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Why THIS Sunday Counts!
Posted by tomelmore in Next Right Step, Series on March 12, 2010
Why am I excited about this Sunday?
I am looking forward to sharing a different type of message with you than the norm. I am also looking forward to one of our THRIVE couples sharing their story of overcoming addiction, financial crisis and overwhelming pain…. I am glad we are taking the time to discover what the Bible says about applying Wisdom to our lives. Here’s why I think this Sunday COUNTS!
* As it happens every week – many of you will bring your friends that are far from God! This could be the Sunday that they take a significant step toward Christ. That alone is enough to open our doors and do everything we can to clear the path. If you are wondering why we started Thrive – this is IT!!
* People will find connection! All over Thrive I see new friendships starting to form…when we are connected our faith naturally grows….that is an amazing thing…
* We are doing Child dedications during both services…why do we do this? We want to celebrate families that are committing to raise their son or daughter up in the truth from God’s word..
* People will have an opportunity to worship the God of the Universe….it’s easy to worship money, entertainment and stuff…but where does it lead?…worshiping GOD brings us closer to His heart and helps calibrate our hearts as we head into the week…
* It’s another day to discover that God is alive -and He wants us to enjoy life to the fullest! We can laugh – enjoy our families and grow closer to Him…and that is in spite of where we have been and all the things we have done….it’s called GRACE…
See you Sunday
tom
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Final week of “I Want a New Marriage”
Posted by tomelmore in Next Right Step, Series on February 26, 2010
I am getting excited about this Sunday! It’s the final week of our “I want a new marriage” series and we decided to answer some of the FAQ’s that Thriver’s have.
As I have been thinking about the last 5 weeks ….a couple of things have really resonated with me about marriage…
1. Marriage is Tough and it takes a REAL COMMITTMENT to God and your spouse to make it…
2. God created marriage to help you grow beyond “selfishness” – nothing refines your life like consistently serving your spouse…
3. Sex is a beautiful and important part to a healthy marriage. It’s REAL and needs to be discussed, practiced and explored in a healthy way by both sides…
4. Great marriages don’t focus on changing our spouse – it starts when we focus on changing US first
5. The Bible is the most insightful and meaningful book on marriage that you will ever read – if we don’t read it -we are missing out big time…
6. God has a plan for your marriage that is better than yours’ – go with that plan – be willing to ditch yours’…
7. Laughter is the “oil” that keeps your marriage engine moving forward….find your laugh moments…
8. Our kids WANT to see Mom and Dad more committed to each other than them….REALLY!
9. There is no shame in counseling if communication is breaking down- men you are not a wuss if you do this – in fact – your more of a man if you initiate it…
10. Church should be a place that “Helps our marriages” get stronger! If you’re not in one that is helping you do that – find a church that will…
Tom
