powerful life giving

So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons.

I sat for what seemed like a long time just thinking. There were so many things running through my brain. Everything from the pain of a friend that is going through a trial to another friend battling cancer and on to the busyness of the season of the year we are now in. You could call that cluttered thinking.

But in the midst of my daily Bible reading cluttered thinking isn't good. There are hurting people influencing my prayers, my reading and my life. That is when I came to read Ezekiel 37 that I quoted above. I've read it before, but what an incredible truth we find in this Old Testament story that speaks to our lives and to lives all around us.

God has called His church to breed life, to give life and to share life. The church is about Jesus' life and how people can experience that in big, abundant and sweet ways. But does the typical church really experience this new life?

Daily we are experiencing miracles. No, I am not talking about people walking who are paralyzed. I am talking about people who are under the weight of guilt or bad choices or addiction. This is people who have lived in prison, real or imagined. God is able to bring them back to or give them live. We see this often.

Ezekiel walked through a valley of bones. Death surrounded him. But in the midst of the pain of death and heartache came life. Life can still happen where there is brokenness and pain. God is in the business of giving us 2^nd chances and loving His people. We can experience abundant life. That is much like what Ezekiel must have experienced in that valley.

I long to see more and more people come to have real life. I long to walk with people who are in bondage and to help them get free, to find peace and to see success rather than doom and gloom. I am committed to raising up a group of people that help others find life!

John 10:10 NLT

The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

Proverbs 8:35 NLT

For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.

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 ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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