Thursday, October 8, 2009
Mens Fraternity 2009
We started Men's Fraternity again at TCC but this year we are meeting at Kyle First Baptist and combining our mens group. It has been an awesome experience already..Come out and join us
Friday, May 22, 2009
RMDK Ceremony
This Sunday we are helping another group of Men complete their Father to Son Commitment Ceremony. Our Group of Men decided that what better way to share this gift then to lead another group through the Six week class and help them get started. I will write more on this next week. I also am uploading the RMDK Certificate i created for them. Maybe someone else can use it.
GOD BLESS
GOD BLESS
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Raising a Modern Day Knight Ceremony
I thought I would share my notes from our Recent RMDK Ceremony for Desmond. It was an awesome time of faith and calling him to serve Christ.
Brothers we are at war, in a fight for our eternal lives and for the eternal lives of our family and friends.
Ephesians 6:12-14 (New International Version)
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
In the study we learned the each man has three things that he is called to do to reach significance. To feel as though he has met the goal of his life.
They are:
A Willingness to obey, obey god and your elders
A job or task to accomplish, gods plan for your life
a woman to love, help mate to raise a family in the name of God
We also learned the a man of god has four core expectation
• To REJECTS PASSIVITY/ do not stand by on the sidelines get in the help.
• To ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY/ Only you have the power to make the right choice for you life.
• To LEADS COURAGEOUSLY/ stand firm in your beliefs and lead others to Christ through your willingness to serve.
• To EXPECT THE GREATER REWARD, GOD’S REWARD
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to one, but also to all who have loved his appearing.
"Make vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them." (Psalm 76:11)
Vow of the Knights of the Round table
from King Arthur
I vow in GOD'S HOLY NAME:
To fear GOD and defend the realm with honor and with might;
to do battle against all evil doers, but never in a wrong cause.
I will defend the helpless, protect all women,
and be merciful to all men.
I will honor my words and speak no slander.
I will be true in brotherhood and faithful in love.
All this I do in the HOLY NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
We are in a fight for our Eternal lives, pick up the Sword of the Spirit, and stand fearless in the Gap for your family. As Jesus Christ did for you on the Cross, He stood in the gap and choose death so that we might live.
Brothers we are at war, in a fight for our eternal lives and for the eternal lives of our family and friends.
Ephesians 6:12-14 (New International Version)
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
In the study we learned the each man has three things that he is called to do to reach significance. To feel as though he has met the goal of his life.
They are:
A Willingness to obey, obey god and your elders
A job or task to accomplish, gods plan for your life
a woman to love, help mate to raise a family in the name of God
We also learned the a man of god has four core expectation
• To REJECTS PASSIVITY/ do not stand by on the sidelines get in the help.
• To ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY/ Only you have the power to make the right choice for you life.
• To LEADS COURAGEOUSLY/ stand firm in your beliefs and lead others to Christ through your willingness to serve.
• To EXPECT THE GREATER REWARD, GOD’S REWARD
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to one, but also to all who have loved his appearing.
"Make vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them." (Psalm 76:11)
Vow of the Knights of the Round table
from King Arthur
I vow in GOD'S HOLY NAME:
To fear GOD and defend the realm with honor and with might;
to do battle against all evil doers, but never in a wrong cause.
I will defend the helpless, protect all women,
and be merciful to all men.
I will honor my words and speak no slander.
I will be true in brotherhood and faithful in love.
All this I do in the HOLY NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
We are in a fight for our Eternal lives, pick up the Sword of the Spirit, and stand fearless in the Gap for your family. As Jesus Christ did for you on the Cross, He stood in the gap and choose death so that we might live.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Leadership (servanthood)
Wow, Cole's message Amp'ed - Shocking Service this week was spot on. I thought I would take a few minutes and talk about what it means to be leader.
Why are you serving? Why are you waking up 2 hours early and coming in to helping get the church setup? Why are showing up 45 minutes before service to greet the early guests? WHY?
I will tell you why, because you are a leader, you see a need and you take care of it. You approach everything from a whatever it takes attitude. And that is AWESOME!!!
Here is the rub, getting tired of it, you don't see any fruit from it. You are blind to the good that is happening. WHY? Tired, burnt out, and the price seems to high?
Because at some point you crossed from being energized about the opportunity to serve and fell into the rut of an obligation. That is a dangerous place to be, because your attitude suffers and those that are watching you see a transformation happening and they begin to question whats going on as well. Life is about opportunities to influence and our attitude directs whether it is a positive or a negative impact .
What we have to do is find a way to bring it all back into perspective, ask youself why did I start serving? Was it for me? Was it for others? was it for GOD?
A little perspective is all it takes sometime. Usually the fall begins with frustration. How do you handle frustration? Well I guess it depends on your Attitude about the thing you are doing?
Example, I love to golf but I am not very good. I sometimes I get very frustrated with how I am playing, but you never here me say, That I am going to quit. WHY? because I LOVE to Golf. It's that easy.
So approach your opportunities to serve from the view point of I love GOD, and because I Love him, it doesn't matter how hard I have to work at something or long it takes. I will do it, because I love him.
When the opportunity to serve is presented remember, the best way to return Gods love is to serve him, remember that God said whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.
I interpret that to mean, Serve you family, neighbor, guest and enemy with compassion, caring, understanding and love. Meet their needs as if they were Gods. Serve them where they are at in their life and LET GOD DO THE REST.
God Bless
Why are you serving? Why are you waking up 2 hours early and coming in to helping get the church setup? Why are showing up 45 minutes before service to greet the early guests? WHY?
I will tell you why, because you are a leader, you see a need and you take care of it. You approach everything from a whatever it takes attitude. And that is AWESOME!!!
Here is the rub, getting tired of it, you don't see any fruit from it. You are blind to the good that is happening. WHY? Tired, burnt out, and the price seems to high?
Because at some point you crossed from being energized about the opportunity to serve and fell into the rut of an obligation. That is a dangerous place to be, because your attitude suffers and those that are watching you see a transformation happening and they begin to question whats going on as well. Life is about opportunities to influence and our attitude directs whether it is a positive or a negative impact .
What we have to do is find a way to bring it all back into perspective, ask youself why did I start serving? Was it for me? Was it for others? was it for GOD?
A little perspective is all it takes sometime. Usually the fall begins with frustration. How do you handle frustration? Well I guess it depends on your Attitude about the thing you are doing?
Example, I love to golf but I am not very good. I sometimes I get very frustrated with how I am playing, but you never here me say, That I am going to quit. WHY? because I LOVE to Golf. It's that easy.
So approach your opportunities to serve from the view point of I love GOD, and because I Love him, it doesn't matter how hard I have to work at something or long it takes. I will do it, because I love him.
When the opportunity to serve is presented remember, the best way to return Gods love is to serve him, remember that God said whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.
I interpret that to mean, Serve you family, neighbor, guest and enemy with compassion, caring, understanding and love. Meet their needs as if they were Gods. Serve them where they are at in their life and LET GOD DO THE REST.
God Bless
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Who is Looking?
Ever feel like someone is watching you? Well they are!!
Keep the Faith
Live the Love
Share the Joy
Shine the Light
Lead the Way
and....
In every thing give thanks to God!
God bless
Keep the Faith
Live the Love
Share the Joy
Shine the Light
Lead the Way
and....
In every thing give thanks to God!
God bless
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