tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504690495104303692024-03-13T13:38:49.783-07:00history maker...one decision at a timegreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-75233436768436545222011-01-11T00:24:00.000-08:002011-01-11T00:24:38.433-08:00GROW UP - Genesis 4... Bring Your BestIf you're a parent, you can identify with the fact that every child has their own unique personality. I have two daughters and the two of them have completely different temperaments! One is a neat freak who functions off a calendar, lays our her clothes the night before, is more soft spoken and process things to death. The other... her room is constantly cluttered, lives in the moment, can't greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-32828619539866683282010-10-17T23:28:00.000-07:002010-10-17T23:28:31.521-07:00BEAUTIFUL!Tonight was Faith Family Church Night of Worship (NOW)... it was absolutely breath taking! Here's a summary: Jesus was exalted, people experienced the real love of God and discovered their true identity! PRAISE GOD....
Since I'm not limited to 140 characters, I'll elaborate a bit more:
To open the night, an incredible young man named Carl Jones did a monologue of Psalm 139. All I can greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-15059513586661866312010-08-20T17:25:00.000-07:002010-08-20T17:25:10.086-07:00One Year Ago Today...Today is the one year mark of when my mother passed away suddenly from a heart attack. But I don't live this day dwelling on her death... today I will celebrate her life.
I spent the day with my sister Theresa: hanging out, lunch at one of our favorite Korean restaurant, going to the grave site. It was great sharing that time with her.
There's no doubt that my mom had a huge impact in my life. greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-54434568418807676562010-08-17T23:15:00.000-07:002010-08-17T23:15:29.567-07:00The Impact of AdversityActs 9:1,2 "Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem."
The tension during these formative years of the Church was so thick that many of the greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-46538558816007633342010-08-09T23:07:00.000-07:002010-08-09T23:07:16.786-07:00Impact... Expecting Something?Acts 3:1 "One day Peter and John were going to the temple at the time of prayer..."
Throughout the book of Acts, we see numerous accounts of miraculous things taking place through the first century Church. In Acts chapter 3, we see a man who was crippled from birth be healed. We'll be looking at this portion of scripture this coming Sunday in our iMpAct series... but here's just one thing greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-58906022432060510032010-07-28T23:28:00.000-07:002010-07-28T23:28:45.324-07:00Cut to the Heart... and you're to blame!Acts 2:37 "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
When you read Acts, you can't help but see a different Peter after the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, and what you see of Peter in any of the gospels. There's no doubt that the person of the Holy Spirit iMpActs our lives in ways that cannot be accomplished greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-34231897450668952072010-07-26T16:16:00.000-07:002010-07-26T16:16:37.457-07:00Seed Prayer and ConfessionRead 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
The Lord God is Jehovah, my provider
All I have, comes from You.
Your character is good.
Your promises are good.
I put my trust in You.
You have placed seed in my hand.
In this seed is Your provision for my days to come.
In obedience, in faith, in joy and in expectation; I sow my seed.
I declare this seed is blessed.
It will not come back empty.
You are providing greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-54620058043425935842010-07-22T00:01:00.000-07:002010-07-22T00:16:51.039-07:00iMpAct(s) - the choices we makeActs 1:17-18 NLT 17 "Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us." 18 (Judas had bought a field with the money he had received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines...)
The author of Acts, Dr. Luke, was a very thorough writer. However, I believe this vivid description of what happened to Judas is important. Why greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-35881285403959747252010-07-19T21:46:00.000-07:002010-07-19T22:40:09.663-07:00impact(s) - don't just stand thereAll of us have looked to the sky and seen balloons floating to the sky. Typically it's slipped from the hand of some kid who just came out of Red Robbin and between the restaurant and the car, it was released from his/her hand is left standing in the parking lot looking up to the sky crying for it to return.
When Jesus ascended, the disciples were captivated... I would too! Although they were greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-86427581473687744442010-07-18T23:37:00.000-07:002010-07-18T23:37:29.294-07:00impact(s)Today was our first Sunday back to FFC from our 9 week sabbatical. Coming together in worship was magnificent! Meeting new people who have come to find FFC as home over the past several weeks proves that the church is bigger than anyone person.
We introduced a new series that will take us through the book of Acts (see below for today's outline), taking a look at the greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-58894026976581438172010-05-25T23:04:00.001-07:002010-05-25T23:04:29.605-07:00The Best is Yet to ComeToday I took another step towards 40. I spent the with my wife and had a wonderful time just hanging out together, doing a little shopping and lunch in Southcenter. Later we got the kids from school and went to Jaiden's softball game. It was raining but I actually didn't mind. In all it was a wonderful day!
During my time with Angie, we briefly reflected on 37 years of life... God has been so greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-81386353526394337082010-05-24T23:36:00.000-07:002010-05-24T23:36:16.272-07:00I'm an OxToday was an incredible day! I had the chance to listen to Christine Caine from Hillsong Church in Sydney Australia. Her love for Jesus Christ consumes her and she is passionate about the Kingdom of God and the local church. Some say "the church is the hope of the world", but she embodies this vision and is committed to raising the bar of what it means to be a Christian and serving the greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-43839081400219926782010-05-11T23:39:00.001-07:002010-05-11T23:39:51.014-07:00He is MY ShepherdMy wife and I have been at Faith Family Church for 15 amazing years. We've seen God do incredible things and are honored to share in the ministry that God desires to accomplish here: seeing lives changed by the love of God through Jesus Christ. Loving people the way He does is a challenging task, but it's the joy of my life!.
