Fellow followers of Christ. I beg you to take 20 min out of your day and watch this sermon by K.P. Yohannan. God is real! The Gospel is real! Eternity is real! Will we give it all up for the cause of Christ?
Monday, January 14, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
The Valley of Vision
I just began reading a book that I picked up the other day. It is called, "The Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions." Here's an excerpt of the opening prayer:
Let me learn by paradox
that the way down is the way up,
that to be low is to be high,
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
that to have nothing is to possess all,
that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,
that to give is to receive,
that the valley is the place of vision.
Oh how the world would change if we would surrender to this way of living.
Let me learn by paradox
that the way down is the way up,
that to be low is to be high,
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
that to have nothing is to possess all,
that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,
that to give is to receive,
that the valley is the place of vision.
Oh how the world would change if we would surrender to this way of living.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Overwhelmed with Love
Greetings Rockway and all of those randomly surfing the www.
The past few weeks in my life have been quite busy to say the least. However, they have been amazing. As most of you know, on December 15th I had the joy of marrying the most beautiful and spectacular woman in the world. It was a moment that I have been looking forward too for many years now, and I am so blessed to have Kacie in my life. Though the wedding ceremony was amazing, and the honeymoon was exciting, Kacie and I have simply been overwhelmed with the amount of love we have felt from Rockway Church. Helping us purchase a refrigerator, sending cards, offering prayers, attending the wedding, and stocking our kitchen with food before we got home have all been genuine expressions of your love and your friendship. Thank you so much for all that you are and all that you do! Kacie and I sincerely feel that we have a family here in Mansfield.
As a new year has come upon us let us look at it as a clean slate. Let's be who we were created to be and glorify the Father this year. Let's seize the opportunity that we have as a church to reach each other, reach the community, and reach the world. Let's not regret this year. Let's be sensitive to God's leading, available for God's calling, and proactive in sharing HIS love.
JH
The past few weeks in my life have been quite busy to say the least. However, they have been amazing. As most of you know, on December 15th I had the joy of marrying the most beautiful and spectacular woman in the world. It was a moment that I have been looking forward too for many years now, and I am so blessed to have Kacie in my life. Though the wedding ceremony was amazing, and the honeymoon was exciting, Kacie and I have simply been overwhelmed with the amount of love we have felt from Rockway Church. Helping us purchase a refrigerator, sending cards, offering prayers, attending the wedding, and stocking our kitchen with food before we got home have all been genuine expressions of your love and your friendship. Thank you so much for all that you are and all that you do! Kacie and I sincerely feel that we have a family here in Mansfield.
As a new year has come upon us let us look at it as a clean slate. Let's be who we were created to be and glorify the Father this year. Let's seize the opportunity that we have as a church to reach each other, reach the community, and reach the world. Let's not regret this year. Let's be sensitive to God's leading, available for God's calling, and proactive in sharing HIS love.
JH
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