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Preaching in A Secular Culture – Timothy Keller - this is currently my favourite author</span><br />
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Communicating for a Change – Andy Stanley - one of the best communicators in the world right now</span><br />
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Desiring God – John Piper - this book changed my life, fun to read again and get fired up again!</span><br />
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Galatians – Swindoll - lots of Galatians study...see below :)<br />
Galatians – Macaurther (x2)<br />
Galatians – Wiersbe<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Galatians – Stott - this is my favourite commentator on any book of the Bible</span><br />
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The World On Fire: Rick Joyner - interesting history of welsh revival with lessons</span><br />
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Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering – Timothy Keller - awesome book!</span><br />
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Winning on Purpose - Kaiser - convicting challenge to church leaders to actually bear fruit!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The Heart of
Leadership – Mark Miller - great short leadership book on servanthood</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fully Alive – John Piper - anything by Piper is food for the soul</span><br />
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7 Men Who Changed the World – Eric Metaxis - this guy is a good writer, intersting and worthwhile read</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Laugh Again – Charles Swindoll - I needed this and still do some days. :)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Judges – Timothy Keller - my current favourite author again</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Prodigal God – Timothy Keller - oh, look, more Keller!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Change Anything - Grenny - great leadership material, also very interesting reading with lots of examples and stories</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">AHA – Kyle Idleman - this guy is an awesome author, always powerful and relelvant material, any Christian should read this</span><br />
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Decisive – Chip and Dan Heath - interesting book about making better decisions</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Path - Rick Joyner - fiction with a lesson</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Born Crucified – LE Maxwell - an old classic</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Language of Sex - Gary Smalley / Ted Cunningham - learning more about this wonderful gift from God :)</span><br />
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Gospel-Centered Teaching – Trevin Wax - excellent, short reading, good for any Christian leader</span><br />
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How High Will You Climb? – John Maxwell - motivating book on having a godly attitude</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />Count Zinzendorf – Janet and Jeff Benge - great to read the inspiring lives of leaders who have gone before us </span><br />
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Gospel Wakefulness – Jared C. Wilson - I loved this book, restoring the center of the faith to the center of our lives</span><br />
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24/6 – Matthew Sleeth - very convicting and convincing read for learning to live the sabbath in modern life, written by a medical doctor</span><br />
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The Encore Effect – Mark Sanborn - good leadership material</span><br />
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The measure of our success – Shawn Lovejoy - good reminder for pastors and church leaders to focus on what really matters</span><br />
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Why marriages to succeed or fail – John Gottman - an excellent marriage book especially for marriage counsellors or those wanting to help others with marriage</span><br />
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Process Managing Church Size – Tim Keller - wow, too much information but good stuff, </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Love the life you live – Parrott, Warren - better than I expected, find your life in Jesus and you will love your life</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gospel Coach – Scott Thomas -some great information on mentoring, a little too detailed/specific</span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Spirit
of Revival – Archie Parrish, RC Sproul, Jonathon Edwards - wow, what an inspiring and powerful read about Jonathon Edwards material on revival</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell - very fun reading with some good points</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
Miracle Hour - powerful guides for prayer, have been a real blessing for me<br />
The Way of the Cross -</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- powerful guides for prayer, have been a real blessing for me</span> <br />
The Emmaus Road - </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">powerful guides for prayer, have been a real blessing for me</span> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Living The Resurrection – Eugene Peterson - soul renovating material on experiencing Jesus for real every day</span><br />
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The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell - very interesting read on what makes something go viral</span><br />
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The Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrance (x2) - most life changing book I have ever read, read it so many times I can almost mouth the words as I read</span><br />
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The Book of Forgiveness – Bishop Desmond Tutu - an excellent guide to practical forgiveness</span><br />
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The Touch – William Wallace - a fun fiction read with a good message</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
How People Grow – Cloud/ Townsend - a great comprehensive manual for spiritual growth</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
Heart Cry for Revival – Stephen Olford - a passionate plea for full on faith</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
The Chocolate Conversation – Rose Fass - a great leadership book on making every conversation count</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The Pursuit of
holiness – Jerry Bridges - a classic</span></div>
pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-61513584614804078752014-10-01T08:51:00.000-07:002014-10-01T08:51:11.694-07:00Making Change Stick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recently I heard a great presentation by Dr. Henry Cloud an author, psychologist, executive coach and follower of Jesus. <br />
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It
was on one of the biggest problems we have in our information
overloaded society. Many times in our culture we know what to do, we
simply don't do it. All of us have areas in our lives that match this
problem. We know what to do, we even know how to do it, but we wake up a
week or a month or a year later and realize we haven't done it. And
when we reflect on why we don't do what we know we ought to do, we don't
even know.<br />
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How do you get from what you want to do to reality. "The plan only works if you work the plan."<br />
1. The plan<br />
2. Works<br />
3. IF YOU (let's focus on this part)<br />
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Anything without grace is doomed to failure. Grace is two words: Unmerited favour.<br />
Unmerited
means: You don't produce it, you don't come up with it, it doesn't come
from you. It comes from the outside. Favour means: Something good. Help
comes to me.<br />
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Problem: We know the standard. We
fail at the standard. We get cleansed. We go mess up again. This is what
the law does. Ceremonial cleansing. (Religions three point sermon: God
is good, you are bad, try harder). <br />
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Grace actually
gives you the power to go and act differently. Grace is better than a
willpower program. You rarely fail in new ways, the old ones are working
just fine. <br />
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Here are some ways you can take advantage of outside help to bring about change in your life.<br />
1. Hang out with people who are doing the right things. <br />
2. We offer them the structure. This is outside help.<br />
3.
