RAW

This past week I had spent my spring break on the down town east side taking part of this event called Ready and Willing. This program was about traning to become serevnts. So I spent that week serveing God in many different ways. But what really hit me the most was this one preach and it was about face realitiy and seeing what is in front of you. So it was about eye sit and there were lots of signs that day that showed me I need to look at what God has infront of me. In our last cell group meeting we talk about thing that we could do in our own commiunty which would be New West. So we all put our heads together and come up with some ministry that we could do. God has really been laying it on my heart to get more involved in serving him so on Sunday after our service those of us who went to RAW hads a meeting to talk about some of the Ministry that we want to bring to New West. So we talk and starting next Sunday we are putting together some new minisrtys outside of the New West community. I am evey excited because this is something I have been wanting to do for awhile.
I remember going to RAW last year and not applying anything I learnt to my life but this year I really thouhg alot about my life and what I have been doing wrong and that was not apllying what I have learnt to my life. I am serious about what we are doing in the New West community because God called me to New West almost a year ago and I didn't know why but now I do and that is to be a servent to him and to take part of leadersip roles. I can't wait to see what God has planned for all of us in this ministry. I can't wait to see how far this is going to go. I learnt alot at RAW this year and was challenged in many ways that I never though of. There were ares were I struggled but I am moving past that and starting to live my life for God. Next Year I am for sure going to be attending RAW.
Thanks to Cory, Denise,Joe, and Joel for being such great leaders to us even though our youth pastor was unable to attend. I had a great time getting to know Denise. She is one great leader and a good freind.

WORSHIP Part3

Well this is my last post on Worship. I have learnt so much that I am ready to apply all that I have learnt to my life. I really fell that this could be a new experinces for me to worship God through all. To use the gifts he has given me and that is to serve others and not myself. I am willing to give up everything to worship God and to do as he has told me to. Learning about worship has changed who I am and the way I look at my life. Lately I have not really been worshipping God the way I sured be and I realize that. God has shown me that through this book. I am going to worship God because he deserves it. Worship is meant for God and I have not been making it all about God. For me I was making it about my friends and that should never be because God is the one who made me this way. Worship is a weapon to win the battle against the Devil and I want to win that battle. Worship is about sacrifice, celebration, creation and dedication. We worship because it gives him his worth, something that is far too important for our own egos and insecurities. Here are some quotes.
'Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of his worth.' John Piper
'The priority of worship must be to give' 'pleasure and glory to the One who is the subject of our worship.'Graham Kendrick.
Worship is something that I have learnt so much about. I will not forget what I have learnt because God has diffiently spaeking to me through this book.

WORSHIP Part 2

I have been spending alot more time looking at worship form a different point of view which has been good for me. I am almost done reading For The Audience Of One- The Soul Survivor Guide To Worship By Mike Pilavachi with Craig Borlase. This book really help to understand more about what worship is and what it look like. After reading this book I have been able to see what worship really is. I have now applied worship to my every day life. I cut my cable off on Friday and I have not watched it since. I am really trying to focus on God and what he wants me to do and he told me that I needed to give up watching TV because that is all I was doing.
Well back to the book this was this one chapter call The Fruit of Worship Part One (Healing).
I got some really cool thing out of this chapter that I want to share with you all.
- We worship because he deserves it, because worship is the expression of intimacy with him. Whenever we worship him there is a consequence; at times that means we get changed or healed, but it can also mean that our levels of holiness increase.
-To worship is to find healing. As we devote ourselves to worship we get drawn up like a plant towards the sun, the heat and the light of God's love healing us, leaving us upright instead of bent double.
The Fruit Of Worship Part Two (Holiness)
-True holiness is so much more than self-discipline.
-We are meant to be people of his presence; we are supposed to interact with our Maker, to have hime at the centre of our lives.
-Worship is supposed to be an opportunity to express the depth of our hearts to God.
-Worship is bringing who we are to him; worship should be an expression of life.
These are some of the key point that God spoke so clearly to me and I wanted to share with you.
Worship should be a part of our every day lives. Whether we are at school, work , and home.
Never forget that God is the one who made us to worship him. He deserves our everything.
Praise God for all that he has showen me.

WORSHIP

This last week I have been really focusing on the meaning of worship because God has been speaking it to me. When I first heard the word worship I though of muics and that was the only way I was to worship God. On Wednesday I meet with a good friend and we talk about worship and what it looks like. I think I get the meaning of worship. Well I have been reading this great book call For The Audience Of One By Mike Pilavachi with Craig Borlase. The Soul Survivor Guide To Worship. It has been so good that I have not been able to put it down. When it comes to reading I am not much of a person who likes to read but I w9olud have to say that this is one book that I think I could read more then once.
A few things that really spoke to me was that Worship is to give God what is rightfully his. And what does the Creator of the universe deserve? How about adoration, praise, and thanks and love. Worship must come before everything else. This means that we need to have our hearts right. There is so much more to write but I have to finish the book then I will write more on it. I will keep you all posted on what I have been redaing about worship because I think it is important to know what worship really means and that it is what God wants from us.
One last thing about worship is that true worship is to be so personall and hopelessly in love with God, that the idea of a transfer of affection never even romotely exists.
God has really been speaking alot to me through this book. I have even decieded to cut my cable so I can be more involved in worshipping God.Well I ask that you pray for me that I won't get tempted to watch TV.