29th
April
2008
NOTE: I recently read a “blog” by fellow Worship Pastor, Thomas Miller, of Gateway Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I liked it enough that I thought I would share it with you. However, I decided to personalize it…so, the following “blog” was mostly written by Thomas with a few of my own thoughts mixed to make it a little bit more personal for me and anybody who reads this from Morningside’s website. I hope you enjoy it and are encouraged!
I dream alot…
As a child, I dreamed of having superpowers (especially flying and invisibility…I was very shy). Read the rest of this entry »
23rd
April
2008
God is transforming lives here at Morningside through this “Live Like You Were Dying” series! Small groups are meeting and having some amazing discussions, sharing cross-generational encouragement and many people…both young and old, both married and single…are experiencing some much needed fellowship with other believers!
This week Pastor Joe really challenged us to step out of our comfort zone and “love others extravagantly…shock those around you by doing something for someone else that nobody would expect you to do!” And it’s working, the stories people are telling are inspiring! It is truly exciting and convicting to hear what God leads us to do when we will just listen to His leading and then go and demonstrate His unmeasurable, uncontainable love for others!
Maybe you are at a place where you need to know that you are loved, that you are special, that you are not forgotten. If that is you…we encourage you to do four things: Read the rest of this entry »
22nd
April
2008
Our church is in the midst of a sermon series called “Live Like You Are Dying,†based on the Tim McGraw song. Last Sunday’s message was focused on “loving deeper;†and the concept of telling people you love, “I love you†was covered. That made me think….often when people are asked, what they would do if they knew they had a limited time left to live (one week for example), a common answer is “Tell _______ that I love him/her.†So what is it that makes us so uncomfortable telling people we love them before we are painfully aware that the end is near? Why do we get that weird feeling in our stomach? Why do we feel we have a bowling ball tied to our tongues? Isn’t it strange that we can say we love so many other things…pizza….football…..shopping, but to say “I love you mom, dad, son, daughter, friend, kind of creeps us out?
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