Monday Quote

A few notes:

• Colts won last night, maybe Adam Vinatieri isn’t out to sabotage our team.
• Church-wide Chili and Cornbread on Tuesday-looking forward to it.
• Went to the gym on Saturday and I actually kind of missed it.
• I’m thinking about adding a blog day devoted to church planting, that would cut out some notes on Monday. 
• Visited another church on Saturday night.  I love seeing how other people do things.  (ie. how they greet people, their worship, how they get out information, the kids areas)  This church had a clear vision about 2009, that was encouraging. 
• Staying in NC for Thanksgiving.  Will miss my family in Nashville, TN.   
• Maui invitational starts today!  This always kind of marks the beginning of the college basketball season. 

Well I must admit today’s quote doesn’t come from a good book I have been digging in, instead, it comes from a google search.  With Thanksgiving this week here is a good Thanksgiving themed quote from Spurgeon.

“You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Have a good Thanksgiving enjoy your Faith, your Family, and your Football.

Monday Quote

A few notes:

• Had a big kids event this weekend.  5-9 on Friday and 9-5 on Saturday, I was wiped out, but had a great time.
• Colts are 6-4, they are turning this thing around. 
• Presented what we learned at basic training with the church last night.  We have gotten some good feedback up to this point and look forward to the questions we will receive in the box. 
• College basketball has begun and the Hoosiers are 1-0, I’m afraid our time above .500 will be short lived.
• Getting excited about the trip to Mexico. 

 

My reading load hasn’t been to intense recently, time has been hard to come by these days.  I could only imagine what it would be like to be in seminary too, especially if I was taking Hebrew (Aaron). Anyway here is the quote, I know it has been awhile.

A couple of weeks ago I went to a used book store in Raleigh and had a great time in this enormous warehouse.  In the end I walked out with a few books in hand one which I read and college, The Pursuit of God, but have enjoyed working through it once again.  Today’s quote comes from the beginning of this book, I hope it challenges you as it has me.

I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God.  The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate.  The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire.  Complacency is a deadly foe to spiritual growth.  Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people.  He waits to be wanted.  Too bad that with many of us He waits so long, so very long, in vain.” 

                         A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (pg.17)

Have a good week.

matt

Out of Town and Server Down

Those are my excuses for the lack of blogging.  Hope all are doing well, here is a short update and a short video. 

A few notes

• Last week Jenn and I were at Fort Caswell for Church Planting Basic Training.  It was a great week in a lot of ways, but really tough to be away from Noah.
• Thanks to my parents who sacrificed a week to come hang out with their grandson. 
• Voted today-No More Ads!!!
• Planned a preview trip to Mexico in January.  I can’t wait to see those kids and look forward to taking the youth this summer. 
• Preaching this Sunday.  We are in the middle of a series on the attributes of God and I have the Wisdom of God.  If you have any good resources let me know, it looks like we are headed to Romans 11:33-36. 
• Had a great Festifall!  Families and Kids running all over the place thanks for all the work.  Know we need to follow up. 

As I mentioned my parents were in town this week and that included Halloween.  I hope you enjoy the short video my mom put together.