Weekly Rundown (9.26.2010)

• Follow Me-Part 2: The fullness of the Holy Spirit is so "undertaught" and "underrealized" in churches and Christians.  I am praying today's truth really grips us as a church and we take the time to claim and seek the promise from Luke 11:13.
  
  
  
  • Seek the Holy Spirit in prayer. Ask for "fullness" with passion and persistence.  Believe there is no substitute or short cut other than God's gift of the Holy Spirit.
  
  
  • Sign-up for 24-7 prayer initiative. Make it a point to come to First Wednesdays to seek God together with our church family.  Take prayer seriously, believing what prayer can really accomplish.
  
  
  • Believe that through the Holy Spirit you can pray prayers that get answered, serve God with effectiveness, get rid of habitual sin, be the spouse/parent God wants you to be ... we cannot live like God's Word is not true.
  
  
  
  


• Next week's message: One of the more controversial aspects of following Jesus, but essential to understand.  Scripture is Luke 13:22-30.
  
  
  
  • Please know that this series is one of the most important and fundamental set of messages and is part of an expanded vision for our church.  If you miss a message, get a CD or listen/watch online!
  
  
  
  


• What's going on?
  
  
  
  • Lots of prayer for more of God!!  We desperately need and want more of the Holy Spirit!!!
  
  
  • Working on our church's 2011 budget.  Very excited about the faith and vision found in the initial drafts. We will be challenged and stretched, AND God will be glorified.
  
  
  • All new staff should be in place by mid-October.
  
  
  • In Calhoun: continuing to work through the building opportunity.
  
  
  • Less is More: our December special offering is coming up.  Please pray and plan now about how God wants you to participate!!
  
  
  
  


• My prayers right now:
  
  
  
  • For healing and restoration in some marriages.
  
  
  • Isaiah 64:1-4 -- for God to "rend" (open) the heavens and manifest Himself more at RBCC; for God to do "awesome things" we did not expect; for us to wait on Him in prayer.
  
  
  • For some specific people who are on the mission field overseas or about to go overseas
  
  
  • For someone that needs to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  
  
  • For the spirit of mammon ('more') to be broken and the spirit of religion/tradition to be defeated and for people to passionately, radically and unconditionally follow the Jesus of the Bible!
  
  
  
  


• My life right now:
  
  
  
  • Abreham is trying to/wanting to walk ... he is getting so frustrated!
  
  
  • Eyasu is like a sponge! Having to watch my example before him ever so closely.
  
  
  • Struggling being a 'Dawg fan!
  
  
  • Learning more and more what is means to be "full of the Spirit"!!