Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Ephesians 4:12-13
12 So that his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong. 13This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.
Thoughts of Service -
- when we serve the church grows stronger
- Serving brings about the kingdom of God
- Serving unites the church community
- Serving builds our faith
- Serving teaches us understanding of who Jesus is
- Serving completes us
- We miss out in the process when we don't serve
- Serving makes us like Jesus!
Serve - Lead and Grow
Mike
Posted by Mike Vermace at 3:04 PM
Well the day is the day. I have a huge afternoon ahead getting the message out for Sunday.
I thought that I would share some thoughts on serving
Serving
- Holy trust
- When you serve you grow and God grows you through it – even though you may not even see it
- Simple and flexible, totally transferrable, Fast, fluid and flexible –
- People are more creative – when you (they)have less – flows with limited resource (head of marketing with Google) – boundaries help create the masterpiece – unlimited canvas actually will hinder art ( God is limitless – we have boundaries)
o Money
o Space
o Time
- When you are not serving you get cynical
- You can t out give God
- Never give up – God will
- When we work on the church God works on us
- Keep on believing what you cant see
- Tests
o Building
o Finances
o Space
o People
o Attendance
o Expences (as you grow – they grow)
- Gods timing is perfect
- Test/Crisis help us in our dependence on Him
- No complaining – it wears us out
- Wear it out don’t give it up
- Don’t be complacent and settle down (especially when you get a building or a resource)
- Never Stop Growing
- People are more important than money
- People are more important to God than program
- Kids are only around us for a time (Capt. Underpants – my favorite says “you spend 3 years trying to get your kids to talk and walk and then 15 more telling them to be quite and sit down”)
- Kids are precious
- Your spouse is a blessing – makes you realize how much God loves you – because He gave you that gift
- We need a ministry Center – to show where to move people
- Never stay in a drift
- Baptism goals how about 1,000 a year by 2010
- 10/20 – 20% within 10 miles attending Church
Posted by Mike Vermace at 3:04 PM
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Obedience is the next step. "obedience unlocks Gods power". This statement amazes me when I think about where and what my obedience level is and where it should be. I think about what God has for me and the family and I realize that I must obey.
That is alot of ramble but my point is I want Gods power in my life and like my sons - I love it when they obey in the same way God wants me to obey - they get it all whn they obey and Gos is the same way!
I must grow up - I think about the areas in my life that I am not grown up in and it makes me go AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I realize that I must and need too. Growing up and growing old are 2 different things all together - I will grow old but I want to grow up.
The next poit inthe blog is - I must learn to ask God to take are of where and how we go and grow - that is not something I do well at all. So please God lead me and my family direct our every thought and crossing!
Posted by Mike Vermace at 8:28 AM
Sunday, May 09, 2004
It has been a while since I have been online - my daily blogs have been random. THis is an interesting week of failures and conquests. It seems that is more how life is ups and owns on top and looking up at the top. I am always trying to capture the heart of the one who loves me the most - God Himself. This week reading has been the most difficult - mostly because of the fact that I am forgetting that God loves me and that obedience is about - obedience! To obey God is to show that I am a freiend to him. I have a hard time obeying - it is the thought life - actions like choosing my selfish desires over Gods. I want nothing more than all of Him and it seems that looking at it from a distance I am satisfied though with a spoonful. - No! It is time to dive into the pool. Where do we go from here. I am there and it is time to get in to the pool. I also sit back and think about the future of the family and of my own boys I want them to obey me but I cant obey my own father.
This week my Dad has huge surgery - and I dont know what the outcome will be. I want him to think oh it is nothing but it is huge surgery. As my Dad sits in my house this morning all I can think about its what will come of this surgery.
Surrender
Authenticity
Relationships
Focus
Drive
Real Devotion
My words for the day - never forget that God does love us and wants us to be his best friend - We are his friends.
Posted by Mike Vermace at 6:21 AM
