Never give up! None of us want to fail. And thanks to Jesus, none of us have to. Here are three godly attitudes that keep us going when life makes us want to quit.
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9 p.m., Wednesday, March 10.
Morrison Heights Baptist Church Student Building
If you’ve got skills, we’re ready to see them! Join us for Open Mic Night and show us what you’ve got! The winner will receive $100 and free Chick-fil-A all semester! To enter, bring a filled Bucket of Hope for Haiti.
Not ready to showcase? Come join us for the excitement. Attendees will also be entered into a drawing for door prizes. Bring a filled Bucket of Hope for Haiti and receive a sandwich, milkshake or nuggets from Chick-fil-A.
Register for a performance spot using the form below. Deadline to register is March 7. Contest limited to 20 non-professional contestants; acts are limited to 5 minutes each. College ID or age 18 – 22 required.
Comments rss TrackbackJohn Piper’s glorious missions manifesto in a new format. Don’t just buy the book–buy the DVD and some study guides and work through this with some friends.
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever.
As always from Desiring God, the materials are very affordable. And if you want to take a group of students through it, let us know and we can help you out with the cost.
If you have never been introduced to John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad! is a great place to start.
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Comments rss TrackbackEvery month christianaudio.com gives away a free audiobook download. This month they’re giving away two! The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper.
From Dr. Greg:
First, a little history. 10 years ago in Little Rock, Arkansas, some churches put together a day of service for their community. It has blossomed into 100 (!) churches dedicating a weekend each year to serving the community (and suburbs) of Little Rock. It is a huge success and makes the gospel powerful on many levels where heretofore it had not been. Accordingly, that paradigm has now cropped up in 44 other cities around the country, including Jackson.
A group of pastors organized a couple of years ago in Jackson under the umbrella called Transformation Jackson. All of us in central Mississippi share in the hope that the prevailing culture of Jackson (and suburbs) would be more positive and family friendly and that the quality of life would increase substantially. That group of pastors went to Little Rock and came back with an idea last year called Shine ‘09. It involved a number of service projects in Jackson and it is being repeated and expanded this year to more churches and the suburbs. We expect it to be an annual event here also.
For Shine 2010, Morrison Heights is involved, hopefully in a big way. Saturday, March 6, is the day set aside throughout the area for our collective efforts. Mark Sandifer has talked to our civic leaders and identified 4 projects. They are:
The goal of all of these projects is to show our concern for our community and to “earn the right to be heard”. All of us care about the progress and health of our community and about the gospel advance in our community in particular. So, we are getting together on March 6 from 8-11:30 a.m. Join us if you can.
As for me and my house, I dig landscaping (pun!) so I am gonna tackle project #1. I am writing to:
There is a lot of trash, a lot of fallen leaves and limbs, bad drainage, some undergrowth to be removed. Hey, we could even use a boxblade on a tractor.
We have embraced all 4 projects so we don’t all need to work on Mt. Salus road. However, time permitting, I hope you can join with us and let’s make some great memories together and help our neighbors and community.
Greg
Comments rss TrackbackChristian unity is possible because Christian humility is possible. Christ made it possible. He showed us humility on the cross. Only when we follow his example can we live true humility and experience true unity.
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