The Battlefield Gets Bloodier
03/18/07 07:58 PM
Well, it's Sunday night, the kids are at WAVES and
I'm relaxing with my laptop. I married an awesome
woman (no - not my laptop)! We came home from
church and I forgot a few things and Janet said,
"You stay home and relax, I'll go get them." And
then when it was time to take the Lydia and
Christopher back to church for WAVES, Janet said,
"Why don't you just stay home and relax, I'll take
them." Weekends are busy for me, Sunday is very
draining, but it is for my wife as well. She takes
care of our family, teaches our kids, leads
worship, leads Promiseland, but she still looks out
for me. I am a blessed man. I definitely married
"up."
Today was another good day. The band just seemed to
be "on" today (and they remained "still" during
transitions - thanks guys). Janet did a great job
of capturing the moment during worship. I don't
know what the count was as far as attendance goes,
but we did have several new faces. Two of the
families here today for the first time talked about
how welcome they felt and that they definitely will
return. The Giant that came down today was
Depression. I want to share a statement from the
Connect Cards today that someone turned in, "Great
message - and so true. After decades on
anti-depressants I've been "free" from meds for
over two years - all because of Jesus' presence in
my life." Amen! During the decision time several
people stood up indicating they were struggling
with depression and needed prayer. Temptation,
Worry, Depression - the battlefield is getting
bloody. Next week - Debt! Janet told me that we
ought to have a jar up front with a big pair of
scissors and during the decision time have people
come forward and cut their credit cards! Who knows?
But I do know this, if we mean business and God has
been dealing with you in this area, it might be
time for some strong measures. We'll see!
One more thing, I'm going to devote a post a week to something I'm going to call, "Hero of the Week." Honestly, I haven't settled on a title yet. I kind of like, "Freak of the Week." But what it will be is a time to catch and recognize someone in our church serving. I'll simply tell you about someone and their ministry or act of service and why I think they're the "Freak of the Week." Yeah, I think I like that better. If you want to nominate someone or have a cool title or want to cast your vote on either of those, send me a note! Well, Janet and kids should be walking in the door any minute. We'll be watching Amazing Race. Later!
One more thing, I'm going to devote a post a week to something I'm going to call, "Hero of the Week." Honestly, I haven't settled on a title yet. I kind of like, "Freak of the Week." But what it will be is a time to catch and recognize someone in our church serving. I'll simply tell you about someone and their ministry or act of service and why I think they're the "Freak of the Week." Yeah, I think I like that better. If you want to nominate someone or have a cool title or want to cast your vote on either of those, send me a note! Well, Janet and kids should be walking in the door any minute. We'll be watching Amazing Race. Later!
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