Archive for August, 2009
A Church for Goldilocks
Some people like small churches. They feel included and at home. Others like large churches, where lots of options are available for the entire family. Suncrest is just right. Suncrest is a big church, made of lots of small groups, and it’s just right. It’s too easy for someone to come to a large church and feel [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tabernacle Prayer
One way to focus your prayer time is by mentally walking through the Tabernacle of the Old Testament. I have gone through a guided prayer time like this, and wanted to share it with you. In order to do this you have to understand how the Tabernacle was arranged. From the entrance into the tabernacle, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More than Sharp New Pencils
Where have I been lately? It’s been over a week since I last posted! All I can say is it’s time the kids were moving back to college, and it’s been a little chaotic around here. I have three kids going back to college and seminary. It reminds me to suggest we pray for all [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Everything I Know About Customer Service, I Learned In Sunday School
I provide great customer service, and I know it’s because I’m a Christ-follower: 1. Always be friendly and courteous. 2. Listen more than you talk. 3. People matter. 4. Don’t ignore anyone, no matter what they look like. 5. Always deliver what you promise. 6. Be patient no matter what’s dished out at you. 7. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ephesians 1:17-18
My prayer today is borrowed from Paul: “Glorious Father, please give us the spirit of wisdom and insight, so that we can know you better. I pray that the eyes of our hearts would be enlightened, so that we would know the hope to which you’ve called us, the riches of the inheritance you have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Revival Prayer
Lately I’ve been praying for revival. Haven’t really done that before, and hadn’t really thought to. I’ve been reading Asleep in the Land of Nod, a book by David Butts subtitled Thirty Days of Prayer Toward Awakening the Church. Time flies, and I’m already on Day 21 after only two weeks :+) It’s interesting, but [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )My Lame Excuses
God wants me to go to Liberia with the Suncrest team next year. How do I know? It’s because I keep coming up with reasons not to :+) What do you think?… 1. I don’t have the money for the deposit, let alone the rest of it… 2. I need my vacation time to unwind… [...]
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Lynn Barbee