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In my prep for last weekends message, I came across this quote from Wilbur Rees that didn’t make it in the final cut of the message, but its definitely worth sharing. It slapped me across the face, and I hope it does the same for you.
I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want ecstasy, not transformation; I want the warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I want a pound of the Eternal in a paper sack. I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please.
Where do you fall in this? Maybe you’ve asked for a little more than $3 worth, but have you asked for all of Him? Have you asked for more than a dose or a sample, but enough to change you so much that the people around you feel the effects?
Filed Under faith, family
We found out last night that little Alli had to have a blood transfusion yesterday (read the rest of Alli’s story here). It had been mentioned Saturday that it was a possibility, but when Richard and Janna walked in on Sunday, Alli was right in the middle of the procedure. And as you can imagine thats not the way you wanna start off your Sunday. There have been a few other complications, so at this point its touch-n-go from day to day. But we are believing that this little girl is a fighter, and that God has her right where he wants her. Thank you for your prayers, I hope you’ll continue to stand with us.
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Baby Alli is still doing really well (read the backstory here). She is a fighter! Beck and I went up to Birmingham earlier in the week to see them and I was able to snap a few pics. There are more here.
Filed Under faith, family
First off let me just say thanks to everyone who has prayed for baby Alli. If you have no idea what the heck I’m talking about, read the original post here.
Little Alli is doing great, only minor problems, most of which are normal considering she is 12 weeks early. Right now she is weighing in at a whopping 1 lb. and 10 oz, and she’s having a little trouble digesting her food. Yesterday was the first time Janna has been able to hold her, I can’t imagine how it feels to have to wait several days before holding your new baby. Thats gotta be insanely tough. I only had to wait about 20 seconds to hold Bella and that was too long.
Please continue praying for little Alli, Janna & Richard. They’ve still got a long way to go. Thanks.
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I’ve loved the One Prayer series, its been incredible. Not only is it one of the most innovative things the global church has done, but its had an amazing effect on our local church. From our congregations perspective, we’ve never had much outside influence or oversight. We’re a part of a larger denomination for accountability purposes, but most of our people wouldn’t know it (and we like it that way). So to say this has been groundbreaking is an understatement, I think its been so huge for our church to think beyond us and see what God is doing around the globe. Talk about new perspective. Plus its great to introduce them to other communicators. I know from the weekly amount of positive feedback that we’re getting, our people are going to be subscribing to some new podcast.
Here is our One Prayer schedule:
./Week 1. Jerry Taylor - Make Us Free
./Week 2. Craig Groeschel - Make Us One
./Week 3. Jentezen Franklin - Make Us Passionate
./Week 4. Perry Noble - Make Us Dangerous
Every week of this series has been great. There’s no doubt this is something that will go on our calender every year. No matter what the global series is next year, I’m sure we’ll be a part of it.
I’ll post tomorrow on another way this series has been so impactful for us.
Ok, all you Bay folks out there, and I know there are quite a few, don’t make me call you by name :). Most of you never comment, but today that needs to change. So come on out of hiding for just a sec and let me know how this series has affected you. I want to hear your thoughts, what God has revealed to you through this series. Don’t be timid… I want to hear from you!
