spare?

I came across a great quote today about giving. "What can I spare, or what will it take?" Too many times, I give from what I can spare. I don't truly give sacrificially. I may think it is sacrifice, but I know nothing of true sacrifice when it comes to giving. Yes, I tithe, I give to missionaries, to the building of our new church and even to strangers who are in need. But God is convicting me today, that I only give away what I can spare. As long as I continue to give from what I can spare, I will continue to live in God's blessings in accordance to how I give. This must change if I want ALL of God. Jesus change me.

revolution

God is wrecking me. I have never been so hungry for more of Him. I just want to fall in love with Jesus. I want all of Him that He will allow me to have. I desire nothing more than to see our whole church fall in love with Jesus. My prayer is that this next year as a church will far exceed our first 4 years combined. We will be a church known for it's radical love. Jesus...start it with me!

I sense God starting a revolution in our City. A revolution always begins with a few who are sold out. The message then goes viral and when people will buy in with their whole lives.....a revolution erupts. May a revolution of Jesus Christ and His love erupt in our City from C3 Church.

Michigan Youth Convention

I was again incredibly honored to speak the Michigan Youth Convention. Jeff Kennedy (the DYD) is like a spiritual father to the students of his state. The youth pastors there are solid and it shows in the students. The students were hungry and Jesus was in the house. God did some amazing things around the altars in the services and I pray those students take it home with them. I was blessed to play a small part of what Jesus is up to in Michigan.

the state up north

This morning I'm off to michigan to speak their statewide youth convention. I'm both humbled and honored to be a part of it.

Last night, I was telling my 6yr old Kross where I was going. His face changed to a meaner look and he said, "but we don't like michigan." (As a huge Ohio State Buckeyes fan, I have taught him to despise michigan...ha) I had to laugh and then explain. We love people from michigan, we just want to pummel their football team.
It's a scary thing raising kids. I can see how hate and prejudice can easily be passed down to the next generation. What are you passing on to your kids?

aways moving

Are you always moving? It seems that many people in life, come to a point where they stop moving. They no longer grow, the hunger to reach farther is gone and complacency sets in. It could be after a failure or it could be after a success. What we do after both of those is key to who we become and what impact if any, is made by our lives. To put it simply....keep moving.

It's sooo simple

At times while praying, I get overwhelmed by God. Today, I had the overwhelming realization of how simple following Jesus really is. It really all boils down to one word.....LOVE. If I know Jesus, then His love will flow from me. If I have allowed Jesus to have all of me, then it is 2nd nature to love EVERYONE. Love wins in every situation. God's love is more powerful than hate, unforgiveness, pride, anger, you name it, love will always triumph. Following Jesus is all about love. I want to make living in Jesus' love a top priority in my life.

God is on the move

I felt we had a great Sunday yesterday. BeckE Medina spoke and did a great job talking about being love-able and the worship went well. God is doing some cool things in our Sunday night prayer as well. I can sense our church being drawn closer to Jesus. This next Sunday we are celebrating C3'se 4th B-day and we are going to give our b-day away!