Pastor's Church Corner

Leadership VS. Personal ambition

Pastor J — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:08:55 +0000

With the annual business meeting approaching we are looking at individuals for the new board member position that is coming available. It’s a church leadership position that focuses on managing and caring for the business, finances and assets of the church. With that, is it wrong for a person to want to be a leader in the church? The quick answer is NO: 1 Timothy 3:1 NEB says, “To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition”. However, Jeremiah says, “Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not.” Jeremiah 45:5. As you can see Jeremiah uses the words “for yourself”. If you are inspired to be in leadership for the glory of God. God for it! If you are inspired to be a leader to see souls won and lives changed through the gospel of Jesus Christ, that is perfect. But if you want to be in leadership to get a personal agenda through and or simply govern people. That is wrong as far as church leadership. I would love it if everyone would aspire to church leadership as long as it was there desire to simply want to serve and work to advance the kingdom of God and see lives transformed. That is my goal and objective as a church leader. To simply Serve! To simply try and make decisions that brings glory to God and not self.

My challenge to everyone: Aspire to leadership but not out of personal ambition but out of a desire to bring more energy and help to advance the kingdom of God and at bless God. Realize God has blessed you with talents and abilities but stay humble and serve and grow into a profound person that leads with Godly leadership and one who has Godly ambition. : ) Love you all, Pastor “J”

smile!

Pastor J — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:09:35 +0000

“Smile Jesus loves you” is something many of us have said or probably heard, And It is a statement that many of us need to grab hold of. We have a lot to smile about! The fact that God does love us so much, that he made away for us to have eternal life. The fact that we can now have unashamed fellowship with God the father because of what Jesus did on the cross for us. The fact there is now not more condemnation for us who are in Christ, Jesus. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. We have a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Wow! We should be smiling. We have been given everything. Smile Jesus Love you, Pastor “J”

shooting stars and God winks.

Pastor J — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:48:10 +0000

I went coon hunting with a friend of mine in Sheridan. It was amazing, the stars were bright, the temp. was perfect, and the coyote’s were talking. It was poetry for the senses. Then all of a sudden, we looked up to the sky and noticed a shooting star. Immediately, tingles when through my body, I just seen one of the most special things in the world. Why me? I ask. But then I realized God was just giving me a wink, letting me know He was around and faithful as ever. A scripture that comes to mind is: “All of creation declares His glory” …. and that is what that shooting star did. It declared how beautiful, wonderful, big and awesome God is. I challenge you to look around for the God winks in your life. And remember you are loved more than you will ever know. Pastor “J”

spring is here!!

Pastor J — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:34:07 +0000

Spring is here! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and the flowers are springing forward, making everything beautiful. I would like to challenge you to let this spring, help you to spring forward out of the old ruts of the past. Maybe be you have been depressed, maybe fearful; as you watch the flowers spring forward with all there beauty, you spring forward into the beauty that God has for you. I love the scriptures that says: “He makes all things beautiful in His time”. I believe it is His time to make things beautiful in your life. So allow Him to do that by springing forward into the peace and fullness of God. You are loved more than you know.

Sweet smelling savor???

Pastor J — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:34:44 +0000

a “sweet smelling savor unto the Father”, is that how we are living? Are we living for God and following Christ in such a way that we have a fragrance of Christ on us? I hope so! I went to the dentist today and one of the assistance goes to our church. I shared with the doctor that you can tell that her employee and our church member walks with God. The doctor totally agreed. You could sense the spirit of God in her life. So what do people sense from you? That you have the Spirit of God in your life or that you are just another person who carries emotions and bad attitudes on their sleeves. Lets be a sweet smelling savor unto the Lord, and be a blessing to the world. Love In Christ, Pastor “J”

Wisdom!

Pastor J — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:13:48 +0000

^{James 3:13}Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. ¹⁴But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. ¹⁵Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. ¹⁶For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. ¹⁷But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousnessI love that discription of wisdom in verse 17 and 18. Wisdom comes from God and walking in His Spirit. If we don’t walk in His Spirit we are not walking and living in Godly wisdom. And inevitably we will not produce a harvest of rightousness which should be all of our goal.

It is cold!

Pastor J — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:05 +0000

I am thinking about how it is cold outside, but what a blessing it is that it is warm inside. It is amazing to think how blessed we are to be able to have warm houses, warm cars, warm food while at the same time it is 20 degrees F. out side. We are so blessed. However even more we are blessed to have the Warmness of God in our life. The warmness that comes from knowing we are forgiven. The warmness inside that comes from understanding His love. The warmness inside that exist because of the mutual love relationship and fellowship we have with God on a daily basis. I can’t help but feel warm in the midst of the winter!!! Love In Christ!

Keep looking up

Pastor J — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:55:20 +0000

Had a great service tonight, studied Mark 6. I was amazed at how Jesus sent his disciples out and told them to take nothing except a staff. No food, extra clothing, no money, basically nothing. It inspired me to realize that in life regardless if we have a job or do not have a job, we need to have that same reliance on the Lord as the 12 disciples. Realizing that He is our source of hope and Provision. All in all we need to keep looking up and find our hope, purpose and satisfaction in Jesus.
Love you, Pastor “J”

vision and mission blog

Pastor J — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:36:22 +0000

Here is the Vision statement and Mission of our church that we have been working on. It also includes some of our 2010 goals that we are contemplating. Let me know your thoughts? Pastor “J”

Vision:

Honoring God, Transforming lives.

Luke 1:37 “nothing is impossible with God”

Mission:

Reaching around in love and fellowship, showing those around us the compassion and love of Christ. Ephesians 4:29

*Men’s ministry

*Women’s ministry

*picnics and parties

Reaching up in worship and prayer, bringing forth heartfelt praise and worship that touches the Lord. Psalms 22:3

*prayer meets

*dynamic cooperate worship

*Tithe

Reaching out in Evangelism and outreach, to all people groups, expecting God to radically change lives. Colossians 4:5,6

*Missions

*Feeding the Homeless (feed my sheep)

*special outreaches

Reaching in through discipleship. Training men, women and children in the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:11-13

*Sunday School

*Jr. Bible quiz

*Home groups

*preaching

*youth and children’s ministriesGoal for 2010—Prayer, Prayer, Prayer plus: Continue current ministries with greater communication and encouragement.

Develop Reaching in (Discipleship) home classes that we will call summit groups. Establish 2-3 summits of discipleship that will manifest several different home groups through out the year.

Maybe—One major local out reach in October called “Hell House”/”Judgment House”

Unstoppable!!!

Pastor J — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:20:54 +0000

“Unstoppable, God’s plan and purpose is unstoppable.” That is a powerful statement but what does that statement mean?

I believe it means different things to different people but over all it is a statement of faith and assurance that God has everything in control!!! It is a statement that reminds us that He works all things out for good for those that love Him and are call according to His purpose. It means that He is God! And as children of God we can know that everything is going to be ok. So be of good cheer and keep moving forward in the “unstoppable” plan and purpose of God. Love in Christ, Pastor “J”