Committed to Share God -- Wednesday, February 10th

Tonight we completed our series: Committed.  We talked about the need to be committed to sharing God.  God is the most important thing for a person in this life and the next.  It might be scary, ti might be hard, but at some point we need to step out and share this gift with those around us.  If it is truly important to us it will show by our actions!

I give tonight: A+
Favorite Moment: Nic standing up for salvation

Committed To The Bible -- Wednesday, February 3rd

Tonight we continued our series about being Committed. Today's commitment was to The Bible. It is a very important book, it tells us where we came from, why we are here, why there is evil in the world, how we can go to heaven, how the world will end, and how to live a good life. It is God's very words to us! What do I mean by being committed to the Bible? It means to commit to read it or listen to it, commit to study it, commit to follow what it teaches, and commit to make it a daily part of our lives. Many of you want a better spiritual life, a closer walk with God, and I guarentee that if you commit to the Bible you will grow spiritually. So my challenge was for you to get a bible if you don't have one. Read the bible if you don't. Study of the bible if you do read it. And then bring a rock next week to represent that commitment.

I give tonight: B-
Favorite Moment: The Purple Driven Life

Committed to Serve -- Wednesday, January 27th

Tonight we talked about being commmited to service, which in its most basic form means helping. We read from Mark 10:35-45 in which Jesus challenges his disciples to serve from a leadership position, rather than demanding others serve them. Jesus himself tells them that he didn't come to be served but rather to serve, so follow his example.

Why do we serve? Not to put on a resume, impress others, or make yourself fell better. Instead it is an act of worship. It is also a picture of God's to others. We serve so we use instead of wasting the talents that God has given to us. Finally we erve because everyone has equal value.

How do we commit to serving? First we have to actually commit to it in our heads and hearts. Next find out your talent and passions. Then start to try new things. Give up something for more time if necessary. But eventually we must just actually go and do, instead of just saying we want to. When you are serving do your best, since ultimately you are serving God.

There are a lot of places to serve, won't you become committed to serve!

I give tonight: B
Favorite Moment: Picking on the addiction of texting

Committed To Worship -- Wednesday, January 20th

Tonight we continued our series: Committed. To be committed to something means to pledge yourself in a binding way to someone or something. Tonight we talked about being committed to worship. Worship isn't singing instead it is a lifestyle. The word worship comes from worth ship. Meaning showing something it is worthy. How do you know how much something is worth to someone? By the time and money spent on it, how passionate they are about it, what they are willing to give up to get it, and what they are willing to do to get it. How much is God worth to you? You can look at the time and money you have spent toward him. You could look to see how passionate you are about him. You could look at what you are willing to give up to get closer to him. You could look at what you are willing to start doing to get closer to him.

Romans 12:1 says, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship." So in order to show God worship we need to give him ourselves to show how valuable he is to us. We can show worhsip through our creativity, through our obedience to his commands, through our words, through our actions, through our attitudes,and throug dedicating our days to him every day.

Come next week with a rock if you are committed to worship God.

I give tonight: C-
Favorite Moment: What Would You Do For a Klondike Bar?

Committed To God -- Wednesday, January 13th

Tonight we continued our series called: Committed. To commit is to pledge yourself in a binding way to someone or something. Last week we talked about how God is committed to us and that committment is eternal. Now we start to decide what we will do with that, will we be committed or not?

Joshua has lead his people into the promised land, helping them win battles and settle there. After years of service he addresses the people in a farewell speech in Joshua 24. He asks them whom they will service, God, the gods of their forefathers, or the gods of canaan. The question is the same for you and I, whom will we serve, whom will you be committed to. Will you commit to serving yourself and doing what you want, no matter what it is, as long as it brings pleasure to you? Will you commit to serving someone else and what they want you to do? Or will you commit to the one true God? This means doing what he wants you to do, not doing what he doesn't want you to do, and going where he tells you to go.

The bible tells us that the people responded to Joshua by saying they would put their trust in God and commit to him. He responded by telling them that in order to do so they needed to do two things: get rid of their other idols, and yield their hearts to God. Commitment to God is a big deal, because it means you are committing to start doing the things he wants you to do and stop doing th things he doesn't want you to do. You must both get rid of your idols (things you are pursuing other than God and his will) and yield your heart to God (allowing him to change youf romt he inside out). As a statment of commitment we asked that you bring a rock to the next service as a way to remind you and others of the commitment that you made to God.

I give tonight: A+
Favorite Moment: Calling all those in the room rock heads

God Is Committed -- Wednesday, January 6th

Tonight we started our new series: Committed. We started with the story of Hosea. He was called to go and marry an adulterous woman, so he married Gomer. They had a son and daughter together, then she had another son, but it wasn't Hosea's. She left him for another man, became a prostitute and became enslaved because of debt. Hosea heard God tell him to go and buy her out of slavery and take her back as his wife. Now why did God do this? Because he was giving a picture of him and the nation of Israel. He had called them as his people and committed to watch over them as long as they followed him, but they turned to other gods, enslaving themselves. But each time he bought them back out of slavery. After one of thse times when they went into actual slavery a man wrote in Lamentations 3:22-23, "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." He knew that God has committed to them even though they had sinned and God had punished, that He was still faithful to them.

God is committed to us as well, even at the first sin, when Adam and Eve did wrong, he said he wuold one day bring back his relationship with man, stating in various ways that he was faithful and committed to us. But it isn't his words that make us believe that he is committed to us, but his actions. Jesus' death which brough back the ability to have a relationship with him.

God is still committed to us, and to you specifically. He is committed to love you , no matter what you have done. He is committed to care for you, when you are hurting. He is committed to listen to you, when you speak to him. He is committed to have a relationship with you, no matter how many times you run from him. He is committed to forgive you, when you ask for it. Now it is your turn to decide what to do with his commitment.

I give tonight: A

Favorite Moment: Prayer working for Kendal