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We Win

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It’s no secret, I am a huge fan of the DC*Band.  I think he writes some of the best worship music out there.  I love this song!  Everytime I hear this song it reminds me of this verse… Matthew 16:18, “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hell will not overpower it.”

Throughout the Bible we see illustrations and hear/read stories of what is going to happen at the end of the story.  There are times when I wonder what the outcome of a particular event or decision is going to be.  The truth is we already know what the grand scale outcome is going to be.  Here at FBC Doylestown we have been going through the book of Revelation on Sunday mornings in our worship gathering.  I can tell you that in the end, we win!

I got this song stuck in my head, and I thought you should too.

~Peter

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Prayer part 2

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I’ve been thinking a lot since the last time I brought up prayer on this post over here.  The question there was is ceasless prayer possible.  I would still be interested in hearing your thoughts by the way… I haven’t been able to kick the idea of ceaseless prayer though.  Prayer is such a vital part of who we are as those in the Christian faith.  Truth be told sometimes I get frustrated with the amount and with the quality of my prayer life.

I was reading the other day an amazing quote by a fourth-century Orthodox monastic writer, Evagrius of Pontus, he says,

“A theologian is one who knows how to pray, and he who prays in spirit and in truth is by that very act a theologian.”

Many of us want to know God and understand the ways and workings of Him.  Yet often we don’t dedicate ourselves to prayer.  In my desire to understand ceaseless prayer I came up with one thought that may help.  I wonder if ceaseless prayer would increase in possibility if we would take our focus off of praying for ourselves and realize/pray for  the needs of others.

During our family vacation last week I was making it a practice to spend some time each day in prayer for my kids and my wife, as well as my extended family and then onto my church.  I’m telling you it took time!  It increased my prayer life!  I was praying with more fervency and certainly regularity.  Now to keep that habit going I have gotten a little black book.  A small moleskin and it will be my prayer journal for my immediate family, my extended family, my friends, my church and the world around me.  This is not the end all solution, but it is one way that I have found to help me since the last thought.

What about you?  Have you found a specific tool or method that has increased your prayer life? Share with the rest of us so we can learn from your wisdom.

~Peter

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Carry the conversation

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SO, I started this post on Monday, and then Monday went by like nobodies business.  Tuesday was spent in travel and such, so here I am on wednesday writing from something that happened Sunday…  this is a problem!  Let’s go…

I’m excited for this one… I have a feeling that this is going to be an exciting conversation…  who knows, maybe not.  As usual, let’s pick up the monday/tuesday conversation.  Head over here, and check out the podcast if you weren’t able to make it Sunday night.

Questions:

Wouldn’t it be better for us not to have a plan at all?  

The simple answer to this question is yes!  The more complicated answer is Yes… it is just extremely difficult to not have a plan.  I have met few people who don’t have some sort of plan for how life should, or will turn out.  The best answer is to live a life that is completely surrendered to God.  Start today.  Make small changes in your life that allow you to live completely surrendered to God.  Let’s ask a question here:  What things have you done/changed in your life which allows you to live a more surrendered life?  

What’s with the V-neck?

Okay, so this is an easy one…  First off, you’ll be wearing one before summer is peaced out of here… So just you rest easy my young friend.  But… at the same time, the Vneck has been a work in progress.  I remember the first time I donned the Vneck.  I felt like I was doing something wrong.  Now it just feels right…  (okay, so if you and I are just becoming friends, I need to help you out… there was some serious sarcasm going on in that last sentence…)  

Okay, here’s another reason for the Vneck…  This is incredible!  Why didn’t I think of this one???

Don’t worry friends, this isn’t the last of the Vneck.  You’ll see more of that around these parts…  

~Peter

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Money Money money money!!!

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SHOW ME THE MONEY!  

This Sunday night at the Five I am excited about the topic at hand!  I am really pumped about money.  Let’s talk about money.  Here’s the deal.  Money is important to people.  It’s important to me.  So, I’m sure it’s important to you.  Jesus was no dummy.  He knew and knows how important it is to us “mere mortals”…  No wonder He spent some serious time talking about it.  If He talked about it, so should the church.  Let’s get ready… 

Now, here’s the difference, don’t not come simply because ‘preacher’ is talking about money.  My goal is to encourage you!  Not burden you.  I honestly believe that is God’s goal for each one of us anyhow…  

So, let me ask you a question… What questions do you have about giving/tithing and what you do with all that ching in your pocket?  What do you want to know?  

