Juanita's Blog – March 2009 Archive (6)

The early Christians devoted themselves to

Apostle's teaching

Breaking of Bread

Fellowship

Prayer



Ok... they went to church, heard great sermons and had a pot luck dinner afterward. Right?



Maybe. Maybe they did more than that!



Apostles's teaching.

Way back then, the apostles were there among the people and they taught the people. Great. And, we have many of their words… Continue

Nehemiah heard about the state of the beloved city - the walls were broken down and the gates destroyed by fire.

Do we see our current state of affairs? The walls are crumbling and fire is devouring our gates. Darkness is beginning to cover our land, our cities, our communities and our nation. Thick darkness.

We ought to be completely reconciled to God through the grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We ought to be ambassadors of… Continue

When we want to understand how God does things, we look at the past. And, we can learn many things about His power and character. We can see what he did in history and the lives of people.



One thing we can't do by looking at the past is know what God intends to do in the future. He designs the future to be what he wants it to be... He is lining up all things for His return. He will return for a church without spot or wrinkle. Though,… Continue

Having accurate mental 'models' is crucial to good functionality.



There was a time when my company sold lots of computers. Technical support for those computers was sometimes very interesting. I remember a day when a lady called to say she wanted a new coffee cup holder. "Can you explain what you mean?" the technical support person asked. "Well, you know," the lady said, "when you push the one button a coffee cup holder slides out... Well,… Continue

Juanita

Would you exclude me from this movement for not being a Christian. I am a military retiree and a patriot, who is disgusted with the direction of my country. We probably share many of the same morals and values. However, I am not a Christian and therefore would like to know if I would be excluded. This struggle is about America, constitutionality, values, and patriotism, it is not a religious struggle. We need to bring every like minded… Continue

So, I was working on finding the path to get from here to the future God wants for me...



Jerry, Jerry Hartman, is here for a couple days. We are discussing visitor retention. His visitor retention program is working unbelievably well! I am amazed at how well!!! Good for those churches that are part of the program.



Now we talk about advancing the Kingdom across the region. In the plan is to send out evanglists. They will… Continue