Service of Feb. 22, 2015

Some notes from Sunday's Service  (Thanks, Heather)

Yet another Wintery day... I was even sent home from work. Craziness... but now safe at home :)

Here's what you may have missed in service Sunday past...

Here's some notes from Spencer's 'Something to think about':

- We build many buildings but are making them harder to get into

- People struggle with the following when thinking of 'church'...

1. Perception of church

- 'I'm too bad a person; can't go to church.'

- But the Saints of the church were not 'saints'!

- Everyone has problems.

- Do people think you have no problems when you attend church??

- 'I'm too good for church.'

- 1 Corinthians 1

- Church seems unnecessary

2. Organization of the church

- Matthew 16:15-18

- Basis should not be rules! But about the Rock!

3. The People

- We need to be reminded that God made all!! ... all kinds of people (ex: what music they like, what the wear, what they prefer...)

- God loves all!!

** 'Church', relationship with Christ: There's no doorknob, no keypad... Just OPEN THE DOOR!

Although Pastor Caroline was sick last week she made two great references: #1 "Although I didn't feel good, I felt good in God" and "I was blessed in the rest." Sometimes God 'prepares a place' where you have no choice but to be still and hear from him; blessed are those times of renewal and refreshing :)  Here is what Pastor Caroline brought to us...

- 1 Corinthians 13 (the LOVE chapter). Read it. Then read it the second time and substitute 'God' for 'Love'... God is love!  This is agape love!

- Romans 12. 'Life in God's Service' (good, pleasing and perfect)

- Are you being pleased??

- Do you come to church to be pleased? Pleased by the music... pleased by the message.

- We need to be pleasing to God.

- He is soooo pleased of the things you do in His name... EVERYTHING... big and small.

- God doesn't want us to be busy!... He wants us to be pleasing.

- You can be busy, but not busy doing things that God is asking of you.

- #1 We are to please God... #2. There are many in the body of Christ. (many different people)

- Different people mean different likes/dislikes/expectations

- Clothes?! It's not what's on the outside; it's what's going on, on the inside... are you open for God?

- Structure of services

- A 'Halleluiah and Amen' church

- Music too loud; too youth orientated

- End of service: leave in quiet reverence; alter call, prayer circle... ALL are pleasing

- What's the happy medium??

- We are not in the pleasing business... we are to be in the God pleasing business!!

- Again, God is soooo please of the things you do in His name!

- He wants us obedient to Him

- We are many people with many talents by the grace given by God.

- Please the father and He will be please with you, and through you.

- If you come to church to be 'pleased', come next week with the mind/heart thought to come and please God!

- and be open to what God wants to show you :)

As you can see, God put this service together well again tonight, as Pastor Caroline's and Spencer's message worked hand-in-hand :)

Be safe out there, and remember God Love you... YES, even you, with all your flaws and imperfections. :)

Cheers