Interesting idea – nowadays things are mostly upgraded instead of replaced.
What I mean by that?
Things that we have we replace (upgrade with) most of the time by new ones sooner that the lifetime of the ones we already have expires. There is always a new and better product on the market and we just want it. It applies with cell phones, computers, cars, cloths… and we could continue on and on.
There is one very audacious prayer in the Bible in the book of Acts – at least in the context of the circumstances it was prayed.
Here is the end of it.
29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. 30 Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
New church presentation software is coming out soon called Proclaim and it’s located here http://proclaimonline.com. Unlike all other church presentation software systems, this one will allow pastors, worship leaders, and worship team members to all access and add to the same presentation before it’s presented, and then use the same application to run the presentation during the service.
To add to the excitement of the release of Proclaim, they are giving away $25,000 in worship resources in The Great Worship Resource Giveaway.
The external form (look out) is according to my opinion important for the first impression which it evokes in the people. It can either discourage them or draw their attention. In that case it is crucial. Read More
As I wrote before I am reading through the Bible form the beginning to the end. I would like to make it in 180 days which is quite challenging, but on the other side it gives you wider perspective.
Since I’ve started I was quite caught by passages about the topic of kids that did not follow the faitha of their ancestors after they grown. This is mentioned on several places.
How did it happen? Did the kids have that short memory? Did they have so little information?
It seams to be combination of both and many other stuff for sure. And to be honest, I am kind of scared, because I am the parent too.
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It is exactly 33 days today since I have decided that I will read the entire Bible in 180 days directly from the beginning to the end. It is quite challenging, but I have to admit that I am touched by things that I have never seen there before, so during that time I’ll post some actual thoughts… they have started to stack…
I have realized that I should do that more often. Do not be stucked on one spot or theme but rather see the things from the wider perspective… so I guess that it’s gonna be continues process…
And what about you?
I have been thinking about one particular topic. It is about church and attraction to the people. What is good to do and what is good to avoid etc. I was caught in the context of that all by one blog post from Steven Furtick who started a church in Charlotte NC 6 years ago and so I asked him for permit translate that post to Czech and post it here to my blog…
I got the permit so here it is :-) ….
you can find the original here.
Kazatel sboru Willow Creak Bill Hybels mluví s Bonem o tom, co by měla církev změnit… je to velice podnětné video… mrkněte na to a posuďte sami…
The senior pastor of the Willow Creak Church Bill Hybels talks to Bono about the stuff that the church should change… it is very inspiring video… check it out and judge it yourself…
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. Read More
We draw bible verses at our church as every year to kind of guide us throughout the year. I personally do not see in that any mystery or anything like crazy supernatural but on the other hand I realize that many times that particular verse hit the spot in my life and help me to go through it.
I remember most the one I drew for year 1999. I messed up quite many things in 1998, many things didn’t work out for me, so I felt quite miserable.