Brandon@Random

Blunt Comedic Commentary on How Spoiled We Are

Comedian Louis CK appearing on Conan Obrien.  Funny Stuff.

Psalm 67 (NLT)

Psalm 67

For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

 ¹ May God be merciful and bless us.
      May his face smile with favor on us.
                         Interlude

 ² May your ways be known throughout the earth,
      your saving power among people everywhere.
 ³ May the nations praise you, O God.
      Yes, may all the nations praise you.
 ⁴ Let the whole world sing for joy,
      because you govern the nations with justice
      and guide the people of the whole world.
                         Interlude

 ⁵ May the nations praise you, O God.
      Yes, may all the nations praise you.
 ⁶ Then the earth will yield its harvests,
      and God, our God, will richly bless us.
 ⁷ Yes, God will bless us,
      and people all over the world will fear him.

Book Recommendation-The Art of Influence

This is a great book by Chris Widener. The Art of Influence presents leadership principles in a compact, easy-to-read parable.

I picked up a copy and handed it to a leader in our church.  He will then hand it on to another leader and it will eventually circulate through the ranks.

I recommend picking it up.

Helpful site

You have to check out this most helpful site.

www.howmuchisastamp.com

Seriously...go now and see how most helpful it is.

Where's the bandwagon...

...I'll jump on. 

It amazes me at the platform that American Idol creates through which the Gospel goes forth.  One Christian singer who performs one song and shares his/her testimony...will witness to more people in 5 minutes than I will in 50 lifetimes.  That's the truth.

This year it looks like Danny Gokey may point a few people to his source.  Danny is a church worship leader and has made it into the top 36 contestants.  His performance of "Hero" last night prompted me to dig around the web for his story.  Fairly amazing guy.

What I Learned at Church 2-15-09

I am testing myself to see what I can remember from my own sermon...48 hours later.

I used a picture of the tornado damage in Lone Grove as my snapshot.

The scripture was Colossians 1: 15-17.  I talked about 3 ways we can recharge in a crisis.

1.  Look into God's eyes.  2.  Know God's heart. 3. Hold God's hand.

The big idea is that, "Because Christ is the Creator, our crisis is under control." 

***Let's continue to pray this week for the families affected by the tornado damage.  The media will move on to a new story...but these people will be struggling for a long time. 

Benediction-Rick Morris Version

Two of the last 3 churches we have been a part of have had pastors that gave very personal benedictions/charges/prayers at the close of the service.  The following statement was always said (and meant) by Rick Morris at Mountain View Family Church in Queen Creek, AZ. 

"Remember...

You are never alone.

You are never unloved.

You are never, ever without purpose or value.

But you are who you are, because of the artist who put you together."