2000 years ago God used twelve ordinary men to transform the world. Acts 2 tells their story and lays the blueprint for us today. We are called to be a dangerous people living fully devoted to God. Are you to ready to rise to the challenge?
Jan. 6 Unshakable Devotion
Jan. 13 Sacrificial Commitment
Jan. 20 Selfless Community
Jan. 27 Contagious Faith
It’s was great to hear all the stories of how God moved in 2007 at Epic Church in worship yesterday. Here’s the Epic Church 2007 ReCap Video. What a great year!
God is good all the time! All the time God is good!
For all of us who’ve said some funny stuff without knowing it. HILARIOUS!
IMAGE: “The iceberg represents your leadership. The 10% above the water represents your skill. The 90% below the water is your character. It’s what’s below the water that sinks the ship. Much of our influence comes from qualities we can’t see on the outside. It’s below the surface: self-discipline, emotional security, core values, and sense of identity.” Habitudes #1, Tim Elmore
SCRIPTURE: Luke 6:43-45
LEARNING: When I started Epic, I put all my energy in the field of “above the water line” skills that needed to be developed and tasks that needed to get done, Read the rest of this entry »
Detroit was hit with a huge blizzard Saturday Night and we awoke to a blanket of 10 inches of snow. Although many churches decided to close, Epic still met to worship Jesus Christ. The always inspiring Ray and Laura hauled the Epic trailer to Hart stopping along to pick up donuts. It really was good to gather and worship God, despite the weather. Everyone that gathered on Sunday came with a sense of determination to come together as the body of Christ regardless of what the world threw at us. It actually brought a sense of satisfaction to plow forward despite the weather.
Driving to church going 25 miles and hour as I bottomed out the axle of my Mystique in the snow, I kept thinking this is really a picture of life. Every one of us faces frustrations every single day. Read the rest of this entry »
God has done incredible things at Epic in 2007. We’ll look back at all God did in
2007 and look forward to all He is going to do in 2008.
Sunday, December 30, 10:30 AM, Hart Middle School, Rochester Hills
A few weeks back I caught the movie “The Story of Us” (1999) on late night TV. It told the story of couple who had struggled through 15 years of marriage and were considering a divorce. I was overwhelmed by the honesty of the characters and the realistic portrayal of marriage in the film. Bruce Willis and Michele Pfeiffer were superb. It was so uncomfortably honest, you almost wanted to turn the channel.
I think if I would have seen it when I got married 16 years ago , I would have dismissed it and said “No way, that will never happen to Kathy and I, because we’re different. We’re in love.” What a bunch of baloney! Everyone couple says “They’re in love,” but love is so much deeper than a feeling. Feelings come and go and then come back again, but marriage is a unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. As I watched, I kept thinking that every other movie on love and marriage is an “unreal fantasy.” I think most movies portray an idyllic view of marriage that is unrealistic and unnormal. Marriage the greatest thing in the world and the most challenging thing all wrapped into one. It was truly the best movie I’ve ever seen on marriage and really gave Kathy and I some conversation points to talk about to improve our relationship.
After 16 years, I’m still so in love with Kathy and I’m still amazed that she actually picked me.
Our family visited the Dickens Festival in Holly, MI and the highlight was the street performance of the “A Christmas Carol.” Somehow I got called on from the audience to be the clock for the performance (see below). All the “bongs” (not that kind) got me thinking about what we do with the time that we have here on this earth.
We often believe three lies about time…
We often live at faster and faster speeds with no thought of the consequences of a busy lifestyle. I believe the major cost of busyness is shallow relationships. Read the rest of this entry »
Another awesome Epic TeamVelocity meeting last night. The DVD teaching Dangerous Church from Craig Groeschel challenged all of us and the team planning was great. But I was overwhelmed last night with thankfulness to God. Epic – You inspire me! Here’s a few things I’m thankful for around Epic… Read the rest of this entry »
In the month of December, we…
These things alone bring us joy, but put them all together in a short period of time and it often equals “stress.” Stress is an internal response to external circumstances. It’s how I respond to events of life, especially when there’s gap between how we would like our life to be and how it actually is. “What is my typical response to stress? Where do I run for relief?” In Isaiah, God encourages us to turn to Him when we feel overwhelmed. God promises to help, “Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.” Isaiah 41:10
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