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

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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
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Make Yourself New

Fifteen years ago I got this awesome guitar that made me feel like a Rock Star! It was top of the line and it was bad to the bone. It had all the bells and whistles. About 3 months ago, I realized that I haven't played it in 6 years. Why?
I'm not sure, I guess because it was run-down, beat-up and outdated. But what happened to it? ...I guess time did.... time happened to it.

Sometimes we find ourselves the same way, beat-up and useless... but the good news is that God has promised us a permanent "restoration"... He makes us beautiful every day... the more we trust in Him, the more He polishes and shines us.

Some of us need a little more work than others but it's never too late to allow Christ to bring us back to life....

Ephesians 4:22-24
"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

Last night I started to bring my old guitar "Back to life"... I have stripped all the hardware and paint and I am going to make this old guitar what it once was:Top of the line....No matter how long it takes! Because I know it can still fulfill the exact purpose it was designed to do... rock out some worship to the King of Glory!!! I haven't lost hope in this guitar, and God hasn't lost hope in you. Let him strip you down and rebuild what only he can!

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