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Listen for the Thunder

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“How faint the whisper we hear of Him!  Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”  – Job 26:14

WOW!  This one cut me to the quick.  We often will sit and wonder why God hasn’t done more… Why didn’t God protect me from this… Why didn’t He spare me?  All that kind of stuff?  Do you ever feel that way?  Why is my family the way it is, or why is my job so terrible?  These are the types of questions that plague the minds of so many of us.  

This was  a great reminder to me.  The little bit that I know and understand of God, is just a faint whisper.  Imagine when the day comes when we see, and understand the power of God?  WHEW!  That is going to be amazing!

In light of this… 

  1. Live with your eyes peeled for what God is doing in your life.  Look for everything that God is doing!  Rejoice and give God praise!
  2. Step out in faith that the God of all that is, was, and will be holds you firmly in His hand!

~Peter

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All you need is a lit candle right now…

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Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight;
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love’s pure light;
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Silent night, holy night
Wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Amen

~Peter

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The Incarnation…

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The Word was first, the Word present to God,
God present to the Word. The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one. Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out. John 1:1-5

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish. John 1:14

Merry Christmas…

~Peter

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Same Kind of Different as Me

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I have heard many stories in the course of my short life.  I know this to be true.  In fact I have heard some really great stories.  I have the privilege of being a pastor and hearing a whole lot of stories.  However, I just finished reading a story about two unlikely friends.  “A modern day slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together.”  That’s what this story is all about, so the cover says.  However, this story is deeply penetrated with theme’s on God’s grace, God’s sovereignty, God’s love for the lost, God’s desire for all to know Him.  This story is running from cover to cover with countless moments that break your heart to read about the injustice that we as human beings dole out to our fellow man.  My heart was intricately and delicately intertwined in the story of Ron Hall and Denver Moore. 

I was given this book by my mom for my birthday this past September.  After the home going of my dad, it was tough to read the last half of the book.   Yet this is an incredible book.  A story that makes me want to be more like Christ.  A tale that encourages me to reach out to the hurting, the ugly, the down and out, those who appear to have it all together yet actually don’t and anyone else God chooses to bring into my life.  

One of the most amazing lines in this book is from Denver, I pray that this rings true of our lives…  mine included.  “Just tell em I’m a nobody that’s tryin to tell everybody ’bout Somebody that can save anybody.  That’s all you need to tell em.”  

Seriously, if you are searching for that one last christmas gift… Here it is.  Search no more.  This in my humble opinion is a must read.  

Check it out…

~Peter

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Lyrics

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There are certain songs that I can’t get out of my head. Some of them are good ones, and some of them are bad… You know, like this one is terrible… “I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener…” But then there are some good ones. This week I can’t stop listening to and singing this song.
“God of this City” by Chris Tomlin. Here are the lyrics.

You’re the God of this City
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are

You’re the Light in this darkness
You’re the Hope to the hopeless
You’re the Peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

It resonates with me this week. What about you? What can you not stop listening to?
~Peter

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Dream Job

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Okay, so go here… and watch the video called “dream job week 4”.  Then click back over here…  Go ahead, do it now…  I’ll be waiting here for your return.  

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I was with a good buddy this morning, and we were talking about God’s will and God’s direction for his life.  Immediately I thought of this video.  This is such a cool story.  Isn’t it?  It made me think.  What do you think?

~Peter

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