I want to encourage you to come to the Creek on Sunday to hear about the power of the church when it is on mission. Here is a part of that message: Jesus said, I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Matthew 16:18 NLT When we hear that prophecy from Jesus we often think that he is saying the church will survive even if attacked by hell itself.
This Sunday I speak at the Indian Creek Olathe Campus to kick off the What if the Church? series. I am excited about our triad. Jim West from Colonial Pres and Ryan Nelson from 33 Church will be our guest speakers.
It was probably five years ago that I came across a shorter version of what was called, The Opening Prayer. I quickly adopted it and later adapted it as a daily prayer. I miss occasionally but most days I pray this prayer, if not during my morning quiet time, some time in the day.
Tomorrow we have a staff prayer retreat at Tall Oaks retreat center. Please pray with us for God to direct our steps and fill us with His Spirit. We want to listen to each other and listen to God.
Here is a bio for our speaker today written by Belinda Kendall. Karen Robinson is a veteran in ministry with over thirty years of experience. She is the founder of Solomon’s Porch Society, an amazing ministry founded in 1998, with chapters throughout the United States.
Here is the message I shared at Indian Creek Gardner Campus on week three of the Soul Detox series. The title of this message is Tormented Soul. I had a bad cold.
This week Belinda and I were invited to the KC YWAM base in Grandview, MO to meet several of the leaders who are working hard to fulfill the great commission. They also work with the Call to All. Jonathan Anderson and Claudia Vallejo mobilize young leaders to take short term mission trips to India. They also work to support Asian church planters.
This is borrowed and adapted from Christianity Today’s blog: Dallas Willard, a prominent philosopher on a “quiet quest to subvert nominal Christianity” (according to a 2006 CT profile), died today after losing a battle with cancer. He was 77. Willard’s death is a loss for all Christians, Willard’s long-time friend and collaborator Richard Foster told CT.
Today the big C church in Kansas City took a huge step forward. Church leaders have prayed, dreamed, strategized and worked for the progress made today. What happened is a direct result to all the good work that contributed toward the launch of a Roundtable of leaders who stacked hands and said, we are going to work together.
The last three days have been amazing when I consider how God is working to fulfill the Great Commission through leaders and ministries in Kansas City. I’m not going to be able to tell you all of the details that leave in me in absolute astonishment but I’m not stretching it to say that God is on the move in KC. Belinda and I spent the last three days with Chalapandian Benjamin.