~Word~

"I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge

and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely,

and in Him I trust!" -Psalm 91:2

~Lead~

"The mark of an effective worship leader is that they become somewhat invisible while God becomes the center of attention"

~Walking with Him~

"Spiritual maturity isnt measured by how high you jump in praise but how straight you walk in obedience.”

It's been a long few days and I have to say I don't know what is going on from day to day. It seems God's plans change daily and all I know is I am living for Him where He leads I will go. Sometimes we think something is going to turn out one way and God changes it to His way. I am learning It can only rely on Christ and only Christ. For man is going to fail you every time. People can paint the best looking picture ever and sale your the best thing out there and you can jump on board with the party to only find out later It's just a show and only words with no meat. If I only had one thing to teach in life it would be, be a man or women of your word. DO what your going to say you are going to do. Sometimes I feel like I go 3 steps up and then 2 steps back. When that happens all I know to say is "BLAH..."

May His will be done for me! I am praying this year will turn out to be filled with blessings and a purposeful milestone in my ministry and life.

In His Grip,

-Pastor J

~No Substitute~

The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. Nothing against cake or coffee, but there is NO substitute for the HOLY SPIRIT.

I hate to say it and I think it is sad I even have to however churches today are running on the idea of It's all about me, How can I get something out of the church, and What can the church do for me instead of the idea that what can I do for the church. I have been in church a long time and pastored and ministered in many churches and I see this all the time. Looking at this for so many years I have to come to the point on if some churches are embracing the Holy Spirit at all. I have worked in church for many years and I have to say many churches out there miss the full picture. I have heard so many time over and over again "The Father, The Son and "It"." I am sorry but the Holy Spirit is not a "It". There is NO substitute for the Holy Spirit no matter how nice of words or how nice of picture you can paint.

In His Grip,

-Pastor J

~Monday Morning Coffee~

“When I am full of myself I'm empty of God."

- Hebrews 3:19

Have a great Monday Morning....

-Pastor J