Have a place you can process your hurts so you can be healed of the
things that are the root causes of the problem behaviors. (Church, small
group, prayer, counseling)<br />
4. Have people/a friend that you can call at any time when you are struggling for encouragement and prayer.<br />
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Elements you can put into practice before you try a willpower program (a willpower program is "I'll try harder").<br />
1.
A grace motivation. - write your story into the future - take today's
reality and what you are doing and play the movie forward - then ask
yourself the question, do I like the conclusion? Do I like the picture I
am painting? <br />
2. Life only changes when you bring structure and
discipline from the outside - what was once external becomes internal.
You need a structure that makes you change your behaviour (whatever
behavior it is, you are not going to change because you want to or plan
to... you need a structure that makes you do it differently). ie. Your friend is coming over at 6:30 for a jog. or get a trainer or get consequences.<br />
Here is an example of Henry Cloud''s structure:<br />
- on Monday I meet with 2 other people for accountability and sharing (you need a group of 3, committed to meeting and holding each
other accountable for your mutual goal - this is an external discipline
that that will help internalize your change)<br />
- on Thursday we have a non negotiable date night<br />
- on Sunday night we have couple small group<br />
- on Tuesday I have an appointment to meet with and spend time with my girls<br />
- on Wednesday I meet with a spiritual director (one on one) to talk about my journey<br />
3. Have support and healing for the inner stuff that's driving you to medicate in these different ways. <br />
4. Quarantine your weaknesses. - your same old failure patterns WILL happen again. You must protect yourself by quarantining yourself from them. <br />
5.
Learn that the gift of grace is the gift of process. The question isn't
if you have done it 100% immediately, the question is if you are moving
in the right direction. Do a bit at a time and you will be amazed how far you go, one step at a time. <br />
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Philippians 2:12-13 "<span class="text Phil-2-12">Therefore, my dear friends, as you have
always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my
absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,</span> <span class="text Phil-2-13" id="en-NIV-29405"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."</span><br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-2370909550356393652014-09-23T14:58:00.002-07:002014-09-23T14:58:34.571-07:00Having A 'Spirit of Faith'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
James Hudson Taylor was a missionary in China in the late 1800's and was the founder of China Inland Mission. By the time of his death there were 205 mission stations, over 800 missionaries and over 125,000 Christians as a part of China Inland Mission! How in the world did he accomplish that? I think part of the secret is found in his well known statement, "<b><i>I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.</i></b>"<br />
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Taylor believed that every great work of God appears impossible at first. I agree, in fact, the reality is that if it really is the work of God then it is likely impossible to man. One of the principles of participating in God's work in the Bible is that He calls us to do things that can't possibly be done without Him. God regularly challenges His servants to do things that seem completely out of their reach and then He invites them to invite Him to get involved. Caleb and Joshua had a different spirit than the other spies that Moses sent into the promised land. They saw the impossible challe<span id="goog_1449371632"></span><span id="goog_1449371633"></span>nge before them just like the others did, but they also took into account the all powerful God who was with them. In fact, after taking the impossible nature of their task and the all powerful nature of God into account they made this statement, "We are well able." (Number 13:30)<br />
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Of course, Hudson Taylor also knew that even though God was with him as he engaged impossible challenges, there would be work for him to do as well and that work would be difficult. God works with us, doing what we cannot do, but we also work with God, doing what He asks us to do. God's invites us into the realm of the impossible so that we need Him but He also invites us into the realm of the difficult so that we have a purpose to engage our best efforts into. The fact that God does miracles and works with us does not let us off the hook of engaging ourselves fully into the difficult missions that He places us on. <br />
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What joy when we actually see the fruit of the task that looked impossible and that we stepped into in faith believing God would work with us and that we worked hard for with Him! We are finally bearing fruit for the glory of God! Sometimes this happens over the course of a few hours or days. Other times it takes place over the course of years or even lifetimes. I believe much of the best fruit we will ever enjoy seeing from our lives we will only really see in heaven. But Taylor was right, <i>"...there are three stages in every great work of
God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done."</i><br />
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What impossible thing is God asking you to be a part of? Maybe it's personal - making a change in your life that can only happen if God is accomplishing it. Maybe it's with your relationships or family - seeing God do a work in your home, marriage, friendships or children. Maybe it's working together with your church or a mission agency to see God's kingdom furthered in people's lives. Whatever it is, press on inviting the God of the impossible to work with you, press on engaging your best efforts in the difficult task and then enjoy seeing the accomplished work that only happens when we partner with God in His purposes for our lives. <br />
