Here is a video we did for church a couple of Sundays ago. Let me tell you, it was extreamly hard sitting there with a straight face. With Cole doing his lines…it was crazy! I think I should win a “straight face” award or something.
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Once again, God has shown his Glory!!! Check it out.
Today was an awesome day!!! Here is what happened:
- Cole gave an awesome sermon on SEX. Yes, SEX! What I love about The Connection Church is that Cole and Zak really don’t beat around the bush. I think most churches want to skip the subjects that really need to be talked about. But no, not ours….and I love it!!!
- Bram sang East to West and it was AWESOME!!! Not only does this man have so much wisdom and knowledge, he can sing great too.
- Today was baptism Sunday. We had several youth and adults get baptized. Bridget from our Connection Group was baptized, I am so proud of you girl!!! It was AWESOME!!! It is so awesome watching these people come up out of the water and seeing their face glow. When I take pictures of the baptism, my favorite ones are when I get a good shot of them going in/out of the water. I will post pictures tomorrow.
I heard something today that I thought was really neat so I thought I would share.
It’s not how you start life,
but what you do with it,
and most important, how you finish it.
When I read that last part, how you finish it, I am not thinking of living to be 100 years old. I’m thinking of what I am doing now and in the future. I might live to reach the ripe old age of 100, but I’m not going to hold my breath on that. Heck, I don’t know if I want to live that long, but I do know that when the time comes…….I AM/WILL BE READY. Every second, minute, hour, day, week, month, and year that goes by gets me closer to that “finish.” Why am I ready, because a man gave his life for me, and you. He died so our sins could be forgiven. I am a believer and follower of Christ. That’s how I know.
God Bless Your Day
I was at Men’s Connection Group last night and Bram said something that I thought was really cool so I am going to share it.
“It is not you who make things happen, it is the Christ in you that does.”
Take some time out to really think about that. It is AWESOME!!!
I was watching a reality show, you know the ones where the cameras follow the people and record their lives, and the show was about these financial wealthy wives. One of these women turned 40 and was having a birthday party on a yacht that the husband rented. Her birthday gift was a $40,000 Rolex watch. This thing was beautiful. Had diamonds everywhere. One of the other ladies made a statement stating that having a Rolex watch like hers shows people you have “made it.” Really? Made what? What does this “made it” mean?
I have struggled, like many, with money and possessions. I always wanted to have the fancy car, clothes, watch, boat, jet ski, motorcycle…..you name it and that is what I wanted. Why? To show people that I “made it.” To show people how successful I am. Well, really it was a big front because most of that stuff I really couldn’t afford. As you can tell money and possessions was at the center of my life. September of 2007 that all changed. I was driving home from being in Austin and God spoke to me. “Joe, what are you doing. Why is money and possessions at the center of your life and not Me!” I started to cry. I had to pull over because I didn’t want to hit anyone. It was like God removed the scales from my eyes and and I saw what I had been doing wrong. (Later I thought of this and wondered if this is what Paul felt like.) I suddenly was ashamed with myself. I was ashamed of my fancy car. I was ashamed of my fancy motorcycle. How horrible and wrong of me to put money and possessions in front of God. You have to remember that your money and possessions really are not yours, they are His.
So, my question again is, does a Rolex watch really mean you have made it? The answer is NO!!! If you really want to “make it” then the only way is through Jesus Christ. He has to be what your life is centered around, anything and everything that you do. Your finances, relationships, school, work…..EVERYTHING!
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