God is moving in CR

Church is not a building. Church is not an event that takes place on Sundays. I know, its how we think of it. "I go to First Baptist." "We are members of St. Luke's." "Is it time to go to church?" Much to our surprise, that is not how the Bible uses the term. Not at all. When the Scripture talks about church, it means community. The little fellowships of the heart that are outposts of the kingdom. A shared life. They worship together, eat together, pray for one another, go on quests together. They hang out together, in each other's homes. When Peter is sprung from prison, "he went to the house of Mary the mother of John? where many people had gathered and were praying" (Acts 12:12). Anytime an army goes to war or an expedition takes to the field, it breaks down into little platoons and squads. And every chronicle of war or quest will tell you that the men and women who fought so bravely fought for each other. That's where the acts of ...

Here are five simple suggestions to help make loving your spouse a top priority, second only to your relationship with Christ. Remember, giving your marriage the time and attention it deserves truly matters to God. He will help you implement these steps if you are willing to order your life and marriage according to His will. 1. Pray together before the day begins. Couples that pray regularly together experience less than a 1 percent divorce rate. 2. Act out love to experience feelings of love. One of the mysteries of keeping a softened heart is that we must continue to ACT that way even when we don't feel that way. 3. Spend thirty minutes a day in a shared activity and intimate conversation. It's a truism that men communicate as the result of a shared activity, while women view communication as the activity itself. Make spending thirty minutes together a top priority so that you can stay connected through intimate conversation. 4. Give your spouse the right to access you any...

Greed is the jealous hunger to obtain more than we need at any cost. A couple driven by greed will never know true peace or contentment. Why is greed, the insatiable monster, never enough? 1. Greed is ultimately based on a lack of faith in God's provision. 2. Greed is driven by the lie that the things of the world can satisfy our hearts. The Biblical cure for greed is Thanksgiving: A life of continual thanksgiving to God is the remedy for greed. Thanksgiving focuses on all we have been given rather than all we lack. Thanksgiving acknowledges God Himself is more than enough. Thanksgiving sets us free to enjoy all we have without comparison or complaint. (Jesus said to them) "Watch out! Be on guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Luke 12:15 Marriage Minutes Bob and Cheryl Moeller Monday, September 20, 2010 Email: cherylmoeller@comcast.net to subscribe For information on Celebrate Recovery contact Rodne...

I have a point blank question for you; do you treat people with piercings, colored hair, tattoos or anything out of the “norm” with the same respect as you do a person in a business suit? Recently I observed a young man receive what appeared to be judgmental looks as well as an attitude from a business man. (With that said, there is NO way for me to know what someone else is thinking. I’m going by my own experiences and what the appearance was at the time and place.) This young man was taking orders and making sandwiches in a restaurant. As I stepped up to order after the business man, the young man’s eyes just barely met mine so that I would know that it was my turn to order. (Whatever the reason was for his lack of eye contact, I felt compassion for him.) I placed my order, went on, got my sandwich, and sat down to eat when I realized that it was missing one of the main ingredients. I really didn’t want to say anything about it, but somehow I knew that’s exactly what I needed to d...

Humility: God's Turbocharger that will Energize Your Marriage Philippians 2:1-11 Definition: Humility is letting God have the place in our heart that "Self" wants to occupy. A. What Does a Spiritually Energized Marriage Look Like? 1. We are united eternally to Christ 2. We are living daily in fellowship with the Holy Spirit 3. We are walking in agreement as a couple. 4. We are acting out love to the other person when life hurts 5. We are pursuing oneness in our life's calling and commitments. B. How is the Power of Humility Released in a Marriage? 1. We give up all selfishness or pride in our married relationship. 2. We consider our spouse's needs before our own. 3. We don't lord our position, role, gifts, strengths, or money over our spouse. 4. We give up all right to use our rights in any selfish way. 5. We let our servant spirit not our controlling attitude change the heart of our spouse. 6. We leave our desire for all recognition and rewards...

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Since you are his child, everything he has belongs to you. Galatians 4:7 (NLT) Your spiritual family is even more important than your physical family because it will last forever. Our families on earth are wonderful gifts from God, but they are temporary and fragile, often broken by divorce, distance, growing old, and inevitably, by death. The apostle Paul says, “When I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray to the Father of all the great family of God – some of them already in heaven and some down here on earth” (Ephesians 3:14-15 LB). On the other hand, our spiritual family – our relationship to other believers – will continue throughout eternity. It is a much stronger union, a more permanent bond, than blood relationships. The Bible teaches, “To all who did accept him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God. They did not become his children in any human way – by any human parents or human desire. They were born of God” (Joh...

You have been bought and paid for by Christ, so you belong to him—be free now from all these earthly prides and fears. 1 Corinthians 7:23 (TLB) God says not only are you accepted; you're valuable. How much do you think you're worth? I'm not talking about your net worth; I'm talking about your self worth. Don't ever confuse your valuables with your value as a person. You can be rich or poor but it has nothing to do with your value as a person. What determines value? There are two things that determine value in life: 1 - It depends on what someone is willing to pay for it. How much is your house worth? Not as much as you think it is, and probably not as much as it was a year ago. Your house is worth what somebody is willing to pay for it. No more. How much is a baseball card worth? To some of you, it's worth nothing. To Matthew, my son, it's worth a lot of money. Some people are willing to pay $10,000 for a baseball card. How much is a piece of art...