Monday, June 23, 2008

I Smell A Rat!


Doing church in a Movie Theatre has it’s own unique set of challenges and adventures….

‘Twas this past Sunday morning, as our set up team began unrolling our rugs for stage … Pastor Matt Miller noticed an “akward” smell. I too noticed and quickly began examining the area for possible causes… you never know what could have been left from the previous night of rambunctious Theatre Attendees… an old hot dog?… a half eaten nacho?… perhaps an unfinished burger?… to our shocking surprise; none of the above!

As I unrolled the final rug, the smell beckoned me to a small, dead furry creature resting peacefully in the grasp of the (from this point on known as) Sawgrass Stage Rug#3…That’s right! ‘Twas a Dead Mouse… I wish I could describe to you this awful retchedness… but my adjectives are few to do justice to it. Let’s just say, a few of us almost hurled!

Anyway, long story short, I escorted the Carcass of our once furry friend to the exit(by foot not hand) and needless to say… We may need to make room in our Budget for a New Stage Rug…

The smell is now gone…. but let this blog be a tribute to “The Sawgrass Mouse”… at least he died in a church :)

---Fuller

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

I Love To Worship


I was trying to think of something to blog about today and nothing really spectacular came to mind... so I thought I would share just what's been on my heart lately.

I LOVE TO WORSHIP...

Why does this matter? Well because I haven't always felt this way. I spent a lot of my life "being" a Christian, but only in the past few years have I fallen in love with worshiping Jesus.

Do you love to worship? If not, maybe you should think about who Christ is.... for real! Who He is to you... no one else. Fall in love with Him today! It's not too late. Learn how to Worship him...

A great book to read is "The God You're Looking For" by Bill Hybels

Fuller

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Power Of Prayer - How do I tap into it?


Prayer is a very powerful thing. Today we gathered in our sanctuary to lift up Pastor Troy and his mother, Linda, who will be in surgery as we speak. What a great thing to know that the power belongs to God, not us and we can fully rely on Him for His comforting grace and mercy in our lives. We know that He still moves stones! But where does this power come from? I found out today...

The power of prayer is not the result of the person praying. Rather, the power resides in the God who is being prayed to. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him."

No matter the person praying, the passion behind the prayer, or the purpose of the prayer - God answers prayers that are in agreement with His will. His answers are not always yes, but are always in our best interest. When our desires line up with His will, we will come to understand that in time. When we pray passionately and purposefully, according to God's will, God responds powerfully!

Peace
Fuller