Let’s go… Talk it up…  Comment below…   

I’m pumped for Sunday.

~Peter

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Update

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So life has gotten better.  You could say that life has been restored.  We are not slaves to the washing machine and the drier anymore…  There was a point in time where the word Diarrhea was an integral part of every sentence that flowed from my mouth.  So, this is about what life looked like for the last week and a half or so…

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Honestly, this was just about the best way to describe it.  Plenty of caffeine needed.  This morning I am happy to tell you that Grace is doing well.  She is up and about as usual.  

Thank you for your prayer support and all of your calls and emails and such!  We appreciate it!  I’ll throw up a cute picture of grace that way the last one in your memory isn’t that sad picture…  

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Stomachs thankfully settled, 

~Peter

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The Five

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This Sunday night was the first night of the Five!  It was great.  We had a great turnout and I was really excited to see the enthusiasm in the room.  I can’t even tell you how excited I am by the Five.  

Here are some highlights for me:

  • Meeting up with a couple that Tiffany and I went to PBU with, and connecting with them Sunday night.  Who knew!  
  • Seeing multiple generations represented in this service…
  • Watching the five team come together and transform the fellowship hall into a worship space
  • Preaching
  • Challenging the church to engage the culture around them outside of the church’s walls.
  • Singing God of this city, and truly believing that Greater things are yet to come here in Doylestown.
  • I can’t wait for this Sunday night.

Here’s a few blurry shots from the service.  

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Come on out and join us this Sunday night at Five o’clock!  Check it out…

~Peter

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Sexy…

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So, this morning I had the opportunity to sit on a panel here at our MOPS group (Mother’s Of Preschoolers).  I can’t even tell you how much fun it was.  It was interesting, funny, and insightful.  I was looking out at 70 or so moms and hearing their hearts about certain issues.  The questions they were asking were honest, insightful, and even dusted with a little bit of painful baggage.  

True to his form, my good friend, and elder here at FBC, Bob Miller sparkled like the diamond in JLo’s engagement ring…  This guy is a hero amongst men.  Seriously, I should have him on here and have a little salt lick blog discussion.  That way those faithful saltlick readers can enjoy the wisdom and insight from Bob.  Anyhow, I digress…  Bob won ever woman’s heart in that room.  Men, we need to pay attention to Bob.  He’s doing something right.  

We covered several topics, but honed in and landed on Sex for about 45 minutes!  CRAZY… It was an interesting conversation that ensued afterwards.  However, I have a feeling that it could have gone on for a whole lot longer.  I was thinking the whole time about what God intended for sex, and what we have managed to make it.  

God intended for sex to be for a married man and a woman to enjoy, and savor inside of their married life.  It is sad to see the way that our society and culture twists, perverts, distorts and even abuses sex.  

Anyhow, It was tons of fun to be able to answer some questions to the best of my ability and just speak honestly from my heart.  

So, this made me think, if you were going to sit and listen to a panel, what topic would you want it to be on?

~Peter

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response time…

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How do you deal with difficulties?

I was reading today about Joseph and the cards that he was dealt.  This guy suffered some serious hardships!  He was:

1. Thrown in a pit by his brothers

2. Sold by his brothers to merchants as a slave

3. Made a house servant

4. Accused of raping the Master’s wife

5. Thrown in prison

6. Forgotten in prison

That is some serious stuff.  I can’t say that any of that has happened to me.  I have been through several hard times over the course of my short life, however, nothing quite as brutal as that.  I mean that is some serious stuff.  As I was reading I was wondering how is Joseph going to respond?  I’ve read it before, but still, I wondered what is he going to do.  You can check it out here at Genesis 37-47.  Check this out.  He says, “Do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourself for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.”  Honestly, here’s Joseph’s response in english…  Hey don’t worry about it guys.  I mean, honestly don’t beat yourselves up over it.  It actually was really a good thing, because God used it to save lives!  

That almost makes me laugh.  It is almost so ridiculous that I could laugh at his response.  But seriously, I shouldn’t be laughing.  It just seems so crazy.  Doesn’t it?  I mean am I the only one who finds it hard to believe that for years Joseph went through the incredible loss of family, friends, jobs, status, income, and peace of mind, and he woke up on the other end of it and said, “this was a good thing!”  It is incredible to me.  His response is amazng. 

I know that we are in a crazy world right now.  I know plenty of guys loosing their jobs, or at least in fear of loosing their jobs.  When things get dicey what is your response?  I know what I wish my response would be more like… …

~Peter

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