Advice abounds everywhere for graduates. I know you are getting it from every side...but...here's my shot at it!
Pretty Good Advice
Don't live as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.
Grab life by the mane. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions.
Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God.
Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can.
Burn sinful bridges. Blaze new trails. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away. Live on purpose!
Great Advice
One day your life will flash before your eyes! Make sure it's worth watching!
Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God.
The Absolute Best!
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33
Keep your eyes on Jesus! We are very proud of you!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Out of My Mind
Just a few thoughts I can’t seem to dismiss from my mind:
#1 - Every Week Is Someone’s First Week At FBC.
Every single weekend COULD be THE weekend that THE PERSON who people in our church have been inviting and praying for show up. For some people that may be an afterthought…but I am OBSESSED with this thought.
#2 - If The Tomb Is REALLY Empty Then The Atmosphere At Church Should Reflect It!
It blows my mind that a person will go to a football game and nearly kill themselves yelling for a bunch of people they don’t even know…and that SAME person will go to a church the next day and show no emotion at all.
Christianity is THE most exciting thing that has ever happened in the world…and it has taken the church 2,000 years to make it boring!!!
It IS our job to make the environment exciting and friendly.
I can’t get these thoughts out of my mind:
- Jesus is ALIVE…He ROSE!!!
- WE WIN…I’ve read the last chapter of the book
- People do not have to go to hell! There is a gift available!!
I want to see more people reached for Christ!!!
#3 - God AND The People Walking Through Our Doors Every Week Deserve Our Best!
I know this–Sunday at FBC, God is going to give His absolute best. We are going to get His best attention…His best grace & mercy…His best empowerment…His best beauty…His best protection…the best of everything He has.
BUT…we should give Him our best…our best in prayer…our best in preparation…our best in the singers…our best in Sunday School…our best in the parking lot…our best in the greeting…our best in the children’s & nursery area…our best in EVERYTHING!
AND…when you combine God’s best with the churches best…BAM!!…things happen. Churches grow when people in the church do not sit around and offer God half-hearted, watered down worship…they grow when people KNOW that God is SOVEREIGN…and because of that very fact are willing to go all out to see as many people as possible come to Christ.
I can’t wait for Sunday!!! I promise you we will give our best. Oh yeah…just a side note…we mess something up EVERY week. Seriously…which is a beautiful reminder that God is so much bigger than all of us or our efforts…and it’s so cool to see Him work MANY times not because of us…but in spite of us!
#1 - Every Week Is Someone’s First Week At FBC.
Every single weekend COULD be THE weekend that THE PERSON who people in our church have been inviting and praying for show up. For some people that may be an afterthought…but I am OBSESSED with this thought.
#2 - If The Tomb Is REALLY Empty Then The Atmosphere At Church Should Reflect It!
It blows my mind that a person will go to a football game and nearly kill themselves yelling for a bunch of people they don’t even know…and that SAME person will go to a church the next day and show no emotion at all.
Christianity is THE most exciting thing that has ever happened in the world…and it has taken the church 2,000 years to make it boring!!!
It IS our job to make the environment exciting and friendly.
I can’t get these thoughts out of my mind:
- Jesus is ALIVE…He ROSE!!!
- WE WIN…I’ve read the last chapter of the book
- People do not have to go to hell! There is a gift available!!
I want to see more people reached for Christ!!!
#3 - God AND The People Walking Through Our Doors Every Week Deserve Our Best!
I know this–Sunday at FBC, God is going to give His absolute best. We are going to get His best attention…His best grace & mercy…His best empowerment…His best beauty…His best protection…the best of everything He has.
BUT…we should give Him our best…our best in prayer…our best in preparation…our best in the singers…our best in Sunday School…our best in the parking lot…our best in the greeting…our best in the children’s & nursery area…our best in EVERYTHING!
AND…when you combine God’s best with the churches best…BAM!!…things happen. Churches grow when people in the church do not sit around and offer God half-hearted, watered down worship…they grow when people KNOW that God is SOVEREIGN…and because of that very fact are willing to go all out to see as many people as possible come to Christ.
I can’t wait for Sunday!!! I promise you we will give our best. Oh yeah…just a side note…we mess something up EVERY week. Seriously…which is a beautiful reminder that God is so much bigger than all of us or our efforts…and it’s so cool to see Him work MANY times not because of us…but in spite of us!
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