I'm in just a few days into our 9week sabbatical, and so far it has greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-85286432999817636902010-05-10T00:06:00.000-07:002010-05-12T22:30:10.868-07:00Mother's Day in Heaven?Today was mother's day, and I really enjoyed the day! We kicked it off with our church family; worship was amazing, honored mothers/women, and built up our faith by looking at Matthew 15. It was a great way to start the day!
Afterwards we went to the in-laws. Did some BBQ and played baseball for a few hours outside with the whole family. Lot's of laughs, not to mention good greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-45423059268721719682010-04-29T01:27:00.000-07:002010-04-29T01:28:54.408-07:00It's Time To EatI was recently given teaching from one of the greatest preachers of our time; Bishop TD Jakes. I have it my car and have been listening to it over and over again for the past 3 weeks. Needless to say, I can't get enough of it... it's powerful!
One of the things that I have been thinking about is how after Elijah did all these incredible acts of God: calling fire down from heaven and proving the greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-5116748875500015862010-04-10T10:44:00.001-07:002010-04-10T10:44:47.076-07:00bornidentityEaster is the celebration of life; being alive. Jesus Christ was once dead, seemingly defeated;now risen in victory!
John 3
Jesus gave a name for this other than Easter... Born Again. It's what he called the life transformation of a person; we were dead in sin and made alive through grace and faith in Jesus Christ. A new identity - born identity.
Being born again baffles the way the we think greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-58436217318234079472010-03-21T23:57:00.000-07:002010-03-21T23:57:35.201-07:00Restoring HonorIn our society today, and even within the church, we place great weight and value on our opinions, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, being independent, individuality and not conforming to the thoughts and ways of others. There seems to be something that we have forgotten and sidelined that is more valuable and meaningful to the heart of God. It’s something known as honor.
Honor greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-40709204576139894342010-03-04T02:32:00.000-08:002010-03-04T02:32:43.262-08:00Grow Daily or Die GraduallyOften people talk about waiting for that big opportunity somewhere down road: when I get done with school... when I retire... when I get married... when the kids are out of the house... when I get that job... etc. The truth is that our greatest opportunity is today.
Each morning I wake up to an alarm clock. The kind that has the loud irritating buzzard that when you hear it scares you awake. greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-90731754457105993312010-02-23T23:46:00.000-08:002010-02-23T23:46:37.652-08:00A Servant?Jesus was described in many different ways: a gifted teacher, a powerful prophet, a miracle worker, an epic revolutionist, even an illegitimate son. It's interesting how others can see or define you one way, and yet you may have a completely different perspective of yourself. The Bible clearly captures the impact Jesus made everywhere He went, and even today millions of people have been greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-55971974768656576992010-02-02T23:21:00.000-08:002010-02-02T23:21:55.659-08:00A ReflectionHave you ever noticed how all the different ways Jesus is portrayed in movies, paintings and drawings look very similar? The long dirty blond hair, blue eyes, facial hair, tall and lean... even the way they seem to make him look contemplative, mysterious and walk with such grace.
Jesus said in John 14:7 "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-61689113166476602132010-02-01T01:23:00.000-08:002010-02-01T01:23:33.957-08:00The Church I SeeSunday is my most favorite day of the week. My wife and I love pastoring or Church: seeing people connect with a real God, transformed by His love, restoring marriages and changing hearts. When we gather together to worship Jesus Christ, it's like the windows of heaven open up... I sense great peace, comfort and true joy that goes beyond happiness.
We looked at Luke 5:17-26, here's the greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-40413586396794828282010-01-26T23:15:00.000-08:002010-01-26T23:21:33.005-08:00I Am... righteousPsalm 18:20 The Lord has delt with me according to my righteousness;
Stop and consider this statement. This has got to be either one of the most frightening thoughts, or one of the greatest revelations we could ever embrace.
All of us are comfortable with the saying; "Nobody is perfect", and to hear someone say; "I am righteous", makes everyone take 5 big steps backward because they don't greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-77539775808014114952010-01-21T22:19:00.000-08:002010-01-26T23:35:28.917-08:00interested... but too much to learnI've never really been a tech person, but today I took some aggressive steps... I have entered the world of twitter and learning to use my flip camera. It's amazing at how easy and fluent many people are with it all, and awkward with others... like me.
This kind of gives me a sense of how some people feel about God, church, prayer, reading the bible or living a life devoted to Christ.
For greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-62999548689359567322010-01-05T02:08:00.000-08:002010-01-05T02:08:52.197-08:00Twenty Ten2010 brought about an exciting breakthrough for me as a pastor and for our church... after 17 months of construction; on January 3, 2010 we were able hold our first service in our new facility! IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. Our people have worked hard and sacrificed so much to reach this landmark. I was overwhelmed with so many different thoughts and emotions... the greatest moment was greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350469049510430369.post-38072196537836849602009-12-13T23:45:00.000-08:002009-12-13T23:45:51.142-08:00Being A FatherOur youngest daughter celebrated her 6th birthday this past weekend... she's growing up so fast! It's exciting to see her personality develop and watch her discover her passions and talents. She loves to color, sing and dance. I love sitting with her and look into her BIG brown eyes! Her laugh is contagious and has a wonderful personality. She's so determined and strong-willed that it drives me greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049907625640659519noreply@blogger.com1