Sunday Night Reflections

Today was a challenging day for me. WOW!! Being interviewed about God's vision and direction for NP was a blessing and "an out of the box" moment for me. But thank you for all the affirmation of how you feel like you "get" be a part of what our Lord is doing through NP. Yes, these are challenging and adventurous days, but we have a challenging and adventurous God. So "thank you" Lord for letting me, too, be a part of such an awesome, challenging, and adventurous church.

God never intended the Church to be a "one to two hour" a week meeting place; He intended for it to be a lifestyle. He never intended the Church to be a museum of religious moments. He intended the Church to be a bunch of radical, sold-out people that are dangerous to the god and ways of this world. I do not believe for one moment that God has called NP, or any other New Testament church, to be a luxury liner cruising across the beautiful seas enjoying the scenery of an awesome creation while discussing exactly how God the Creator made it all happen. Yes, we need to study and learn, but guys the bottom line is this--God has called the Church to be a battleship and not a luxury liner. He has called and commissioned us to conquer the world for Jesus. The Church is not about a "cause" we are about the "cross."

Being a Christian means we are people of action. Just read how it all began in the book of Acts. Really---just read the title to the book---The ACTS of the Apostles. In other words, "The ACTIONS" of how the Church began and the mandates to keep it moving forward as an active, action-oriented, progressive body that is to tell and show the people of this world who and what Jesus can do. We are not saved to live in a museum or a zoo to be stared at. We are saved to be life changers that ACT as a catalyst of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Well, in a nutshell, that was the vision that I cast this morning. NP has a great future and we are NOT trying to be the biggest church in town an we are NOT trying to just become a different church. We are NOT just trying to build on 20 acres. We are asking God to mold us into a church that the lost and unchurched people of this community will want to come and be a part of.....Let's get busy NP'ers.

I Absolutely Love Being Your Pastor. Thanks for your trust and love.