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I believe one of Taylor's secrets was that he tackled the call of God on his life with the same 'spirit of faith' that that Caleb and Joshua did and that the Apostle Paul spoke of in 1 Corinthians 4:13-15<br />
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<i><span class="text 2Cor-4-13" id="en-NIV-28873"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”<sup> </sup>Since we have that same <b>spirit of<sup class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NIV-28873c" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NIV-28873c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]"></sup> faith</b>, we also believe and therefore speak,</span> <span class="text 2Cor-4-14" id="en-NIV-28874"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.</span> <span class="text 2Cor-4-15" id="en-NIV-28875"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.</span></i><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-4-15" id="en-NIV-28875">As our church celebrates it's 20th anniversary this</span><i><span class="text 2Cor-4-15" id="en-NIV-28875"> </span></i><span class="text 2Cor-4-15" id="en-NIV-28875">month </span><span class="text 2Cor-4-15" id="en-NIV-28875">I am reminded of the spirit of faith that those who first felt called and dreamed and planned for this work here. I know it was impossible (and they called on God!), then difficult, and then one day, it was done. I pray that for the next twenty years we who are now a part of this church don't just sit and enjoy the fruits of their labors but that we press on to accomplish even more impossible works so that more and more people can be reached with His grace for His glory! </span><br />
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-5039599085378919582014-01-09T11:53:00.001-08:002014-01-09T11:53:17.254-08:00The Secret to Ministering well to Others<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently read the book, <u>Dangerous Calling</u> by Paul Tripp. I found it to be one of the most rewarding, challenging and gut-wrenching books I have ever read. It is directed to pastors but applies to anyone who wants to serve God and do ministry. The thrust of the book is a reminder to saturate our lives in the gospel, in a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus, in true Christian faith which includes community, grace and so on. Here is a quote that I hope will invite you to experience and encounter daily for yourself the very best thing you can offer to others: JESUS.<br />
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I am more and more convinced that what gives a ministry its motivations, perseverance, humility, joy, tenderness, passion, and grace is the devotional life of the one doing ministry. When I daily admit how needy I am, daily meditate on the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and daily feed on the restorative wisdom of his Word, I am propelled to share with others the grace that I am daily receiving at the hands of my Savior. There simply is no set of exegetical, homiletical, or leadership skills that can compensate for the absence of this in the life of a pastor. It is my worship that enables me to lead others to worship. It is my sense of need that leads me to tenderly pastor those in need of grace. It is my joy in my identity in Christ that leads me to want to help others live in the middle of what it means to be “in Christ.” In fact, one of the things that makes a sermon compelling is that the preacher is worshiping his way through his own sermon. <em>(</em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1433535823/deyorestandre-20"><em>Dangerous Calling</em></a>, 35)</blockquote>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-45999701879448696252013-11-22T07:48:00.000-08:002013-11-22T07:48:00.721-08:00A Powerful and Important Reminder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I received this e-mail from a mentor and friend last week. It hit me pretty hard. How I long for lesson to be lived in my own life and the lives of those I love and serve!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> read this morn AB Morrison talking about Demas – how he
drifted away from Paul, and because he left as a co-worker his life
spiralled and character changed. This writing reminded me of many
guys I know: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the spirit of willing service goes, all the enthusiasms begin to die. Prayer is
stinted, criticism enters, churchgoing becomes very intermittent, and slowly
the whole character is changed. Years later in 2 Tim 4:10 . Paul
wrote about him. And then the years go by, the bitter dragging years, and once
again we have the name of Demas. And with a great ache in his heart, Paul has
to write, "Demas hath forsaken me." </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Idle, not
serving as he used to do, no longer forgetting everything in labor, Demas was
unequal to the strain. It all began when Demas ceased to serve and, ceasing to
serve, also ceased to pray. All he had given up began to claim him then. The
old life became intensely vivid. And the tragedy is that, going back to it, it
never could content his heart again after the glory that had come—and gone.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pray that I will never lose the fire to serve God and be responsive to Him and
strive to be qualified for any assignment and call he has for me."</span></div>
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pastordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446832222309296116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996279349471292153.post-86970373848126865242013-10-05T14:29:00.001-07:002013-10-05T14:29:43.496-07:005 Years in Moose Jaw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was five years ago today that our family drove into Moose
Jaw to stay. What a ride it has been! We moved here because we felt called by
God to come as a family and team up with Victory Church of Moose Jaw where I
would serve as Lead Pastor. Moving here meant engaging the adventure of forging
a new life for ourselves in a new place. New school, new house, new friends,
new church, new styles and ways of living – it was all very exciting and very challenging.
