Archives For March 2006
Thanks to Phil Stuller, I share with you (the world) this link.
What is this link? (for those of you who refuse to click on anything you don’t have a description of, first)
It’s a Russia-based internet company that provides FULL-LENGTH albums in mp3 format for less than $2/ea! That’s amazingly cheap and if warning lights don’t go off in your head, you’re probably in need of a lesson on Internet Piracy.
I did a bit of research and article-reading and came to the conclusion that the site is legit and legal!
Enjoy it! (for as long as something this great can last, that is)
Today’s sermon, preached by Pastor Janofski was powerful –
“Will They Come” – the title of the message, was based on Mark 2:13-17 –
Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.†So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?†When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.â€
The basis of the message was to remind the Church (capital “C”, not just Warsaw Wesleyan) that as Christ’s Church we must:
– pray for the lost
– understand the lost
– reach out to the lost
– work to disciple those who come to Christ
Pastor J also highlighted three truths found in this passage:
#1 – Christ’s interest in sinners was genuine.
#2 – Christ’s interest in sinners was for the purpose of life-change.
#3 – Christ’s interest in sinners was for teaching and modeling COMPASSION for the lost!
Great stuff! Challenging stuff.
It was a great reminder to me personally this morning just how easy it is to “minister to the righteous” and sadly “forget” the LOST and bump them down the “priority lists”.
Today was the “Bluffton Baby Shower”. Jess had a great time with “the girls” and we received some pretty amazing blessings from those who attended!
Two HUGE items that are now “taken care of” are the stroller/carseat combo, and the infant swing!
We are so blessed by ALL of the gifts we received for Baby Sheets today! “Thank You” just doesn’t seem to work all that well after today.
The cake pictured above was baked and decorated by Mom Garrett! Isn’t she so creative? More photos of the day are here.
I had a good afternoon hanging out with my buddy Steve Zerbe and my father-in-law, too! We sat and chatted and enjoyed the NCAA basketball games throughout the afternoon.
BIG NEWS: Tomorrow, Warsaw Wesleyan has a Pastoral Candidate! Pastor Gale Janofski will be speaking in both morning services tomorrow. Jess and I will enjoy getting to visit with Pastor J and his family over lunch tomorrow after church, too.
I forgot to mention it last week, but on Saturday, the 11th, 33 of us packed up in 4 vehicles and headed to Ft. Wayne for the annual Winter Jam Concert at the Ft. Wayne Coliseum.
A great time was had by all!
Photos from the event are here.
