dead white guys

it's exciting to sort of preview what's coming this sunday,i am never quite sure how Travis is going to present the latest "dead white guy" to us.
so i hit the wikipedia trail (it's like being in the woods with so many trails you can get lost fairly easily) to check him out,Charles Spurgeon.
the most amazing to me was the simplest to learn of yet it has become one of the most widely used tool in bring the Good News to people around the globe.
so check this out, it is awesome!!

this is where you can read what these three colors are about!

when i open my mouth.........

this is short but,definitely to the point, a brief conversation at work today went this way;
1st guy: (sorry but my Spanish was not so good looking today) something, something,about a lot of money of mine.
me: well my Father (pointing upward)owns the cattle on a thousand hills!
1st gal: well i could use a bunch of those.
me:yea but,it seems we only get one hamburger at a time.
1st gal: well thank you Jesus!

so i walked to the room i work in(also known as the "dungeon") and as i started to work again He said to me "and all you ever ask for are band aids in your prayers about your life"
it is so true, i just back away from asking those bold prayers that Travis was preaching/sharing about on sunday.

until next time,peace and love to all.
because that is what Jesus came to give to everyone no matter who you are.

Son Day@Life Pointe

i think this will be my new title for the sunday worship,because it is all about Him.
this week we ended an all too short series called consumed(and yes i didn't post anything last week,shame on me).that's because this is probably one message series that as a christian, defines our very lives,whose we are and why we are.all i really mean is that worship of the Jesus the Son,and God the Father are such a force in our lives that i wonder why i just not always in a state of worship,but then from Pastor Paul came a rewarding and enlighting message last week august 10,2008.we are always in a state of worship as we live a life that honors Jesus,and really even that means when we're as human as anyone else,we do shine before the world because we can express what it means to be forgiven.
Paul has shown us the importance of worship, who we should worship and how we need to worship.
and today was a completion of(let me mention it again, the all too short) series "consumed" and the world renown, pastor jesse.jesse i really mean you're as laid back as joel osteen is,you have a real gift of relaxing us right into the truth of God's word.yet today there was an excitement as the meaning of worship was being pictured not only in our lives but in your life of music.
thank you jesse, i am always love it when you're on the podium.
i only regret is that the worship service wasn't last,because i was charged up for one.yet there was made by the Spirit to me a way,i know that there were others back in the second service and the presence of the Spirit was so moving that it became a worship time after jesse's message.

Sunday@Life Pointe

What a peculiar Jesus we have,one wouldn't have thought that the sunday service could or would begin at 11pm saturday. Of course it was time to end the day and lay down for the night and sleep yet,here i lay thinking of a old children's pray,now i lay me down to sleep.... . what's this really about? am i worried about my soul, no, my confidence is in He who promised that my soul was his to keep,about not awakening in the morning?not! even if it so,it's well with me now at this very moment. we can take this up later ok.
beep,beep beep goes the alarm it's 6am, i get up feeling rested,then i think oh wow i actually slept 7 hours straight through.ty Jesus (i really didn't realize that today Pastor Trav was going to deal anxiety).
off to the coffee pot,i still need my morning eye opener,so there i am standing in kitchen just waiting for the coffee maker to finish,when my daughter Esther wanders in, eyes half shut,she mutters,"what am you doing here,aren't you late for work or are you going in late",i said "no i not late and yea i am going to work(i know it's sunday and my real job awaits me) late"(well later than the usual and i thinking yea, now that is a job i could do 24/7).so i gave her another then she figured out it wasn't monday :-)
ok, coffee in hand, off to read a few blogs,see whats up,... oh crud!6:40 get r in gear boy, you are gonna be late!
7:3? i am here at Life Pointe,everyone is in full swing,Chris is vacuuming the carpet,carts are all out,Richie is busy with the booth and of course Anne is busy putting it all together.
ok, grab the flags,they are a priority,then its like off to the races,whoosh goes the time,somewhere in between i look up and i am thinking "where did all these people come from? ty Jesus.
8:46 everything looks gtg(good to go)but i stumbling with the software on the laptop for the booth,i look for Paul..."Paul,help me..." gtg.i mean if i am anxious on any given sunday today is a good example.
The worship was as outstanding as the Spirit of God could ever make it.(besides any thing else for me to add would not do justice to what He was doing here today,there was a flow from Him and i knew He was doing incredible things in the hearts of His people and me).
Then the real bomb drops,todays teaching,sermon,message anxiety in our lives,just so i don't mess with what the Spirit wants to say to the Church,check it out here,
Life Pointe Church.

Life group,a little Life for Tuesday Nite

tuesday are always a special night,because of life group at the Johnsons' are to say the least,interesting.the is such a variety of different people,their backgrounds,their unity in fundamental beliefs in God, and his Son, Jesus.
an intriguing conversation of the book "The Reason for God" by Timothy Keller is our highlighted feature.and of course tonight's chapter "The Clues of God" brought as stimulating a conversation as ever,while we all meet other people who struggle with believing in God and the bible,we as Christians seem to have a struggle with explaining our faith,oh don't presume I've excluded myself.this only stems from the fact that they,those who don't have a faith in Christ,are always searching for hard and conclusive facts,something indisputable,before committing to a faith in Jesus.
oh,how well i remember those days,searching for truth,about God and Jesus' work on the cross,and religion.how close i came so many times,how the Spirit drew my heart so near,yet i would stop to argue in my mind what about this, what about that,only to find no concrete answers would come just the gentle urging of His Spirit.
i mean this wasn't once ,twice,or three times this was every Sunday i attended church.i would leave in a fog my mind asking the same insignificant questions,like why does bad things happen if God is so loving,i sure that we have all had our list.
i wasn't ready to give up,so as it happened i was invited to a men's retreat out of town.as the first nightly service ended again as they gave an altar call,i just couldn't stand it any longer,the doubts, the fears,i mean i didn't consider myself a bad guy,i just had to give in, i had to say yes,i had to accept this faith in Jesus,i mean there were no, visions of God,no burning bushes,no blinding lights,i just had to set aside all that was hindering me and just accept this Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
so as with the discussion of our group, i often wonder what it was like to be Abraham,there was no bible, no written words of God(scriptures),no evangelist,no preachers,no Sunday church service,bible tracts,nothing we see or hear today.yet,he knew of a true God,the Creator of Life,He was evident to him and worshipped this God and communed with Him,basing his faith on who He said He was.
i just get blown away every time i think about it.

July 4 with friends in Homestead

so here it is july 4th already, wow time flies, travis and kelly's life group regular weekly get together was postponed so we could go as a group to the sports complex and enjoy the fireworks display sponsored by the city of homestead.and of course there was an ongoing fireworks show outside the stadium,in which the young ones thoroughly enjoyed,in which the much anxious parents viewed with great caution. anyway i took some movie clips and pics that i hope you will enjoy them.

Life Pointe Baptism & Picnic

It's was a great baptism,even though i got there only a few seconds before they finished the group baptism.everyone had a good time with food,fellowship and fun.
enjoy the pics, hope i got the names right, and God Bless.
And on another note, Ela it was really great to see you at service today.i am sure that the Lord Jesus continues to bless you with sermon,lessons,teachings that comes from our great Pastors.we have many.

Life Pointe Baptism