Oct 19 2012
Humble Leadership
John 12.12-19
Everyone rode donkeys into Jerusalem, no big news there! So what’s so extraordinary about Jesus on a donkey? The answer is revealed in the cry of the people “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!” This changed everything! Kings don’t ride donkeys! They ride horses! A king on a donkey is the equivalent of your country’s president arriving in a common delivery vehicle; driving it himself of course! But the people loved it! They cheered it! Well wouldn’t you? If my president arrived driving a common delivery vehicle I would say “Wow, a man of the people, a man of humility, someone down-to-earth. I’d like to know this guy!” This was Jesus; very different, so refreshing, so real! More
Jan 14 2014
Real God Real People
If God is real his people should be to. But our generation is complaining that the church is false. They see platform performances that resemble a show, men in flashy suits asking for money, and a church community that is out of touch with the real world. In this post I highlight some areas in which I believe the church needs to wake up and get real. It is a subject I am passionate about; in fact if you look at our website header above you will notice that ‘Real God Real People’ is the slogan of our church. And today I will touch on seven areas in which I believe we should be more real: worship, fellowship, ministry, evangelism, teaching, mercy and leadership. With each I will make a statement, give an illustration and follow both up with a scripture. Let me know at the end if you can relate to what I am saying. We will start with worship. More