O sing to the Lord a new song.

And you might be reading some Galatians 1 this week in church.  If so, this is for you.



Stay blessed...john

One day, our lives will look like this:

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 7:9

But, until that day, we have to put up with stuff like this:


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Thoughts?

Stay blessed...john

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Aldersgate Day is May 24th.  It's the day we United Methodists remember John Wesley's "heart strangely warmed" experience.  I'm not sure if Wesley made such a big deal out of that day as we do now.  Still, as we follow Wesley's life and theology, that evening marked a significant moment in is faith.  He would later question the assurance and faith he was given that night as he continued in ministry.

Here are his words:

In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while the leader was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.

Journal, May 24, 1738

I love how he wasn't even reading the Bible or having the Bible read to him. It was thoughts/assurances from Luther that triggered something in his heart. You see, God works in all kinds of ways. What about you? How have you experienced God lately? One thing, at least, we can take from Wesley's Aldersgate experience is that our faith can be strengthened and encouraged when we least expect it--or even want it!



Stay blessed...john

I've been thinking about music a lot lately.  There's great opportunity at our church to expand our church's worship service.  It's exciting.  I couldn't help but think how awesome this group would make church worship.

What do you think?

Please use your children's sermon to train children, not entertain adults.

I told my friends I was not going to eat for 30 hours.

They were all like....