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The initial and official blog of the yet-to-be-named-Foursquare-church-plant-in-The Couve, WA, USA. We are a band of believers comitted to living out the Gospel in Vancouver. As the Apostle Paul said to the church in Thessalonica: "but we were gentle among you...we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well..." Scroll down to the first posting for more info--thanks for sharing the journey!
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- Chapter 14: Leaving
- Chapter 13: The Hello Experiment
- Chapter 12: Tip it Over
- Chapter 11: Lift up the hood
- Chapter 10: Another Angle
- Chapter 9: Jipped
- Chapter 8: Paradigm
- Chapter 7: The 1,700-year Wedgie (one of the best ...
- Chapter 6: Posture
- Chapter 5: Moving Violations
- Chapter 4: U-haul
- Chapter 3: Tremors
- Chapter 2: Elvis Has Left the Building
- Chapter 1: Fiona
- Commence reading of "The Tangible Kingdom"
- "So where in Vancouver are you going to plant your...
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2 comments:
After reading this chapter, all I can picture is what James and I witnessed last night in our quiet cul-de-sac. Our neighbors who are in their 80’s have a daughter probably in her 50’s who just lost it, she was by her car screaming and yelling and her dad and another man, we weren’t sure who he was, were holding her. I think they were trying to not let her get in the car and drive. But I never heard them yell, the looked so calm and were just holding her. They’re posture showed love. And while were peeking out the window at them James turned to me and said “These are the people we are supposed to love.” The thought overwhelmed and drained me. Yes, I want to live my life in a posture that shows Jesus. And I want to love the unlovely. I want to strongly make a commitment to it, because it’s not easy. It’s hard, emotional, draining, wearing. But I have hope, that they will see hope, that they will see Christ. This chapter is a big challenge for me, and I’ll need to read it again.
WWJD
It just sounds a lot like that in this chapter, even though he said the same thing over and over again in this chapter the concepts and the points hit hard.
I know I want this, I want to be someone who draws people to what is inside me by the way I move, act, react, care, feel, have fun and just who I am and I know I really honestly want to be there and I mean be there for people. This doesn't mean by any means that I am there and I know I have a long ways to go but I really want this to be something I am thinking about everyday and in every situation. Am I showing people Christ by who I am.
The one thing I am having a hard time with is just being with the people, I am not there right now and I need to pray to find where that is I am supposed to go and continue to be (go).
Oh and I love my wife she is so awesome and God is speaking to us both.
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