Monday Moment

As Eddie said, his title for messages is set very early in the week so no one needs to read anything into Sunday's title. No matter how you feel about the election or the ballgames saturday, it's not why the message was entitled Joy in Losing :)! Promise! 

It was an amazing message and our pastor was on fire! It was a new word for some and a great reminder for others of us. 

We are in Philippians and Sunday came from 3:1-9. We looked at Paul's resume in the form of a plus and minus column. No matter how good the plus side looks, Paul labeled it rubbish, garbage compared to knowing Christ. We would do well to remember that from the White House to the jail house, whether we are in an exclusive subdivision or a homeless shelter, we all receive salvation the same way, through Jesus and Him alone. 

The question we are left with is what do you trust in to get to Heaven? Your stuff or Jesus? 

Rise happened at 6pm and another one was on fire as he brought the Word! Justin Broome challenged us to sensor what we allow ourself to see and hear as the Enemy seeks to distract us and cause us to lose hope and set our hopes on people rather than God. 

We were reminded as we looked at Babylon from the Old Testament and our modern day Babylon that no one can unify the world. We put our hopes in and place pressure on a president to bring unity but we know that only the blood of Jesus can unify. 

We can choose a predictable wasted life or we can follow Jesus and be pushed out of our comfort zone. Following God isn't normal. 

Rise worship was phenomenal again. These worship leaders have an anointing of the Spirit that is real and powerful. The Spirit moves unhindered and unquenched as young and old worship together in that place. It's a time I find myself longing for each week.