A little different approach to this week's rundown -- here's some quotes and thoughts that have run through my mind this week.
- The people are saying, "Surely there is going to be a great work now, there is such a great choir and congregation and so many ministers." It is not by might or power, but by God's Spirit, and we have got to get our eyes off of all these things, and there will be no work and no blessing until this is done. We have not come with any new Gospel; it is the old Gospel, the old story, and we want the old power, the power of the Holy Ghost; and if it is anything less than that, it will all come to naught. [from Dwight Moody's first sermon to kick-off a 50-day 1876 evangelistic crusade in New York City]
- My conviction: It is easier to plan an event, program a ministry, and use talented people than humbly depend on the power of God.
- Do people leave church saying, "What a song!", "What a message!", "What a crowd!" ... OR "What a God!!" [paraphrase of Francis Chan]
- My fear: The temptation is strong to define church "health" and success by how well it pleases people instead of how much of God is present.
- "We are Ruth Chris, not Golden Corral." [Pastor Steven Furtick, Elevation Church] (Translation: Ruth Chris is known for great steaks; Golden Corral is known for having a little bit of everything but nothing really special).
- My thought: Excellence and influence come from being deliberately simple. We must fight complexity and fight the temptation to ADD things at the expense of the MAIN thing.
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