I find that coming out of the weekends I tend to have a million ideas to blog about. As the week progresses I struggle with trying to think about what to write. Every now and then I come across somethings that just rock in my reading time. This morning was one of those times. Many of you know that I read at least one proverb a day corresponding to the date. Today I was reading in Proverbs 31. It is said to have been written by a man who asked God for wisdom. He was loaded with cash and all the bling bling you could imagine. In spite all of that he still did not find full meaning in life, so he writes these brilliant sayings.
In the Message version there is a section entitled "Four Intolerables." He list four things that shake the foundation. WOW!
1) when the janitor becomes the boss
2) when a FOOL gets rich
3) when a whore is voted "woman of the year"
4) when a "girlfriend" replaces a faithful wife.
Wow, these are so true. Can you see the truth and power in these words? The he move on and talks about four small wonders.
1) ants - frail as they are, get plenty of food in for the winter
2) marmots - (what the heck is this?) (any bushy-tailed, stocky roden) vulnerable as they are, manage to arrange for rock solid homes
3) locusts - leaderless insects, yet they strip the field like an army regiment
4) lizards - easy enough to catch, but they sneak past vigilant palace guards.
I could go on and on, but see the wisdom of these words. Rock on!
Philip Thurman
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
So Little Can Make So Much of A Difference
It is amazing to stop and think about how fortunate we are here in Madison. Have you ever stopped to think about all that you have? The last two weeks we have heard about three areas that we are going to start trying to influence. Canton, Homestead, Florida and Haiti. Each of these areas require so little to make an impact.
In Canton, a simple gift of a basketball goal or pencils and school bags can make kids smile. In Haiti $30.00 a month can provide for one child in the orphanage. WOW! That is all it takes. We spend that much on one meal. What if we decided NOT to eat once a month out and use that to impact one kid. Could you imagine the impact that one gift could make on that one child. Next Sunday we will begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Amazing to watch and see all the people that are stepping up to serve on the P1:8 team.
Keep being the church that makes a difference.
Philip Thurman
In Canton, a simple gift of a basketball goal or pencils and school bags can make kids smile. In Haiti $30.00 a month can provide for one child in the orphanage. WOW! That is all it takes. We spend that much on one meal. What if we decided NOT to eat once a month out and use that to impact one kid. Could you imagine the impact that one gift could make on that one child. Next Sunday we will begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Amazing to watch and see all the people that are stepping up to serve on the P1:8 team.
Keep being the church that makes a difference.
Philip Thurman
Monday, June 16, 2008
Project 1:8
We're two weeks into our series called P1:8 and thus far it has been incredible. If you missed week number one, please go to mylifebridge.com and click on the tab "Experience a Service" and listen to Jim's story. It is amazing.
This week we looked at the passage in Acts 1:8 where the challenge was placed before the new church that when they received Christ forgiveness they would have power and they were to go an be His witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. At LifeBridge as we have pondered that passage we have asked the question, what is our Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. We know our Jerusalem is Madison and we feel we have been working well in it. We've expanded our sphere of influence now to Canton and specifically to Trinity Church. They are a new start up church in the Canton area that has a real heart for the city and it's people, specifically the young. They also have an incredible desire to influence the next generation. So they are strategically involved with a school where they are making a huge difference.
There are a million incredible ministries in Canton, why not get involved with all of them. First we are too small to spread ourselves to too many places. We feel a real desire to stay focused on one area and sink everything we have into it. This laser like focus will help us stay on task in our Judea.
This next Sunday we have two guest who will be with us from outside the state of Mississippi and even from outside this country. I hope you will be with us to hear about Samaria and the Uttermost parts of the earth.
Philip Thurman
This week we looked at the passage in Acts 1:8 where the challenge was placed before the new church that when they received Christ forgiveness they would have power and they were to go an be His witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. At LifeBridge as we have pondered that passage we have asked the question, what is our Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. We know our Jerusalem is Madison and we feel we have been working well in it. We've expanded our sphere of influence now to Canton and specifically to Trinity Church. They are a new start up church in the Canton area that has a real heart for the city and it's people, specifically the young. They also have an incredible desire to influence the next generation. So they are strategically involved with a school where they are making a huge difference.
There are a million incredible ministries in Canton, why not get involved with all of them. First we are too small to spread ourselves to too many places. We feel a real desire to stay focused on one area and sink everything we have into it. This laser like focus will help us stay on task in our Judea.
This next Sunday we have two guest who will be with us from outside the state of Mississippi and even from outside this country. I hope you will be with us to hear about Samaria and the Uttermost parts of the earth.
Philip Thurman
Monday, June 2, 2008
New Life!
Sunday was an incredible day. We woke up to a fairly clear sky and the warm sun beaming down. We saw a great crowd show up for our first baptism of the new year. We had four ladies ready to follow Christ in baptism. We had each of their stories on video that just simply rocked. Johnny G. thanks for all your hard work to make it happen. Man, you do good work. Jennifer T,. Caresty C., Ember P. and Katlin R. you guys rock as well. I'm proud of each one of you and hope that we can help you grow in this journey with God.
This next week we start a new journey on SUnday morning for four weeks. We have never done a series like what we are about to do. The series title is called P1:8. All I can say is do NOT miss it. We are going to have some special guest the first three weeks and then the final week is going to be an amazing time of challenge for us all. I promise you, do NOT miss this time. We have some friends coming from outside of Mississippi to be with us on week three of this journey. It is going to rock. If you want to be involved with something bigger than yourself, this is it.
We are also in the throws of discussing in our building teams the needs we have for a new facility. Wow! We're actually starting to work through what this first building is going to look like. Exciting times around LifeBridge. We see awesome volunteers running many facets of life and the staff are working hard as well. Now is a great time to invite a friend, family member, neighbor or co-worker to church with you.
Philip Thurman
This next week we start a new journey on SUnday morning for four weeks. We have never done a series like what we are about to do. The series title is called P1:8. All I can say is do NOT miss it. We are going to have some special guest the first three weeks and then the final week is going to be an amazing time of challenge for us all. I promise you, do NOT miss this time. We have some friends coming from outside of Mississippi to be with us on week three of this journey. It is going to rock. If you want to be involved with something bigger than yourself, this is it.
We are also in the throws of discussing in our building teams the needs we have for a new facility. Wow! We're actually starting to work through what this first building is going to look like. Exciting times around LifeBridge. We see awesome volunteers running many facets of life and the staff are working hard as well. Now is a great time to invite a friend, family member, neighbor or co-worker to church with you.
Philip Thurman
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