Wednesday, July 30, 2008

It's time to come home.


Don't you dare miss out on this week at illuminate!

We are starting a new three week series - Home.
This series is a look at the parable of the lost son and we will look at we can regain our identity as sons and daughters of the creator God.

This is a great series to invite a friend (or friends!) too as we look at the love and redemption of the Father.

Let's work together to pack out the room this week - not just so it looks cool - but so that we can lead people to be fully devoted followers of Christ!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Maintance.

Just a quick thought... I have a backyard patio pool like most of you know.

It's starting to get a little hazy. Been to busy to clean it and add the stuff it needs the last few weeks.

Following Jesus is pretty much the same deal, if we don't maintain it through Bible reading, journaling, and prayer... it's going to start to get hazy.

So keep up the good work neh?

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Unstoppable.


Sorry about the blog hiatus! This week is part two of unstoppable.

Most of us feel like we are the polar opposite of unstoppable. Whenever I play sports, for example, I am not unstoppable. I am in fact normally the most STOPPABLE person playing.

This is why I have learned a little trick... If I want to win at sports, I need to play on a good team.

With that in mind tonight we are going to talk about an unstoppable vision. You see we didn’t just start illuminate back in March because I needed more to do every week.

We didn’t start it because my boss, the incredible leader that he is, Pastor Bernie told me he wanted a new college service. (Although he did!)

We started illuminate after we felt that GOD had a vision and a purpose for it.

You see when you TEAM with GOD it doesn’t matter how stoppable you are. HE is unstoppable.

When you TEAM with GOD you are on an unstoppable team.

So lets team with God together to bring people to be fully devoted followers of Christ.

Then [Jesus] called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:34