Second Preview Thoughts
Wow! Worship was awesome again as Heath and the Journey Band put together a great offering to the Most High. Some of you getting this may or may not have been at the second preview but it was a great time of worship. If you weren’t there, you missed an opportunity to win a free 09’ Chevy Camaro that we gave away (okay, that is a lie, but we do give free drinks to first time guests).
I talked about “The One who Finds You” for about 45 minutes. I hope that I did not lose any of you along the way. The ADDHD folks in the room may have had a hard time hanging on and sitting still, but not so as I could notice. This “One who finds You”, of course, is Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. If you have been spiritually dazed and confused as of late, Jesus will find you and help you to return to Him. Maybe some of you got “found” Sunday night and Jesus lifted you out of the hole you have dug for yourself. I would love to hear from any of you who experienced anything like that. Or, if any of you think that I am in a hole and need to get a life, just let me know.
I hope that a few people got another step or two closer to getting “found”. “Lost” is not a cool place to be and maybe some of you are starting to recognize that. You are on the right track. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life,…..” If we walk with Him then we are on the “way”. If we believe In Him, then we are in the “truth”, and if we live in Him, well….then we are in His “life”.
I am hoping that what is happening in the early phases of life at the Journey is beginning to resonate with some of you. I hope that it shakes some chords in you so that you feel compelled to be a part of the action. There are always people who hang out on the sidelines of the game, never getting involved, and ultimately never experiencing the “life” of the game. We need people who will get off of the sidelines and join the players in the game. If all of this is weird talk to you, let me be clear, “We need people to help us, and since, you are a people, then I am talking about you.” I know that some of you who are coming are faithfully attending other churches. That is great. I am just asking that you would pray and ask God what His will is for you. If you have a heart of mission and the edgy mission of the Journey is compelling to you, then maybe God intends for you to be with us in some way, even if you maintain valuable relationships with another church.
I think that Kingdom living is bigger than a “your church, my church” mentality. We need to find out where God would have us most effectively serve His mission in the world. We are the tools that God uses to bring in the Kingdom. Sometimes, God may have us involved in the ministry of more than one church; not simply as consumers, but as producers in the Kingdom’s economy. Ministry in the future will require some “out of the box” thinking to help us break out of some traditional molds of ministry.
I would love to sit down with anyone and answer questions over a cup of coffee or lunch. We can discuss how you could possibly be involved here at the Journey. On September 21st we launch weekly services at 10am and 7pm and we need folks who want to be on board with us to help as we get ready for that Sunday and all those that follow. The “Journey” that we are on is sure to be one of excitement and growth for everyone involved. If not, maybe it will be no worse than dull. We do have “full throttle” energy drinks to keep you awake at least.
If any of you have questions that you want answered via email, then let me hear them. If they are not ridiculously absurd, I will reply to them. If they are absurd, I will probably mock you.
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