How Can I Help?

Many of you have asked how you can best help with this year’s Commission.  We need help in all kinds of areas.

Here are some specific areas:

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Tough Question to Answer….

I heard a question tonight while listening to the Francis Chan Audio Book “Crazy Love”.  He asked …

“Is there anything happening in your life right now that requires you to have faith?”

Comments please…

Daily Reading in Acts 2…

At the end of Acts Chapter 2 is a pretty amazing set of scripture.  As you may know Peter has just laid down a “SMACKDOWN” on the Jews.  There was so much craziness going on that Peter and the others were accused of being drunk.  Peter preached a plain, yet stinging message.  He preached Christ crucified.  He did not mince words.  He did not give “10 Easy Steps” or use “catchy slogans”.  He preached Christ.  This is what happened…

Acts 2:37-41

³⁷When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”  ³⁸Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”  ⁴⁰With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” ⁴¹Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

I long for the LORD to move like this.  Maybe preachers everywhere should learn something.  Christ crucified…

We’re off to India!

Keep on praying for us!

India Updates

Check back often as I will be doing my best to leave updates about what God is doing through us in India.  Keep on praying for us as well.

What did God do in your life during this D’Now Weekend?

Hey everyone,

Here is your chance to brag on Jesus.  Please take a few minutes and write down how God moved in your life.  I would love to hear from as many of you as possible.

Grace and Peace,

Matt

What are you praying for?

What are you hoping that the LORD will do during this year’s Disciple Now Weekend?  Has God revealed a scripture to you that would share?  Please take a few minutes and share with us what you are asking the LORD to do.  Don’t be afraid to dream…

Grace and Peace….

Matt

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Get ready for D’Now Weekend!! February 13-15th 2009. Be sure to complete the form below.

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Walls are going UP!

You may have noticed all the construction work that is going on in front of Vaughn Forest Church. Until now almost all of the work has been at ground level and below. Well that has changed! Today they brought in a HUMONGOUS crane and they started standing up the walls. It is awesome to see and I’m excited about what it means to our church and it’s ability to reach more people!

Senior Christmas Dinner

What a great evening!  It was so much fun hanging out with the Seniors and their LCBF leaders tonight.  I am so proud of what John & Sandy Stokes, Gary Jones, and Jaime have done with this class.  Tonight the ladies decided to host the fellows.  They came early and decorated the house, set everything up, prepared games, and even cooked for us.  The meal was delicious and the guys were pretty astounded.  I heard several of them say that they could not wait until it was their turn to host the girls.

The guys made a special effort to be gentlemen to the ladies.  It was pretty funny to see, but still made me very proud of them.  I am so blessed to be around students and adults that truly love the Lord and want to be around with his people.  At the end of the planned events the students did not want to go home so a few of them ran out and rented a movie and we watched Get Smart and ate popcorn.

Here is the interesting thing about tonight.  There was nothing overtly spiritual intended for this evening.  Now sure, we are a group of Christians that all come from the same church.  We DID say a blessing, and everyone was kind and friendly.  But there was something more genuine and authentic present tonight.  What I observed tonight wasn’t a group from church getting together to talk about Jesus or how we should act.   Instead, I saw Jesus in their laughing, affection, and desire to just be together.  If we believe scripture, and we DO!  THen we have to remember that inside of every believer is a place where the Holy Spirit of God resides.  Now it is not a passive residence.  Instead the Holy Spirit roars in us like the Christ figure, Aslan, from the Narnia series.  He is not content to be a part of our lives from time to time.  He is always there, even though we sometimes can’t see or feel Him.

I felt Him tonight as our students loved on and complimented each other.  It was real and beautiful.  It reminded me that if the Holy Spirit is inside of us all then He is the one that truly draws us together.  I wish I could have taken 100 hurting lost 12th graders from all over Montgomery and injected them into this environment tonight.  I could not do that tonight, but I can one student at a time.  I am so glad that I have a place where lost and searching students will not only get to hear about Jesus, but they will get to interact with Him- through his kids!

Grace and Peace,

Matt

Check out the photos from the Senior Dinner!!

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