Morewgood quotes

The following quotes are from a book called Blue Like Jazz ritten by Donald Miller. It is bassically written from a seekers' perspective.

"....my Sunday School classes did much to help us memorize commandments and little to teach us who God was and how to relate to Him, or perhaps it was because they did and I was not listening."(p.4)

I think this is a big problem in America. We love to teach things about God, spoonfeeding people, but we don't want to take the time to truly disciple people and teach them to think for themselves and get into the Word themselves.

"I believe that the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but to have us wasting time........If he can sink a man's mind into habit he can prevent his heart from engaging God." (p.13)

"The genius of the American system is not freedom;5the genius of the Americanystem is checks and balances. Nobody gets all the power. Everybody is watcing everybody else. It is as if the founding fathers knew, intrinsically, that the soul of man, unwatched, is perverse.." (p.18)

One more.

".....The problem is not a certain type of legilation or even a certain politician; the problem is the same that it has always been."

"I am the problem." (20).


Just a few thigs to think about.

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Great services and sermons.......

We keep having 'em at The Crossing.

I already posted something about last Wed. But Sunday's as well as tonights services were really good too.

Sunday Pastor spoke on "The hard sayings of Jesus." Thne focus was John 6 where Jesus did miracles then talked about what it took to be His disciple. As long as He was doing "magic tricks" people were fine. However when He started talking about how to really follow Him, people turned away, leaving Him. He then turned to the Twelve and asked if they would leave Him also. I just love Peter's response. "Lord to whom shall we go you alone have words of eternal life." That's really is the point isn't it? No matter what He asks of us, He has the right to because He has given us eternal life.

Tonight we talked about grace and justification. It was also really good. A good quote from tonight: "I would rather be know as a Christian American than an American Christian."

Two of the main Scriptures:

Eph 2"8-10
Titus 2:11-15

Check them out.

We Will Glorify

Tonight I heard another classic worship song that really blesses me....

We will glorify the King of kings
We will glorify the Lamb
We will glorify the Lord of lords
Who is the great I AM

Lord Jehovah reigns in majesty
We will bow before His throne
We will worship Him in righteousness
We will worship Him alone

He is Lord of heaven, Lord of earth
He is Lord of all who live
He is Lord above the universe
All praise to Him we give

Oh hallelujah to the King of kings!
Hallelujah to the Lamb!
Hallelujah to the Lord of lords
Who is the great I AM!

Here's a Good Story Baseball Fans

We hear so many negative stories in the press about professional athletes. Those who do good deeds and especially those who take a stand for Jesus Christ are usually ignored. They won't be ignored on this blog!

http://www.pujolsfamilyfoundation.org/index2.html

http://www.bpsports.net/bpsports.asp?ID=4649

Change My Heart Oh God

Words and Music by Eddie Espinosa

Change my heart oh God,
make it ever true.
Change my heart oh God,
may I be like You.

You are the potter,
I am the clay,
mold me and make me,
this is what I pray.

http://www.walkthroughlife.com/midis/christian/
changemyhrt.htm

Your Mercy Goes Deeper

We sang this song at church today and it was
a blessing to me!

Your mercy goes much deeper
Your grace it rescues me
Your mercy goes much deeper
Farther than I can see

I reach for Your when I'm going under
I wait for You Jesus You're my life-line

Where could I go where would I stand
How could I leave the shelter of Your hand

Farther than I can see
Farther than I can see
Much farther than I can see

© 2001 Integrity's Hosanna! Music

http://www.audiblefaith.com/pages/sg201934

Worship

Do you want to worship God? Paul gives us one way.

Therefore, dear brothers, I urge you in view God's mercy
to present your bodies as living sacrifices.......This is your
spiritual act of worship. (Romans 12)

We need tro be sure we worship God by presenting
ourselves daily to Him for His use.