"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility."
"Do you wish to be great? ... Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be it's foundation.
~ Augustine
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Adversity
Proverbs 24:10 "If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small."
We've all heard the saying, "No pain, no gain."
But what we often don't realise is that how we handle pain each time it comes our way, is a reflection of how much we've actually gained.
Adversity not only strengthens us...but reveals how strong we are.
What do your trials reveal about you?
We've all heard the saying, "No pain, no gain."
But what we often don't realise is that how we handle pain each time it comes our way, is a reflection of how much we've actually gained.
Adversity not only strengthens us...but reveals how strong we are.
What do your trials reveal about you?
Can you really trust God's love?
What is so beautiful about God's love, is that it is UNDESERVED.We cannot earn it or merit it...only receive it as the gift of grace that it is.
Which makes me ask the question, WHY DOES GOD THEN LOVE US?
What could He possibly see in us, that would cause Him to choose to pursue us through Christ with such ferocious love?
But wait...
What if His love towards us isn't conditional upon who WE are, but on who CHRIST is for us...
What if God loves us...not because WE are so worthy....but because HE is so worthy. That He loves us not BECAUSE of us...but IN SPITE of us (romans 5:8). A whole notha' level of love...
An old newsboys song goes "He doesn't love us cause' of who we are, He only loves us cause' of who He is."
That is, He loves us NOT because we are so loveable...but because HE is so LOVING! He IS Love. (1 John 4:8-11)
Are we the beneficiaries & recipients of this awesome love? ABSOLUTELY and MASSIVELY.
But as C.S Lewis sums up so well, "God loves us; not because we are loveable, but because He is love. Not because he needs to receive, but because He delights to give."
And maybe that's why His love is so steadfast & so trustworthy...because His love isn't conditional upon who WE are, but upon who HE is.
Let me say that again...
The trustworthiness of God's love is not dependent upon your actions or behaviour...but on those of Jesus. If you belong to Him, then you share in that same love.
Beautiful, immovable LOVE.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Uprising 20TEN Conference
The Uprising...what an amazing night!
~ 972 young people.
~ 48 new salvation decisions for Christ.
~ 35+ churches united together.
The Uprising 20TEN conference is going to be life-changing!
~ 972 young people.
~ 48 new salvation decisions for Christ.
~ 35+ churches united together.
The Uprising 20TEN conference is going to be life-changing!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Quickfit
24 hours a day, 3 days straight, 1 new church building for Elevation!
What an awesome journey.
What an awesome journey.
Elevation Church Quickfit Journey from Elevation Church on Vimeo.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Love and Knowledge
Philippians 1:9 "And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment"
LOVE and KNOWLEDGE. We need both our heart and our head.
Love without godly knowledge is blind and prone to error.
(See Romans 10:2)
Knowledge with love is harsh and counts for nothing!
(See 1 Cor 13:2).
Pray that your life abounds with both.
LOVE and KNOWLEDGE. We need both our heart and our head.
Love without godly knowledge is blind and prone to error.
(See Romans 10:2)
Knowledge with love is harsh and counts for nothing!
(See 1 Cor 13:2).
Pray that your life abounds with both.
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