This was one of my favorite One Prayer ‘09 messages. We didn’t show it at FOSM so I though I would share it with you here. It’s pretty cool how the message of Christ transcends all cultures.
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I just watched the video of Susan Boyle on “Britain’s Got Talent” for the first time. The video has over 55 million views on YouTube. She is the current leader on the show. When she came out to sing “I Had a Dream,” people made fun of her. They thought she was another crazy idiot. When she started to sing, she proved them all wrong. The crowd went wild. After the video, check out some of my thoughts about dreams (and maybe add yours).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Some thoughts about dreams:
1) Dreams are some of the most powerful parts of our existence. They lead to change and great things. What’s your God-given dream?
2) This lady’s dream was to sing before crowds. She waited 35 years for that. Have you given up on any of your dreams as the years have gone by?
3) I think one of the saddest parts of death is the death of unrealized dreams. I once read that cemeteries are the richest places in the world because millions of dreams are buried there. Life is too short for us to hold our dreams in. Are you trying to bring your dream to reality?
4) God is a God of big dreams. Do you have a big dream? Is it too big to you for you to act on it? Is your God big enough to use you to bring the dream He has put in you to fruition?
Your thoughts?
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I caught this video over at http://gbrenna.com. It’s Honda’s story of their many failures over the years. Here’s what I learned from it:
1) Honda is a great company because the leaders encourage FAILURE. “100 failures will lead to a success.”
2) Honda knows what they are about: engines. So they let the engineers do their thing: create and innovate.
3) Since they encourage failure, employees that fail are encouraged to learn from their mistakes and move on, hopefully to fail again.
The implications for the local church are many: Are you afraid of trying anything? What are you failing at right now? Have you learned from your past failures? Has your church fostered an environment of failure? Do you serve a big enough God who can handle your failures? Have you given yourself the freedom to fail? Is your church so big that you don’t “risk it all” anymore? Is your church so small you are afraid to risk anything for fear of failure?
Here’s the vid:
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This is the video of Session two. You can go to http://newspring.cc/unleash for more info on Unleash.
Link to AUDIO version is here…
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This is the video of Session one. You can go to http://newspring.cc/unleash for more info on Unleash.
Link to AUDIO version is here…
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Kevin Colon turned me on to this excerpt from Neil Cole’s latest book on leadership. (link below) It’s about where Jesus said to go to get leaders in the church.
Here are the things that got me:
1) The resources are in the harvest. That’s where our leaders of the near future should come from.
2) Most churches are sucking from the kingdom and not giving leaders to the kingdom. What is your church doing to farm new leaders, as opposed to just buying them at the grocery store?
3) The leader of the near future woke up this morning with a hangover… in the wrong bed.
4) There are more leaders than we could ever need all around our church right now.
5) We have to beg God for leaders. When was the last time you begged him for leaders in your church or ministry?
6) If there is a problem with the leadership development program in your ministry then you are probably not reaching people for Jesus.
The link: http://www.cmaresources.org/node/273
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Man, I love the series we are doing at http://fosm.net called “Urban Legends.” We just have a couple of weeks left and I still have several messages floating around in my head. Here are some of the myths I am thinking about:
Check Your Man at the Door
Check Your Manhood at the Door
Check Your Brains at the Door
It Doesn’t Matter What I Believe (As Long as I am Sincere)
The Myth of the “Super Christian”
I’m Waiting for the Perfect Time to _________
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These were borrowed from DaveRamsey.com:
Use with care…
You look familiar … didn’t I deliver a pizza to you last week?
You’re so hot you could melt my debt snowball.
Good thing I have identity theft insurance, because you stole my heart!
Call me your mutual fund, honey … ’cause with you, I’m showing interest.
Are you unpaid credit card debt? Because you have got FINE written all over you!
If you turn me down, my life will look like a country song.
Broken heart? Well, there’s a great place to go when your heart is broke … out with me.
When I saw you, my jaw dropped like the value of a new car.
You should be my retirement plan … you’d put the “OK” in my 401k.
You look so good, I could sell you on eBay!
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How do you tell somebody that you care about deeply ‘I told you so?’
Gently, with a rose? In a funny way like it’s a hilarious joke? Or do you just let it go because saying it would just make things worse?
Probably the funny way…
Michael Scott, The Office
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Here what’s on my mind today:
1) 24 was off the chain last night. This is one of their best seasons yet.
2) Innovation 3 kicks off in Dallas today. I Really wish I was there. I’m trying to figure out a way to get there. I just heard about like a week ago. UPDATE: Stupid ice storm…
3) Marty Mosher led our first Home Team training on Sunday. Dude, it was AWESOME! Thanks for the reminder that it’s all about reaching the lost and how Home Teams fit into that purpose. Tons of great stuff on Information Vs. Transformation too.
4) Quote from Marty Mosher (slightly paraphrased I’m sure) “I love the Bible. I believe the Bible. I think we should study the Bible. But I already know enough Bible to keep me busy for the rest of my life. I don’t need more INFORMATION, I need TRANSFORMATION so I can do what it says.” He gave the example of the underground church in communist China. They sometimes only see part of the Bible at one time yet they are rocking their world. Your comments?
5) Pastor Ed Young torn it up on the Colbert Report last night. He was on there to explain his 7 Day Sex Challenge at his church. Ed is the Jack Bauer of Pastors! Here he is on the Early Show:
6) FOSM was awesome on Sunday:
a) Mayo rocked as always.
b) Zach led on TWO songs! Zach is our 18 year old worship intern. Dude, God is really working in you. Stay obedient and keep pressing on. He has great plans for you…
c) The sound was awesome. Stacy and Craig do an awesome job each and every week. Way to go guys!
d) Fantastic children’s ministry! You guys are the unsung heroes week in and week out. Thanks Joe for leading!
e) God has brought about 50 first time visitors in the last 2 weeks. He is awesome. He gets the credit for everything. Read this post ASAP.
f) Man, I had a tough time preaching Sunday morning… But, God is the teacher so I know it is HE who is changing lives, not me. It’s good to be reminded of that.
7) My wife is awesome.
8) My kids are a constant source of joy. Also a source of stress too sometimes. LOL
9) I don’t watch a lot of TV. But right now I’m into 24, American Idol, Fringe, and The Simpsons. Looking forward to Fringe and AI tonight.
10) Veronica and Terry were out of town this past Sunday. Y’all were missed! His grand-nephew who is a week old HAD a malformed heart chamber. He was slated for THREE open heart surgeries, the first of which was scheduled for today. Yesterday the family went in to consult with the doctor before the surgery. The doctor’s said “We can’t explain why but the boy’s heart is FIXED.” Yeah, that’s right… GOD HEALED HIM. {dance breaks out. Blog author singing, shaking his booty and stirring the pot} Way to go God!
11) Super Bowl Sunday is coming! So is Football Frenzy! Bring your friends then bring ‘em to church with you for the trophy celebration! You can invite them using the Facebook page. Can anybody say “Time for an Address Book Spam!!”
12) It’s going to get really cold tonight. Stay warm.
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