Feast on God this Thanksgiving

I hope everyone has had a great thanksgiving this year. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner for the first time in Marcie's house since Katrina. I read a great article on fasting that spoke to me during this season. We always give thanks to God for giving us so much by feasting on delicious food. After reading this article I thought a little differently about it. It spoke of how when we fast for God we need Him to nourish us as we refrain from eating. In doing so we should be feasting on God in our life and for the lives of others. It spoke of how when we feast on food we are always satisfied afterwards, but when we feast on God we always want more of Him for His nourishment always satisfies but also sparks an unquenchable desire for more of Him. This spiritual discipline should draw us closer and closer to Him and further form the nessecity on food. Jesus speaks of the importance of spiritual food in Mathew 4:4 as He quotes Deuteronomy 8:3

"Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord."

We should be giving thanks this season for the food we need to live, but even greater we should be giving thanks to Him for His word and in fasting and prayer we can be fed by His word and His presence that greater things can come to pass in our lives. So my prayer for you all is to show your thanks for God by looking inward, and relying on Him for not just food, but spiritual nourishment as well. Remember, He is enough for us, all of us. John 6:35

“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."

Give thanks ya'll, worship Him, and never go hungry again! Until next time... James

How Did We Know Jesus Was Coming?

Just wanted to share a video from Mark Driscoll.  For those who don't know he's a passionate preacher from Mars Hill Church out of Seattle.  He's on a mission to change the meaning and purpose behind what people perceive about church, God, and Christ.  Here's a sample of what he has to say about the many prophecies said about Christ some hundreds of years before his birth.  It's one of my favorites from his Vintage Jesus series, all available for view and download on the Mars Hill Church website. The book is also phenomenal, check it out.






I pray God speaks to each and every one of you in your lives today and opens your eyes to His truth.

Blessings,
       James

Collossians 4:2-6

Today Pastor Rob took us through some more on Paul's letter to the Collossians.  We are continuing to dive into Collossians and understand more about the ways Jesus is enough for us.  Today we talk about how He's enough for our mobility as a church.  Paul talks about how we need God to help us to better our speech in mobilizing the Church and the Gospel to others.  In doing so, we must rely on Him to seek opportunities to talk to  others.  When we find those opportunities we have to use the right speech to communicate with Love and effectiveness.  Man has done a good job in distorting the message of Christ to the world with anger, fear, and unenthusiastic messages.  It should be an amazing message that communicates Love and forgiveness and a hope for their lives.  Paul also touches on praying for others in the faith that suffer persecution because of the Gospel message.  Without God's leading we cannot effectively proclaim this to others.  Only God truly save others.  We are the hands and feet of Christ, but only through His leading can we really know what to say and how to share His message.  I pray that all of you out there in cyberspace can learn more about Jesus and what He has to offer in your life.  For more on this message, read the Vintage blog on the right sidebar of my blog.  It has updates from all Rob's sermons.  'Till next time. Blessings.

James.