Memorial Day Weekend

Enjoy your families this weekend and remember those who have served and are serving this wonderful country in which we live. God Bless America.

No small group Sunday. You still better know your bible verses.

THOUGHT PROVOKING

I was lessening to a CD called Purpose Driven Life all week and this question had me thinking.

Acts 13:36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.

Thought= It is our time. Neither the past generations nor the future generations can serve!

Ecclesiastes 9:11 But time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hands finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
Ecclesiastes 9:4 But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Question = Am I really serving God's purpose for my generation?

I also thought it was interesting that Paul says David is asleep and saw corruption. I know his body saw corruption but his soul must be resting.

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

1 Corinthians 15:49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

There is Hope of doing something to the glory of God!!!

A Deceitful Heart

A Deceitful Heart

The heart is more deceitful than anything else and desperately sick- who can understand it? I, the LORD, examine the mind. I test the heart to give to each according to his way, according to what his actions deserve. – Jeremiah 17:9-10

1. Do I trust the LORD with all my heart?

2. Do I rely on my own abilities rather than letting God take the lead?

3. Do I give my time and money looking for a big return?

4. What is my motivation in trusting God?


This is part of my devotion today and thought it was pretty good. Kind of squares you up right in the face. I think my motivation is lack of control; I truly trust God to handle my problems but I find that I only go to God when I know I don’t have control, but what about when I think “I got it”? We still need His help in good and bad. Praise God in the good and in the times he is developing our character. Easier said then done for me!

Prayer Requests

Please keep all of theses people in your prayers.

• The Lesniak's friends, Joe and Mary Ann, who recently had a miscarriage.
• Kim's sister who is struggling with severe migraines and her pregnancy.
• Anna and Kim and their pregnancies.
• Toby's neighbor, Bill, who is having surgery.
• Barry and Wendy's son, Hayden, and the healing of his broken arm.
• Eric Crisp and all of the Dominican Republic mission trip team.
• My friend Juli's trainer just found out that she has brain cancer. Pray that the surgery she is scheduled to have on Monday removes as much of the tumor as possible. You can read about her story here http://www.prayforstevie.blog.com/.

Stone Mountain Laser Show

Here's what I found out about the Stone Mountain Laser Show.

• The Laser show is free with your $10 vehicle fee to enter the park.
• You can bring your own food and drinks or purchase something there.
• The show will begin around 9:30 pm and it lasts 45 minutes.
• Starting May 29th they have the Laser show daily.

Let's try and pick a day that works for everyone that wants to go. Fridays will probably be best since it'll be a late night. Here are 4 choices: June 4th, 11th, 18th or the 25th. Leave a comment letting me know what day works best for you and we'll try and get the date set.

Pass Along...

Great time this afternoon folks. Thank you Anna and Toby for reciting the memory verse. I updated the settings on the blog so please pass along the the URL to your friends, Romans, and countrymen.

Have a blessed week,

Daily Devotionals to Consider

Alright, Andy Stanley apparently doesn't seem to have anything out there for free. But here are some options.

Moments With You Couples Devotional - By Dennis and Barbara Rainey - Jenny and I have taught out of their book, Starting Your Marriage Right. They are solid...and for Bran's liking, there is a question at the end of each day. Not extraordinarily deep, but they typically make really solid, practical analogies.

UpWords Devotions - By Max Lucado - Once again, Lucado is not typically super-deep, but is very practical and is a great story teller. These are exerpts from a variety of his work.

Love Worth Finding - By Adrian Rogers - One of the most well known pastors in North America. Very short and sweet with a question at the end.

Desiring God - By John Piper - Longer and deeper than the others...very good stuff.

And finally, how do we determine which one to choose, who will say the memory verse, or what time we will meet next week...SPIN THE BOTTLE OF COURSE!