Posts from 2018 (Page 12)
Notes From Mark
Continuing with our look at worship remember we worship with extravagant love and extreme submission, worship is dependent on our heart. The love we have for God is impaired if it is without action. Action is weakened if it is without obedience and none is possible unless God has hold of our hearts and we believe completely. With this in mind worship occurs in the home, on our drive to work or at school. There is worship when we are…
Equip Not Entertain
This past Sunday and Monday we took a busload of students to Falls Creek for the Youth Evangelism Conference. Now if you grew up in youth ministry around Oklahoma in the past 25 years you would remember YEC being in August and was billed as more of a Back To School Party. The “Former” YEC was fun and energetic with bands, big name speakers and would usually conclude with an afternoon at Frontier City and a concert. A few years…
Notes From Mark
As a believer and follower of Christ I find that I spend a great deal of time thinking about worship. You might think that is because my title is Associate Pastor of Worship and you would be partially right. I believe that each and every Christian should spend a lot of time thinking about worship. In our present world I am afraid we have diluted the word worship to mean something it is not. Worship has nothing to do with…
Investing
We all invest in something. We invest in our family. We invest in our work. We invest in ourselves. We all invest in something. What do you invest in? God wants us to invest in His Kingdom. God wants us to invest in others. He wants us to invest in heavenly things…things that moth or rust cannot destroy…things that a thief cannot not steal. I have learned how temporary earthly things are in the scheme of things. One time, I…
From our Corner to the Corners of the World
As I write this article I’m sitting in a hotel in Atlanta, GA. I’ve been at a training sponsored by the International Mission Board (IMB) to help train, equip and connect mission leaders with Project Leaders (Missionaries) from around the world. I have been asked to help lead a Go Students Team to Madrid again this summer. Over that past 2 days I not only was given great resources to help lead students this summer but I have been rubbing…
Motivation
Our achievements largely depend on our desire. Whether we succeed or fail depends on our desire and motivation. I believe our church has a desire to accomplish great things for God. In order to succeed, we must be motivated and say, “We want to do this.” Psalm 20:4 says “May He give you the desires of your heart, and make all your plans succeed.” Our church has a desire. Our church has motivation. Our church has taken initiative. We have…
Committee/Team Kickoff
Please make plans to attend this Sunday night’s Committee/Team Kickoff. We will begin at 5 p.m. with fellowship, soft drinks, and pizza. At 5:20 p.m., we will have some announcements, then at 5:30 will have our first set of meetings. Our next set of meetings will be at 5:50 p.m. After the Kickoff, please stay for a few minutes and help take down our Christmas decorations. When there are many hands, it doesn’t take long. Our Teams and Committees are…