A kind word or act is some times all it takes.

A kind word or act is some times all it takes.

Or the reverse; a smart remark or off colored joke even though not intended to hurt someone, may have on unexpected effect.

Have you ever been talking to a friend or co worker about someone else (not gossip) just a passing conversation about them?

What do you do when they walk in to the room right then? Do you joke and say something like "Well Speak of the Devil" or just stop talking all together.

Ever wonder what that person is feeling right at the moment, or have you ever been on the receiving side of that situation?

They might already be having a emotional day and that small thing could be the "straw that broke the camels back". Your remark or action at that point can cause insecurity or self doubt. It could cause anger and a whole slew of other negative emotions.

I challenge you to lift up the people around you.

Tell them how much you value their work or their spirituality.
Thank them for all that they do.
Wish them a wonderful day.
Offer to help them and mean it!

Add value to those around you and in doing so you will increase your value to them. This builds trust and strengthens the connections we all ready have, and just may create new connections your weren't even trying to build.

Drive into work this morning.

This morning I was driving to work and listening to the river, there was a commercial running about some school and the kids where say what they wanted to do in life, like be a teacher, painter, and so on. they ended the commercial with a saying.

One day "I" want to make a difference.

I think that we have all been saying one day or someday for to long.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Today is the day I start to make a difference.
Today is the day that I begin impacting lives for Jesus.
Today is the Day that Something So Big will happen.

Ministry, Service and Something So Big!

I had a life changing/AWESOME time at Catalyst, We (I) can no longer sit ideally by and hope for our church to grow. We can no longer pretend that our current actions are going to be enough to reach a dying nation. It is time for us to stand up for what we believe and live it. It is time for us to reach out to our community and extend GOD's glory and redemption. It is here and now that we must draw a line in the sand, Romans 12:6-8 says In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Our Church's Vision is:

Connect with God

Connect with Others

Connect others with God

I feel that as we move into the Season of "Something So Big", we have an opportunity to seriously impact our community. That can only be done by EVERYONE taking on a servants heart and LEADING this community in to the future.

We must SERVE somewhere in order for that to happen. Every Ministry, the Church is actively supporting today is in need of help, We MUST find the resources to succeed. In a couple of weeks we are going to have a Service centered around Ministry and Serving.

I challenge each of you to make the time to serve. I know that there doesn't seem to be enough time in the week to get all the things completed you would like, but true giving of our TIME will be a sacrifice.

I believe in the vision of SOMETHING SO BIG.
I believe it is a commitment worth giving.

The three points of this Campaign are easy to remember.

1. Life long stewardship (for you and your family)
2. Campus with 25 Acres of land and the buildings to support our ministry
3. A Regional Church; meeting the needs of and providing services for the people between Austin and San Antonio

We must own this campaign
We must lead our families first
We must Pray
We must believe
We must walk a Christ like life

We will start with our families
We will add value to our neighbors
We will add value to every person we touch

If we do this I believe that this will be the result

We will develop an environment that transcends age and culture
We will start a cultural shift that impacts every part of our lives
We will raise up a generation of leaders that will take action
We will birth a culture that impacts every generation to come

God bless each and everyone of us. Keep our hearts and minds centered on God, we know that there will be attacks but in his name we will be triumphant.