WOW… good discussion.

This past week’s discussion was once again, very challenging and very awesome. I am soooo excited for the next few weeks, as we will be talking more specifics about the biblical, 1st century church. So please read the next 2 chapters for next week (chapters 8 and 9). And I can sense that God is working on some amazing things to come… Praise Him for His generous nature and HIs grace filled love in our lives.

Again, attendance was down this week, so I’m praying for God to open schedules up even more than last week. I did hear from God quite a bit over the last week, and I shared my thoughts with everyone who was at Sunday’s meetings. So for those of you who weren’t there, this is what I’ve been hearing:

What if each of us actually gave up our comfortable lives and really decided to follow Christ? What would we be willing to give up? Our friends? Our finances? Our personal constraints we put on church and community? What would we give up that currently takes up our time and sell ourselves out completely to Christ and His church?

What if everyone involved in commonplace started meeting in groups of 2 or 3 and really started holding each other accountable? What would that look like for each of us? Who are the people in our lives that we currently know who could use this kind of relationship? Who are the people God is asking us to reach out to?

What if we decided that the MOST important thing in our lives was building God’s kingdom? What would that look like for each of us? What do we have to do/change/remove to make that happen?

Also, Matt suggested that maybe we should each be praying for the people in our lives that need Christ or that need more of Christ. So we made it a challenge to everyone to start a list of your friends and family that you can be praying for all day, every day. Be lifting these people up to God constantly… let’s join together in prayer and change our community! And then Vicki suggested that we start giving feedback to prayer requests (if things are changing for better or for worse) and celebrating the victories when they occur. Let’s start celebrating God’s work on earth together!

See you next Sunday! Keep reading!!!!

Last week’s meeting notes… and prayers are coming…

There were several people not able to make last weeks meeting… and it was unfortunate as the discussion was very good. So good, in fact, that we only covered chapter 5 and weren’t able to get to 6. So for this coming Sunday, please read chapters 6 and 7 and be ready for more great discussion.

If you weren’t able to make last Sunday and would like talk about the ideas in 5, please let me know and we can meet for lunch or dinner or whenever. I’d love to talk more about that chapter!

Also, I wasn’t able to get to sending out the prayer requests yesterday, so I apologize. And, then I forgot to bring my list to the office today, so it is sitting at home currently. UGH…. So I will be putting that together to send out later today/tonight. If you have prayers that you’d like added, please let me know asap.

See you next Sunday! Anyone up for bringing treats?

Another good week of discussion

Last Sunday’s discussion was great… challenging, thought provoking, tense, fun, exciting. I loved it. Thank you all for reading, showing up and joining in. Church is exciting with all of you! And thanks for the awesome treats. I am officially spoiled.

Keep reading!!! Chapters 5 and 6 for this coming Sunday. Please let me know if you won’t make it…

Be praying for each other and be seeking God’s will. Blessings to everyone…