The Revival I Long For...Anne Graham Lotz

The revival I long for

by Anne Graham Lotz

I long for…

… the wind of his Spirit to breathe calmness

into the chaos of my life.

… the fullness of his wisdom to order the thoughts in my mind.

… the sufficiency of his strength to undergird

the weakness of my body.

… the abundance of his blessing to saturate

the poverty of my spirit.

… the joy of his will to give rich pleasure to my journey.

… the refuge of his arms to shield me from my fears.

… the gentleness of his touch to reawaken the feelings of my heart.

… the compassion of his heart to enfold me and hold me close.

I long to see Jesus … again.

Taken from her book I Saw the Lord: A Wake-up Call for Your Heart

Anne Graham Lotz is the second daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham. She started her own non-profit organization, AnGeL Ministries, in 1988. She has since spoken in arenas, prison cells, stadiums, sanctuaries, and seminaries all over the world.

Boys-Girls Views Clash in Iowa wrestling

Excellent article by Dr. Al Mohler on the young male wrestler in Iowa who refused to wrestle a girl in the state playoffs. Read here.

Marvelous testimony of God's saving grace

Tom Martin is a member of Covenant Life. He recently shared the story of how Jesus saved him with the whole church. It's worth watching. The message includes occultists working at Disneyland and drug busts. But what matters most in his story is the powerful example of God's providence in our salvation--he reaches out his mighty arms to save even those who are far from him.

Sermon Notes from Sunday, February 20, 2011

Here are the sermon notes from yesterday's message "Experiencing All Jesus Has for you NOW" based on Matthew 13: 53-58. Now this message is not taken from a modern-day best seller, but we need to realize that in the eternal this will not be an issue. We will have all Jesus wants for us. But the question is, do we have that now?

Matthew 13:58 is one of the saddest in all the Bible: "And He did not do many mighty works there..."

Click here for the notes.

Sermon Notes from Sunday, February 13, 2011

Here are the notes from this past Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 in a special message "Is Church Membership Biblical?" Click here to read.

C.S. Lewis on love

C. S. Lewis wrote in The Four Loves about the vulnerability of love:

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.…The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.

So You Want to Get Married

The following was given by Ryan Whitley, Pastor in Trussville, AL this week. Good advice.

You’ve purchased your rings. Your date has been set. Your pastor has agreed to conduct your ceremony. And your invitations are in the mail.

Here are ten things you DON’T want to do in your marriage.

#1 Don’t quit.

Marriage is tough. To make your marriage work, you must be tenacious. Couples quit too soon or too often. Hang in there. Stick it out. Don’t ever give up.

#2 Don’t go to bed angry.

Your bed is not the place to argue, and neither is it the place to hold hurt feelings. Work it out. Talk it over. Settle the issue before going to bed.

#3 Don’t nag.

A sure way to ruin your marriage is to point out everything your spouse does wrong. Nag, nag, nag and you will kill, kill, kill your marriage.

#4 Don’t whine or complain.

Life is tough. Marriage demands effort. Don’t complicate matters by whining or complaining about every little thing.

#5 Don’t quit dating.

If you really want your marriage to thrive, keep dating. Plan a date night every week. Keep chasing one another just like you did before you were married.

#6 Don’t keep score.

The point system may work in athletic completion, but it stinks in a marriage. Don’t keep a tally of your spouse’s rights or wrongs.

#7 Don’t spend more than you make.

Don’t fall for the fallacy that says you deserve the best just because you are married. Save your money. Stay out of debt. Be generous. Live within your means.

#8 Don’t compare.

Don’t compare your spouse to someone else. Don’t compare your marriage to someone else’s marriage. And please don’t compare your spouse to their parents. If you want a healthy marriage, don’t compare.

#9 Don’t leave.

Leaving, moving out, or separating accomplishes nothing more than a deeper divide. Stay home and work out your problems.

#10 Don’t get lazy.

Find a way to keep serving one another. Discover ways to help one another. In a marriage it takes teamwork to make the marriage work.