Revolving Door

I am thinking about having one of these installed at my house. I was in and out so much today that I thought this would be useful. I was at the church three times today and at the funeral home once. I went to the church to practice with Debi Howell who is singing at Don Shockney's funeral tomorrow. We had problems with the tape player so I called Dennis and when he could get to the church I met him and as usual he had things up and running in no time. Then Dennis showed me how to turn the stage lights on. Sounds silly that I did not know how to turn the lights on but it is not that easy, they are now controlled through a computer. Don was such an amazing man of God and I am privledged to have known him. I pray that I will do a good job at the sound and lighting tomorrow so that the funeral will honor this wonderful man who is now at home in Heaven.

Sunset

Just for your enjoyment. Tonights sunset. Taken from behind Farmland Friends Church.

"Want er" Button included with checking account?

What do you think? Does Old National Bank have one of those "want er" buttons that cut your "want er" in half?. Or how are they going to help you spend less so that you can live better?
At least the sign is true. Spend less. Save more and you will live better. Especially if you learn that you don't own anything. You are just the manager of what God has entrusted you with.

On the right track

Reassurance is always good. I love to know when I am on the right track. Yesterday as I was reading my "Building to Bless" devotional (day four -August 24Th) I was reassured that we are on the right track with building a larger facility for our kids and for community outreach. The portion that describes what a God-given dream looks like said that The enemy of your soul will attack a God-give dream. The church has recently suffered through a lighting strike, finances, and many individuals have had various accidents and health issues so we much be on the right track.
The four other items listed also line up so keep praying and we will see our dream happen.
Make sure you are reading daily the devotional. It is wonderful. Thank you JR, Rita and the prayer team for putting them together for us.

Lottery

When I filled my car with gas the other day I saw a notice like this one on the screen .

Powerball - $245 Million Next Drawing: 8/22/2007

My mind went wow! What the church could do with $200 million. I would only keep the 45 mil for myself and give the 200 mil to the church. Pretty self sacrificing - right? Then I thought God would you really give that kind of money to the church? We could do so much with it. We could build a great big sanctuary, it could hold alot of people who would hear about you! We could build a parking garage. We could buy a jet plane and send people all over the world to minister and spread your word. We could have the very best children's areas and I know you love kids. Right God? Wow we could really make a difference in our community with that kind of money. We would not have to work so hard at all of this Building to Bless stuff. So God if I buy a ticket would you let me win so that your church could do all kinds of fantastic things?? Oh please God. Well I drove away and did not buy a ticket ...and then
God answered my questions with some of His own. If I gave you that kind of money would you know me better? Would it make the lives of those in your church more like me? Would having 200 million dollars build anyones faith in me? I think the better plan is for your church to work as a team. Work hard on the Building to Bless campaign. Spend time in prayer and make plans to sacrifice for my Kingdom. Then your life and the lives of those in your church will be changed. They will know me better and trust me more. I am the Lord your provider.
Ok God I see that your plan is better.

Computer Problems

I dislike it when anything breaks and has to be fixed. It always makes me question what the best solution is. Get it repaired or use it until it no longer functions and buy a new one? I always question if I am making the right decision or if I have just fallen into a trap and been taken.
Well this time it paid off to get my computer fixed. The hard drive was still under warranty and was replaced for free. Yippee!! I love free. So it's wonderful to have my computer back and working well. It just took about 3 hours to reload everything but worth the time to have it up and running.

I'm on board

As I was reading some of the blogs I follow regularly I came across this one from LifeChurch.TV.
I don't know who Scott Williams is (fill me in if you know) but I love the idea of having partners in ministry instead of church members. Just wanted to link to this post so that some of the FFC blog readers would not miss it. Give me your thoughts!

Difference

Today I have been thinking about why I do what I do. Why did I make the decision 10 months ago to take a position at FFC and become the Pastor of Administration. The conclusion I have come to is I made the choice to work at FFC because I believe that I can make a difference.
I think that this is often the motivation for doing what we do. We believe we can make a difference.
We work to earn money because we believe that the money will make a difference in our lives.
We enter into marriages because we believe that the relationship will make a difference in our lives. I minister at FFC because I know that my relationship with Jesus Christ has made a difference in my life and I want to help others enter into a relationship with Jesus that will make a difference in their lives.
We at FFC are about to enter into a spiritual journey of stewardship where we will be Building to Bless... Another Generation. The difference that this campaign is going to make is one that we may not see all the results of, however I am anticipating that we will see a big difference in each person in our church as a result.

Baggage

This weekend will be one to remember at Farmland Friends Church. Pastor Kris begins a three part series titled Baggage. One of the advantages of being a pastor on staff at FCC is that you get to read the messages before they are preached. The message for this weekend is going to be awesome. It covers one of my favorite topics - freedom from the baggage that life on this fallen earth causes. I am anticipating many lives changed by the power of Christ when we ask God to renew our minds and restore what was lost. Say a prayer for our church. This message is going to make satan mad. He hates it when The Truth set us free.