Acts 2v42-47...

might use this on sunday...[see previous post and add your thoughts]

coming this sunday...

so this sunday i am on deck for speaking at CC. We have been going through the book of acts and looking at the beginnings of the church and i have once again found it fascinating and challenging. i also have found it speaking directly to us a church that recently moved to a new location/neighborhood, with a new service time [from mornings to evening], and that also just recently started to search for a new lead pastor.

so the question "what is the church supposed to be about" is a good one for us to discuss. if anything i think our church needs to be re.churched in a lot of ways. so with that said... here is the text i will be looking at. i'd love your thoughts as to what you see, what stands out, and to what hits you as you read this very early description of the church in its beginnings.

ACTS2v42-47 [NLT]42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper[a]), and to prayer. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity[b]—47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

hope you have a great friday in the sun! and thanks for your thoughts!

grace and peace,

r

new documentary on american teens

having spent the last 13+ years working with students i'm always interested in films, media, music, documentaries, etc. on the topic of teen life. this looks really good! even watching the promo brought back memories both good and bad. it is kind of like a real life "breakfast club" which is still one of my all time favorite movies. anyways, it's called american teen and i thought i'd share it with you too.

new music tuesday...

so two albums i've been waiting for have finally arrived! the first is jon foreman's newest seasonal set called "summer" and it is awesome! if you don't know who he is, jon is the lead singer of switchfoot which is another band i totally recommend. last fall jon decided to do some solo work and came up with an album per season fall winter spring and as i said now summer! all of them are fantastic.



the second album that i will be buying on the way home from work today is the new coldplay. see previous post for more on that. I will keep you updated on my thoughts on it, but if the first two songs that are out are any indicator it could be in my top 10 albums of the year!

here's to good music!

viva la vida...

I am very excited about the new coldplay album.



If you want to hear the complete album for free click here - vivalavida

it's been some time...

so i know that it has been a long time since i have been on the blog and honestly lots have been going on. i am hoping to get back into the blogosphere soon. Due to my senior paster leaving i along with the other full time associate are taking up the preaching rotation and I have been loving it. so hear is a link to the last two sermons i got to preach. the first is from the book of acts that we have recently started. it was a text i had never really studied before and really enjoyed what i learned. the second is from missions month and was on the idea of be sent ones.

sermon.01 gettingaheadofgod

sermon.02 uR.Sent.1s
note: the first 7 minutes or so is about a basic history of missions month so know the sermon starts after this.

the trinity in genesis...