I do honestly feel bad for not doing my blog for over 50 days!!
Anyway, no time like the present to start again.
So since I last blogged, some rather crazy things have happened.
1. New job
2. Travelled to Romania
3. More great news from work
4. Travelled to Norwich
5. An essay
6. New Wine
7. Holiday Club
8. Middlesbrough have won 3 games in a row
9. New flat
So it's all change and that is one thing that I can embrace...I'm rather fond of it.
One thing has remained throughout these hard and joyful times and that is God.
He is faithful and true to His promises.
One thing that I would encourage you to do after reading this is to find the Lord's prayer. I really feel at the moment, now don't get me wrong, there is great power in corporate response using this prayer.
However....I would encourage you to find it, read it through, then read it standing up like you are standing in front of God Himself.
For me it changes dramatically...
Jesus told us this is how we pray and I don't think He did it mumbling!!
So why don't you get the Lord's prayer...Matthew 6 is where it's at..and make it your own for you and God...it will change your outlook on prayer..
I promise!
After a very interesting week, it came to 7:04pm last night and something happened that I have started getting into the habit of. I was just about to get up and preach what I felt God was putting on my heart, however, after organising, thinking and planning the service, my mind was all over the shot.
So I simply said, God could I have a little bit of peace please?
Well....that was it, I felt my mind clear, my thoughts focused and my anxiety at peace.
I spoke on Whether we really are Christians? And that we must be born again of the Spirit of God to be fully in a relationship with Jesus. Then I moved on to how once we acknowledge where we are in the process, either, never switched the light on before, or switched it on but would rather be in darkness, or actually we need to humility and strength to say I'm struggling here but I'm standing with Jesus the light. Although he may show me as messy and all the mess in my life, I'm doing what he want's standing next to the light!
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So, Osama Bin Laden is dead. When I saw the news on my phone, I rushed out of bed and put the TV on.
Was it really true? This man who had eluded the best intelligence officers in the world for 10 years had finally been caught out.
When September 11th took place. I remember it vividly, I was watching my little brothers swimming lesson and it was on the TV and I remember rushing backwards and forwards telling my Mum who was watching the little brother swim, what was going on. Ever since then, I've had a keen interest in the situation surrounding that day, Osama Bin Laden and what this man was all about.
And when I turned on the TV the first thing I see, is people celebrating the death of this man. Now, I am not saying what he planned and carried out was not horrific, wrong and mass murder. However, he was created by God, he was loved by God and God sent His son down to die for everybody, including Osama Bin Laden. So if you do read this, whether from a non-Christian view point, a Christian view point, or of any other faith. I would say this to you,
That man was born and had a mother and a father who would have loved him.
He had brothers and sisters,
And he was a child of God who went down the path leading away from Jesus like many people do, that led to sin, death and many other things.....
Big Easter Blessing is over....
However, the work does not stop, and we pray as a team that we carry on with the passion, determination and drive that got us through the week.
You know we should really try not to have mountain peaks, but we should have like a peak and then it stays there, and then we climb higher, and then cement that place and so on...
I think if we do that then the only result is that God will be glorified and people of all ages young and old will come to know Him!
Which will be pretty darn good!
Anyway, I'm back blogging and enjoying being back!
I haven't typed out a prayer since re-starting blogging so I think, on the day this week when I probably need it the most.
Father, thank you for what you have done so far, thank you for what you will do today, and thank you for what you will do the rest of this week. I pray that you would build up and encourage the team today, that we might reflect a body of Christ which shows something extraordinary in ordinary people.
Amen
Well, I have a hall to set up for tonight, so catch you all soon!
First day yesterday and it was great! God blessed us just at the right time with the right weather, because God is in the business of miracles!
More prayer points for the week ahead:
That God would use the team to build relationships with the young people where we can impart Jesus into their lives.
For good weather
For tomorrow night where we will look to get as many young people to NLBC as possible and enjoy a great party night!!
That amongst all of the activities etc, that God will be glorified and young people would come to know Him.
Basically, we have seen God do great things already and the week has just kicked off!
We are praying in faith for God to powerfully move and believe he will. Jesus died so we can share the Good News and for us to have this opportunity to be here today, so lets seize the opportunity and offer a gift like no over!
Catch you in a couple of days when I have more than 60 seconds to do this!
God bless
I've given up counting down the days.
It feels like the Big Easter Blessing is here, mobile unit yesterday, more egg dropping.
I have realised that I love egg dropping and giving out leaflets, to give people an opportunity to come to an event where the name of Jesus is the priority is great! It's a privilege!
So yeah, the week is here, and Jesus is moving, he never stops to be honest!
I have one question for you all to ponder if you come to church, if you don't attend church, then the second question is for you!
Firstly, asked by a friend in church a week or two ago, what are we at church for?
Secondly, what is stopping you from coming to church?
Have a great week! I know I will!
This morning, I realised during an assembly where I was telling 200 young people the real reason of Easter, I suddenly realised I have the best job in the world!!
Telling young people about Jesus and offering the opportunity to explore more, what more could you want!
Anyway, bad times today, I called my boss Dad! Couldn't believe it, I don't think he could either...
Right, got to go! This week really is crazy!!
