Money, Morality and Motivation

I just read an article from the Bloomberg Press at http://www.bloomberg.com/ . It seems that the fight for the right to life is under attack again and this time not from an abortion standpoint. Health care reform embeded in the new stimulus package could result in some interesting changes in the way we view and receive care in Hospitals. It appears like the new health care system to be imposed is based on the "lifeboat scenario" where you have to decide who's life is most important in an effort to save money. Check out the article here.

It is articles like these that remind me of the importance of introducing people to the giver of Life, Jesus Christ. HE changes hearts and lives by the power of His love. He is life.

For "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL
BE SAVED." How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!"

Romans 10:13-15 NASB

I want to have beautiful feet.

Gettin Ready

I have been reading 1 Peter. It's fantastic! I love it! (lil Nacho Libre reference...hope you got it) This verse rocks so I will share it. "Therefore prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13 NASB. I don't think I'm prepared enough for ACTION. But I wanna be! The rest of the book is rockin too if you're lookin for somethin' to read today. Cheers!

No Gimmicks; Divine Purpose

My buddy Matt Ray sent me this video (not from his church) and it got me thinking about how easy it is in church ministry to lose focus on what we were called to do. Now I am by no means saying that this church was wrong or something for having a dirtbike in the church or that what they were doing that night was totally unspiritual or something because they were having fun I am just saying that it got me thinking. (It mostly got me thinking how happy I wasn't the one who had to answer to the senior pastor about what happened during youth group) I want to see peoples lives changed this year by the renewing power of Jesus Christ. I don't want to pawn Him off as cheap entertainment on a Wednesday night for the youth of my church, or a rockin praise and worship service on a Sunday morning, but to raise Him up as the Savior that He is. John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth and the LIFE, no one comes to the Father except through me." I want my youth group, my family, my friends, saved and unsaved to experience new life in Jesus. Even if we have accepted Jesus as our savior there is still MORE LIFE to be found in Him, new experiences and a deeper relationship. It's an exciting time to be involved in God's divine purpose. "For the Son of man came to seek and save what was lost" Luke 19:10. Let's not invent new gimmicks that reflect some image of "life" in the way that the world sees life but let us be reflections of Him in everything that we do!