Amazed & bewildered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#2 Points
8/30/06
11:07pm

Point #1- As I was delivering the message God so kindly had me change at 1:30am this morning, I sometimes sit in bewilderment at what you see from the "hot seat". The "hot seat", is my little RED stool that I have had for many years. I sit on it when I am delivering God's word. I call it the hot seat because when you are saying bodly what God's Holy Spirit wants you to say, well sometimes it gets HoT. Hot with a passion that hopefuly others will see & grab hold of what you are saying OR it can bring a flow of criticism. Either way, is fine with me. As long as I am led by the spirit, I can handle the heat of the tongue. I just hope the ones on the receiving end can handle the heat where they are likely headed. "The Law of the Lord is perfect for converting the soul." or is it? Accept or reject. Deal or NO Deal? The choices we make today determine our future path. To die to self means just that. Meaning it's not me it's the Holy Spirt that is saying these things. I am just the messanger. Shoot me if you want. But you'll have to take it up with the BIG GUY at some point in time. Nuf Said !!

Point #2- How can a person come to a worship service of any kind for 45 minutes and NOT remember anything that was said. Are you even on the planet with your daydreaming? Hello? God's word is the most powerful energy source in the universe and if IT does reach the very core of your existence, then you need a complete self-examination of a very false converstion that took place. Accepting Christ is a bold step and should NOT be taken lightly. God will NOT be mocked & God WILL judge you some day and probaby when you least expect it. Scripture tells us very clearly that "It is best to do a self check of one's relationship or non-relationship with Christ while you still have the opportunity, than to bear first hand the Wrath that is yet to come". At some point God will judge fairly to all.

So in closing tonight , I told all the students 3 little three phrases that are permanently imbedded in my brain....

I know who I am.
I know where I am going.
I know who I serve.

If you can't answer those 3 then you are headed down a dead end street.

In Christ,
TC

Yet another Sunday goes by

Doing the BLOG thing can be risky. But sometimes the inside needs to be on the outside. 2 things came into my mind today. Scarey I know. So here goes.

#1- I was sitting in church today listening to an abbreviated message (due to time factor) & I thought, "why are we (or some) so worried about getting out of church ON TIME?". WHAT'S the BIG DEAL?
Is the pot roast gonna get a little over done rather than digging into God's word?
So if we are 1o-20 minutes late going to bible study, are the ones who didn't bother to come to worship, gonna get up & leave because we are running late?
I don't think so.
Which sets up yet another question.
Why does time control us rather than us controlling time?
Isn't a clock a man made device to help us manage our time?
What amount of time is worth the price of some one's eternal future?

I loved today's message & thought it could go alot deeper "IF" time wasn't controlling us & we were controlling time. I think we need to let God control "our clock". The closer I am to hearing God's word through someone else, the closer I grow to him and that's all the difference in the world to me.
Another thought out of today's message and THANK YOU Bro. Jimmy for being BOLD enough to say what I have been asking for years.

#2- Why is it that in a church our size, I don't have a long list of concerned people who want to see today's student's (middle school thru college) so filled up with God's word, that they are about to explode?

That question I will leave for another day.
After I sleep off my delicious chicken. beef & steak tacos from CC Life tonight.
Ahhhhh
Night
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
In Christ,
TC

Movie Night

OK,
I was asked since the University of West Monroe has it's football jamboree on Saturday, I was asked several times, "Please TC can we do the movie thing on Friday night, please, please". I easily caved in & said YES.
So, To ALL YOUR HIGH SCHOOL dudes & dudettes, WHERE U WERE?
But, YAY for the Middle School group who poured out in DROVES andbrought some really kewl peeps with them. THANX guys. If you would like to know we watched the Chronicals of Narnia, thank you very much. That movie just ROCKS.

I would like to add that Molly, Julius & Billy were in attendance. I don't want to leave you guys out, even if Molly was the popcorn queen of the student lounge area by keeping hereslf entertained by bombarding Tyler with popcorn for hours. Go Girl, sixth grade guys probably deserve it. Well most of them do anyway.

Well maybe next time.
GO Rebs.
Peace out,
TC

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Have you ever had a day when you just didn't want to get up? You knew you had to eventually, but you kept hitting the snooze button on your worst enemy, your alarm clock. Well, today was that kinda day for me. For the past two nights, I am wide awake at 3am. Why that time, I just don't have a clue.But in the past, God is usually trying to tell me something,and he always uses the quiet still of the night to tell me something. What that something is I still don't have a clue. I struggle to listen & I hear nothing. I keep asking myself why is this happening at 3am. I pondered on that question and came to the realization that my heart was just not right to receive it. God probably knows that something is just not
right. When I will be ready to receive, I just don't have a clue.
But I have a strong feeling that it EVERYTHING to do with being toooooo buzy. I try to do too much for one person, therefore reducing my times of quiet reflection in where God wants & needs me. So since school has now strated and the days are slowly starting to get shorter, I am going to learn how to say NO to a few things & just slow down. Maybe that's the ticket to a less cluttered mind and a more peacful lifestyle. Hey, Jesus knew when to back off & if he could , why can't I.
Time will tell.
Peace out
TC

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Have you ever been going so fast, you forgot where you going & what you were going so fast to do WHAT? Geez. Life seems to be going faster & faster. I really don't think Jesus in all his ultimate wisdom intended us to be doing this to ourselves. While all the traffic is going 90 to nothing, let's both slow down at some point each day & just breathe in so good clean air & say ahhhhhhhh!!!!
Bretahe in - Breathe out. Wax on - Wax off. You knew that was coming didn't
ya !!!! Ooops. I just rememebred , I haven't had my quiet time YET.
Till next time,
CU,
TC