connect with people

I love the people I get to connect with. Just had a gentleman walk in my office. Yes, he sales ads, but this dude loves Jesus and attends a church like ours in another town. We have great conversations. He makes me stop and think and even answer tough questions. But Dave leaves letting me know that our church is not alone, not the only one seeing God work and that we are stronger through encouraging one another.

Matthew 11:29 (nasb) --- Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.

I love the people I get to connect with. Sat with a friend I have known for only 6 months this morning, and he poured out his heart. We talked about really rough things. Discipleship is one of the things we do together...so much to learn from God and from people who are walking with Jesus. Then we had some "come to Jesus" moments where we shared some not so easy stuff. Accountability maybe. Yet we both left confident that God is at work.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (nasb) --- Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

I love the people I get t connect with. Over the past three days I have had some tough and some not so tough meetings with a few of our leaders here at the Community. Some of those meetings were downright difficult. But as I wrote yesterday, leading is not for cowards. One thing that I dearly love is watching people walk with Jesus. Following Jesus is not easy but it is sweet.

Romans 12:8 (nlt) --- If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

I love the people I get to connect with. Over the last couple weeks I have had a few opportunities to be with some of my most favorite of people one on one. I'm talking about my children. What neat conversations we have. Imagine the 11 year old, 10 year old and 5 year old conversations. Some of them (heck, most of them) make this daddy's heart melt. Had lunch today with my little boy. He doesn't talk much when I visit at school, but we did chat about friends and food and the like. Best for me, since I will be out of town the next few days, was the huge hug I got as he got in line with his kindergarten class. I love my kids.

Ephesians 6:4 (nlt) --- Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

I love the people I get to connect with. Maybe you are like me, sometimes I get overwhelmed with stuff and forget the importance of connecting. I forget that God called me to be an influencer of people for Him. I forget that each of these folks have value, and it is a choice to let each know that they have value to me and to God. Connecting people to God is the highest and best thing we can do. But to get there, we first have to connect with people.

Philippians 2:4 (nlt) --- Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you

why is it Good Friday?

Holy Week is the time we focus on God and His gift of salvation. We come to Friday. The day we remember the cross, Jesus’ death and all God has done for you and me Why do they call this day “Good Friday” because it doesn’t seems good? Jesus was treated as a criminal. He was beaten so much that He could not recognize Him. His pain would have been too much for you or me to endure. That is especially from Scripture I’ve read or as in the movie the Passion of the Christ . Yet it is a good day. It is Good Friday because God had our good in His heart. What Jesus did that day changed our forever direction. Here are some thoughts that come to me: He is Redemption and Redeemer He too our Pain and Punishment He is our Righteousness and Reality He is the Savior and Life All of those happened from the cross. It was meant for the worst lawbreakers. It was not meant for a Savior who never broke a law. It was lifted high so that onlookers could see the price Jesus. Look

Day 8 in Cuba

We have just come off and incredible weekend, and it is day 8 of the mission trip in Cuba. Thank you to all who have been praying for this trip, the mission team and the impact it will have on those we serve. Please don’t stop praying. Last week Alex and I served with a mission team in the mountains of southern Cuba. There were several challenges, but God gave us safety, provision and opportunity to serve some of the sweetest people I have ever met. No running water… sporadic electricity generated by a small, logo dammed up river, no transportation other than animals, limited food sources and more. These people love the Lord and sharing their faith with others. Over the weekend we made our way back to Havana. On Friday our vehicle broke down leaving us on the side of the road for several hours. We then boarded a bus and rode 14 hours. We arrived safely and even got some rest. Sunday was so, so good. We visited two partner churches. In the morning we were with one church that

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