Mandy and I will be at Renewal Retreat this weekend with a few couples from the church. We are excited to welcome Tim Atterberry back as our annual speaker at this relaxing encounter. Tim arrived earlier today and even participated in our service tonight, while filling in on the piano in Tod's absence.
This Sunday (March 29th) Pastor KJ will be preaching at both the 9am & 11am services. I will be preaching in Madisonville, KY at Christian Assembly, then Mandy and I, alongside the kids will head to one of western Kentucky's state parks for a couple of days of rest.
However, we've not even left yet and we are already looking forward to returning as we prepare for a very signifcant April!
Cya April 2nd!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday Night: There's Something Bigger Going On...
Heaven kissed the earth on Sunday night and all in attendance got caught right in the middle of the "smack"... Kind of brings a whole new meaning to "laying the smack down", don't you think?
I encourage you to continue your dedication to prayer, fasting and holy living. We have heaven's attention. Hell is shaking. The enemy is not nearly as mad as he is nervous. Rest assured, the king of darkness is fully aware of the fact that, "There's something bigger going on..." Bigger than a man, a church, or a denomination.
As we tear down the veil of our arrogant fleshly ambition, we are experiencing the unveiling of God's glory. Thus, ever so gradually as we passionately draw nigh unto God, He is doing exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we could ask or think!
It has yet to enter into the heart of man, those things which God has for those who love Him and walk in the calling of His purpose for their lives. You and I were made to worship. It is the central purpose for which we were created. May God help us to see who we were meant to be: Lovers of God ruled by a holy ambition to know Him more today than yesterday. May He furthermore grant each of us the grace to walk in the reality that when the false brilliance of vain living fades away everything is ultimately about something bigger than us.
It was Jesus, himself, who left us with this promise, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and then "everything" else shall be added unto you." In other words, when seeking something bigger than yourself make sure the search is focused on first and foremost finding God. In so doing Jesus promises that everything we need will be added to us by default. It seems my problem tends to be a constant struggle to seek everything but God, first. My priorities become reversed. But as never before I am ready for there to be something BIGGER than the mundane life of Eric Gilbert going on!
It is my prayer that in our lives Christ's will be done, His Kingdom come. May the God of all creation, exceedingly great, mighty and strong, reveal Himself in unprecendented capacity. May the knowledge of His glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. May we all look to the heavens with anxious assurance that there's something bigger than man's traditions, philosophies, and ideologies going on...
Ultimately, may we come to see the sum total of all things bigger than us. For Eternity, the incomprehensible home of God, is without parallel larger than our feeble residency in Time and for ten thousand upon ten thousand years it is going on. Let us therefore now align ourselves with Eternity's chief resident as we invest in a big Tomorrow that never ends, by giving God our Today.................
I encourage you to continue your dedication to prayer, fasting and holy living. We have heaven's attention. Hell is shaking. The enemy is not nearly as mad as he is nervous. Rest assured, the king of darkness is fully aware of the fact that, "There's something bigger going on..." Bigger than a man, a church, or a denomination.
As we tear down the veil of our arrogant fleshly ambition, we are experiencing the unveiling of God's glory. Thus, ever so gradually as we passionately draw nigh unto God, He is doing exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we could ask or think!
It has yet to enter into the heart of man, those things which God has for those who love Him and walk in the calling of His purpose for their lives. You and I were made to worship. It is the central purpose for which we were created. May God help us to see who we were meant to be: Lovers of God ruled by a holy ambition to know Him more today than yesterday. May He furthermore grant each of us the grace to walk in the reality that when the false brilliance of vain living fades away everything is ultimately about something bigger than us.
It was Jesus, himself, who left us with this promise, "Seek first the Kingdom of God and then "everything" else shall be added unto you." In other words, when seeking something bigger than yourself make sure the search is focused on first and foremost finding God. In so doing Jesus promises that everything we need will be added to us by default. It seems my problem tends to be a constant struggle to seek everything but God, first. My priorities become reversed. But as never before I am ready for there to be something BIGGER than the mundane life of Eric Gilbert going on!
It is my prayer that in our lives Christ's will be done, His Kingdom come. May the God of all creation, exceedingly great, mighty and strong, reveal Himself in unprecendented capacity. May the knowledge of His glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. May we all look to the heavens with anxious assurance that there's something bigger than man's traditions, philosophies, and ideologies going on...
Ultimately, may we come to see the sum total of all things bigger than us. For Eternity, the incomprehensible home of God, is without parallel larger than our feeble residency in Time and for ten thousand upon ten thousand years it is going on. Let us therefore now align ourselves with Eternity's chief resident as we invest in a big Tomorrow that never ends, by giving God our Today.................
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Pickett's Chapel Methodist Church
Just a heads up that I will be at Pickett's Chapel Methodist Church (Columbia, KY) this week (Monday-Friday) for a youth revival. While the messages are age-specific everyone is welcome to attend. There will be nightly special guest singers and drama teams. Service starts @ 6:30pm.
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