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ONE SMALL GROUP

Don't forget to come to small groups tonight. Click HERE to find out more information about small groups meeting in your neighborhood. Hope to see you there.

ONE NIGHT

NO DEVO??? WHAT!?!?!

OH, YEAH TONIGHT IS ONE NIGHT!

The one night a week that we all come together as a group and worship ONE GOD and Listen to his word together!

So, come out to ONE Student Ministries @ 6:30 !!!

We cannot wait to see you here!

ONE SMALL GROUP

Don't forget to come to small groups tonight. Click HERE to find out more information about small groups meeting in your neighborhood. Hope to see you there.

GOD USE ME

God told Abram: "Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1

The Lord told Abram who later on get his name change to Abraham to go to a land I will show you and to basically leave everything you know behind. Abraham was going to be use by God to do the will of the father and he had to leave everything. Can you imagine if God tell you to pack your bags now and lead and go to a city I will show you? What would you do or what would you think? God wanted to use Abraham in a mighty way. Little did Abraham know that being  use by God sometimes mean you got to go through some things. I cant imagine what Abraham was thinking and going through at this time.

Some of us have said yes to God to use you and we said lord I am available to you. When we have said yes to God, we have given him access to our space and to our lives. We have given him permission to do whatever he want to do with our lives because in the end your life will be for his glory. What if God decide to take you through the storm, the rain, the hurt, and the pain? What if he decide to take you through the mud, the dirt? Didnt we say God use me? I believe it is important that we really think about what we say to God and what we sing to God. Sometimes we dont understand what we are singing and speaking. Life and death is in your tongue the bible say. God use me. God use me for your glory. Sometimes being used of God can mean you have to experience some things. Things that we don't want to deal with. Go through some things we don't want to go through. I believe in the end we will understand why we experience some things. You will realize it is all for the glory of the king.

THE ORANGE BARREL

He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name.  Psalms 23:3

Do you remember the first time you got behind the wheel of a car?  I can see it in perfect clarity.  We were waiting to pick up a pizza shortly before I got my permit and my parents told me to practice my driving in the deserted parking lot.  In that moment I felt like there was so much power in my grasp.  I didn’t realize just how much though.

After having my permit approximately six months, I was driving home from church through construction.  I took my eyes off the road for what seemed like a millisecond, and suddenly I ran into an orange barrel. The incident made a setback in my driving career to say the least.

While the story is hilarious now, at the time it was a real wake up call to me.  I hold so much power in my hands while driving.  Each of my decisions while behind the wheel has the power to change my life forever: I could get into an accident and become paralyzed; I could hurt someone else. 

How much more power to you hold while behind the steering wheel of life?  Each decision you make could have the power to either hurt your salvation or bring someone else to the knowledge of Christ.  The best thing to do on the journey of life is to turn your wheel over to God.  He has your ultimate road map stored permanently in His head.  He will guide you on paths of righteousness to bring honor for him. 

Turn your wheel over to God today.  See what He will do in your life.  With God at the wheel, there will be no orange barrels to hinder your path.  He will watch out for you no matter what.

ONE NIGHT

NO DEVO??? WHAT!?!?!

OH, YEAH TONIGHT IS ONE NIGHT!

The one night a week that we all come together as a group and worship ONE GOD and Listen to his word together!

So, come out to ONE Student Ministries @ 6:30 !!!

We cannot wait to see you here!

INCONVENIENT

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.  Exodus 33:7

Have you ever gone to McDonalds?  How about Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, or Arby’s?  I am guessing that you have been to at least one of them.  The most common reason for going to fast food places are their convenience.  You drive up, order your food, and are on your way with a bag of food that is usually unhealthy.  Personally, I love fast food, but just because it’s fast doesn’t mean that it’s the best thing for you to eat.

This concept can be applied to other areas of life as well.  It’s convenient to not study, not pay attention, not exercise, and not step out of your comfort zone.  When you stick with convenience, you get bad grades, aren’t in shape, and you have fewer friends. 
God understands the concept of convenience.  He knows that when you go out of your way to do something, you will get a greater reward.  When Moses set up the Tent of Meeting a good distance from the camp, it wasn’t convenient for him.  He had to work to get to a place to meet God, and when he reached his destination he spent wonderful time in prayer.  The Bible goes on to say that Moses talked with God face to face, like a friend talks to a friend.

When you go out of your way to talk to God or to do something for Him, wonderful things will happen in your life.  Take a chance today and go out of your way to do something for God, then, watch and see the blessings that will unfold.

BE NEAR TO ME

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.  Psalm 73:28

Some of you may have heard the song that is currently playing on many Christian radio stations by the group Selah, Be Thou Near to Me.  The song reflects the wisdom found in Psalm 73, a Psalm written by Asaph.  Asaph was the Son of Berachiah, and one of the three leaders of music in David's organization of the tabernacle service.  I am not certain as to why Asaph wrote this particular Psalm, however, in it he is proclaiming his allegiance and thanksgiving to the Lord.

It may have been that Asaph was going through a period of temptation of some sort to commit a sin that would keep him apart from God.  By sinning we place ourselves far from God's presence.  When that occurs, God's blessings will stop.  He will not even listen to our prayers until we have confessed that sin.  If we go on in sin, that sin will increase our condemnation, keeping us from being close to the Lord, as well as His protection and blessings for us.

The song by Selah is a reminder for Christians to call upon the Lord when we find ourselves in a place of temptation, strife or perhaps even having committed a sin that placed our relationship with God in jeopardy.  In order for us to remain close to God and be of any use to Him in this world, we must remain in a state of purity from sin.  Why is that?  Because sin is disobedience to the Lord's instructions and He will not use someone who is disobedient to do His work here on earth.

May we remember to continually draw near, and keep close, to God, by our faith and in prayer, and find it a good practice to keep on a daily basis.  Those who have an upright heart will put their trust in God, and they will have a desire to thank Him for his goodness and blessings. We will also be in a state of righteousness, whereby God can use us for His good will and purposes here on earth.

ONE SMALL GROUP

Don't forget to come to small groups tonight. Click HERE to find out more information about small groups meeting in your neighborhood. Hope to see you there.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16

Once I cleaned out my closet and  hung a light in there so I could have a secret hide out.  I thought it was a cool idea. But the thrill was short lived because it was pretty boring in there all alone with my light.   So  I decided to get my light out of there and put it back before my mother found out but when I went to turn the light off, it wasn’t secured and it fell. Quickly,  I caught it between my wrists.  The bulb was very hot and I burned myself really bad. 

That’s when I thought of that song I learned when I was little.
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,
this little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine, everywhere I go.” 

I’m sure you know the song too.

Then the verse goes, “Hide it under a bush...OH No!  I’m gonna let it shine”.........I thought, “Hide it in my closet, OH  NO, it did burn me so.”

And before that moment, I had thought it was  just a children’s Sunday School song and never really thought about what it really meant.  It comes from scripture.  Luke 8:16 says, “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.”

How about you?  Are you an undercover Christian keeping a low profile?  Don’t hide out, Let your light shine so that others may see Christ in you and want what you have.