God proved faithful again and again, He drew us to Himself, brought around us
some wonderful people and used us in ways we had never imagined possible. What
a privilege and journey of growth this has been! Here are a few things I would
like to share with those who have been a part of the journey with us.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Learning
increases when you step out in faith</b>: Stepping out in faith and moving to a
new place caused us to experience changes and face challenges that at times
were overwhelming, especially at first. About a year into the journey, we began
to sense that we were here in Moose Jaw not only to lead a church but also for
God to use the environment He had called us to as a kind of “university for the
soul”. God wanted to go to work on our inner world and we needed an environment
that would force us to wrestle with things we would not have faced otherwise. Now,
five years later, we are so glad we obeyed God’s call and came. One of the
great benefits of getting out of your comfort zone, of stepping out in faith, is
that you end up in a place that is far more conducive to learning and growth.
So my advice? If you feel God leading you out of your comfort zone...Go
for it! Step out! See what happens! It will likely be nothing like you think it
will be, but with God beside you, it will be great...and you will learn a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It’s all
about people</b>: Reflecting on five years of life and ministry in a new city
and in a new church I could talk about the faith initiatives, the goals we set
as a church, the growth, the ministries that have started, the building and
renovations, the projects and causes...these have all been a major part of our
journey here. But the truth is, the real joy and impact we have known here for
the last five years has been all about people. Each time we see one life
impacted. Oh man!!! Each time I get an e-mail from one of my friends or
congregation members or a fellow pastor in the city saying what a difference a
conversation or a sermon or a prayer has made in their lives... Each time I
hear about a struggle and how our church community has helped a person through
it. I can’t possibly describe the wonder and the joy I have experienced in
these years at seeing God at work in individuals lives. BY FAR – the greatest
joys (and sorrows) over the last five years have been all about people. And I
believe, by far, this is our greatest legacy. If you are reading this e-mail
and you have known me in Moose Jaw in some way in the last five years. How I
hope that your life has been impacted for Christ through us.<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jesus is
the center of it all</b>: After five years as a lead pastor I am more convinced
than ever that Jesus Christ is the central point on which we must build and on
which we must unify ourselves. I am constantly amazed at the diversity in the
body of Christ. Different types of people, different struggles and issues,
different views on just about everything. But the one thing we unify around is
the love of Jesus displayed in the cross; His grace and forgiveness which
displays His desire for a relationship with us. The one thing I want my life to
be about is Jesus. I want to know and love Him more every day. I want my life
to be about pointing people to Him so that they can know, love and serve Him
too. I believe God’s church is the most powerful force in the world for making
that happen and when we allow God to build our church on the solid foundation
of Christ we discover the power to unify a congregation and change lives over
and over again for the glory of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We need
God’s supernatural Spirit and power</b>: I am constantly amazed at the level of
brokenness in me and the people I meet but I am even more amazed by God’s
awesome power and ability to change us. Yes, sin has made a horrible mark on
this world and it infects all our hearts and all our relationships. I meet
people every week who have lost hope. They have lost hope in themselves, in
others, in the church and even in God. I am very familiar with losing hope and
needing to fight for hope when everything seems hopeless. But that is the very
reason we need God’s supernatural power - we are hopeless without Him.
That’s why God specializes in hopeless people and hopeless churches and
hopeless situations. That is why we need prayer and we need the power of the
Holy Spirit in our midst. He alone can do the miracle of making a church a
loving and powerful community even in all its imperfections and brokenness. He
alone can take the wretchedness of my heart and supernaturally make something
beautiful out of it. He alone can change a life that is hopeless without Him. I
am more determined than ever to share hope and fight for hope and to invite
everyone I know to fight with me to build God’s church by the supernatural
power of the Holy Spirit alone, for God’s glory alone! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are so thankful for each person who has been on this
journey with us. It is awesome to see what God has done in the last five years
and I believe He is only getting started. Would you join with me in dreaming
and praying and partnering together into the future here at VCMJ? I look forward
to seeing what the next five years will be like!<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sola Deo Gloria,<u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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