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Comment on Cool Quote by W. Wallace

W. Wallace — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:31:53 +0000

Have Fun!

W Wallace

Comment on Cool Quote by W. Wallace

W. Wallace — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:31:17 +0000

James, I will not be able to attend the
meeting of 9/17 due to a previous committment. Maybe some other time.

W. Wallace

Comment on Gods Math: 1+1=1 by W. Wallace

W. Wallace — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:35:32 +0000

PS: You two can make 10 plus year to go, if the Lord does not return to call us home. My beloved Mary had just over 57 years,and I will never know what she saw in me in the beginning, but we had a good life together.

W. Wallace

Comment on Gods Math: 1+1=1 by W. Wallace

W. Wallace — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:33:44 +0000

Congratulations to you, Jimmy and Dionne, you
make a fine couple, and she does seem to be very supportive of you and your ministry. It was a great day when The Lord brought the two
of you together, and now, have two fine children. Your work for The Lord will never be in vain.

Sincerely,

W. Wallace

Comment on Christmas lights fan? by Robin Franks

Robin Franks — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:25:36 +0000

The kids love Christmas lights and I get my kicks from watching their smiling faces glow as bright as the lights. I cant imagine the time involved in putting together that type of light show, but would love to look into what is involved. With a show like that, I believe I would win the Main Street decoration contest, even if I’m on the wrong side of town.

Comment on The Small Church… by FBFJ

FBFJ — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:19:04 +0000

I think the biggest problem in any church, big or small, is apathy. People don’t really care what the problems are or instead of solving them they’d rather sit around and analyze them. Frankly, I think leadership is a term that shouldn’t be used in churches. How about “humble servant.” That’s what we’re all called to do – serve. Deacons, teachers, whoever should view their roles as servants, not leaders. As Christians we have a leader – God – and through his Son he gave us the perfect example. Churches today get too involved in status and forget what they’re simply supposed to do. We can be bold and brash in our faith but when we deal with others we need to be gentle and kind – we need to show God’s love through practical ways. Jesus won people through his kindness, we should do the same. Everything we do should be done in a worshipful way.
The most influential Christians in my life have not been published authors or great evangelists but instead they’ve been people like my father, who despite dying 10 years ago this past February, is still an example of how to be humble. And a friend named Lenny Ponder, who I rode many anights with in a converted bread truck picking up neighborhood kids to take to church on Wednesday nights.
Service is not always glamourous but it should be our No. 1 priority.

Comment on Halloween: A relational event? by FBFJ

FBFJ — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:00:39 +0000

It sounds to me that everyday should be Halloween as far as the church is concerned. Everyday we should be out in the community visiting with people we don’t know and dropping in on frieds to see how they are doing.

Comment on The Small Church… by Stan

Stan — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:42:58 +0000

1- We need to stop being safe and worried about offending people. The Gospel in itself is offensive. Think about it. We are telling people that their current way of life is unacceptable and they need to change. We tell them that they need to believe in a Christ who lived over 2000 years for their salvation. Hard to buy into. Which illustrates my ongoing point of my dear friends Augustine, Luther, and Calvin. When we start telling people this is what we believe, and are unashamed and not concerned with the consequences, we can stop worrying about offending someone in the church.

2- Cliche, but faith. If we stand firm in this is the way church should be, then when people leave, God will provide. Faith. Not being scared. Not caring if we lose $500 a month or however much. Money does not fuel the church. Jesus does.

3- ??? Church leadership is not my forte. But, remember that when you equip people to do things, you have to get out of the way and let them do it. Nobody likes a micro-manager.

4- Again, when we equip people the pastor does not have to do everything. I know some people want the pastor there when the stump their toe but the pastor has to focus on what’s most important. Andy Stanley (your guy) says, “The clearer the vision, the fewer the options, the easier the decision.” Tell us your vision. What do you want us to be about. Treat every Sunday morning as if it is our last chance to preach the Gospel. That is why I get frustrated by guest missionaries and WMU speaches. Put that stuff in a newsletter and let worship services be exactly that. You control what happens on Sundays (our prime population time). If you want to be an evangelist, be relevant, reach out to the unchurched, be excellent, and be an evangelist. You control your own job decription.

5- Small groups. We can’t be afraid that Bob isn’t going to know Jim Bob. If it is truly not about us, don’t let it be about us. Focus on worship and the gospel on Sunday and encourage small groups for our feel good time.

I know this is all a ramble, but these are some thoughts I have been tossing around for a couple of weeks. If we want to make a difference, we have to be bold. And, if that causes everyone to leave or forces us out, we will start over. But, we can’t be pansy Christians and influence others. Let’s be bold, regardless of the consequences.