Starting next week I am going to do something that I never attempted to accomplish in student ministry; a preaching series on God. Though we can look up blogs online or read books or hear lectures from professors on who God is, recently in prayer I have been compelled to take this newly formed group of students first through a look at God before showing them how to live for Him. Personally I never understood or had a good relationship with God until I understood who He is and why He does things the way He does. So we are going to first look at his relationship as father and then look at Jesus, the Holy Spirit, consistency, love, jealousy and so on. It makes me excited to just think about it!!
More to follow as we kick things in to high gear to eXcel.
16.2.11
21.12.10
Defining personal vision
Recently I looked into some principles to help discover and define your personal vision by Mark Batterson based on his book wild goose chase. I thought I would share them.
1. BE YOURSELF – get a good hobby or do an activity outside of church, school, work or whatever to get a fresh outlook on things.
2. LEAVE A MARGIN – leave one night designated for time not for family or friends. Give a large amount of time for activity with friends and family instead of the opposite because you will get busy.
3. CHANGE THE ROUTINE – Change of pace + change of place = change of perspective. You need to realize that everything is an experiment.
4. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY – no substitute for prayer. It adds an element of adventure in your life
5. SET LIFE GOALS – most people don’t get what they want out of life because they don’t know what they want. One needs to use Batterson's 10 steps to setting life goals:
1. Start with prayer
2 check your motives
3 get ideas from others
4 think in categories
5 be specific
6 write down your goals
7 include others
8 celebrate along the way
9 think long
10 keep dreaming God-sized dreams
6. STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH
1. BE YOURSELF – get a good hobby or do an activity outside of church, school, work or whatever to get a fresh outlook on things.
2. LEAVE A MARGIN – leave one night designated for time not for family or friends. Give a large amount of time for activity with friends and family instead of the opposite because you will get busy.
3. CHANGE THE ROUTINE – Change of pace + change of place = change of perspective. You need to realize that everything is an experiment.
4. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY – no substitute for prayer. It adds an element of adventure in your life
5. SET LIFE GOALS – most people don’t get what they want out of life because they don’t know what they want. One needs to use Batterson's 10 steps to setting life goals:
1. Start with prayer
2 check your motives
3 get ideas from others
4 think in categories
5 be specific
6 write down your goals
7 include others
8 celebrate along the way
9 think long
10 keep dreaming God-sized dreams
6. STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH
19.11.10
Another reminder
I was reminded today of a treasure God has put in my life. I am made complete through the grace in salvation of Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and guided by the Father but the greatest thing on this earth God has given me to care for and her me is my extraordinary wife, Mel.
Mel does many things. She's my helper, my critic, my lover, my friend, she is one step ahead of me when I am down or need someone and she is there to lift me up and keep me pushing forward. This morning she once again supplied a need for me and any man the fulfillment of respect. I felt respected and loved by Mel when she made me breakfast, talked to me, prayed for me and spent time with Jesus not even around me. It's been said that the man who finds a wife finds a good thing. I can say that is the most true statement ever because that is what I have with Mel. Any girl or woman reading this, if you want to be the best woman you can be look Mel up she has more to offer than what she would ever admit. But I am reminded today of how blessed I am to have the privilege of being the husband of Melissa Joan Tattershall.
Love you Mel!
Mel does many things. She's my helper, my critic, my lover, my friend, she is one step ahead of me when I am down or need someone and she is there to lift me up and keep me pushing forward. This morning she once again supplied a need for me and any man the fulfillment of respect. I felt respected and loved by Mel when she made me breakfast, talked to me, prayed for me and spent time with Jesus not even around me. It's been said that the man who finds a wife finds a good thing. I can say that is the most true statement ever because that is what I have with Mel. Any girl or woman reading this, if you want to be the best woman you can be look Mel up she has more to offer than what she would ever admit. But I am reminded today of how blessed I am to have the privilege of being the husband of Melissa Joan Tattershall.
Love you Mel!
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