Today we head off to saving smiles again. This is great, as we enter the building, people begin to great us, and they all remember us from a couple of days ago. This is like visiting with old friends. We are told that we will be doing the same jobs that we had previously, which … [Read more…]
Welcome to day 4 of the Houston mission trip. I am so glad that you will be joining us today. Today we start off with a devotion and breakfast. After that we have some real exciting stuff planned. Make sure you make two sack lunches today and put on some good walking shoes. We will … [Read more…]
I failed to mention this in the previous posts. Each day we start off with devotion to set the tone for the day. I lead the devotions and I do not have a laid out pattern for what will be read in the morning. I have just been letting the Spirit guide and guide it … [Read more…]
Today’s post will be a collection of thoughts of the students participating in the mission trip. I will do my best to provide context to their thoughts where needed. I will use their own words but where clarification might be needed, I will do this with the use of [ brackets]. During our mission of … [Read more…]
We rise to another early day, just like our travel days towards Houston. Now we rise to the soundings of a rooster, yes a rooster, here in Houston. Well, some of us hear the rooster, while others can to sleep through just about anything. It had rained overnight and the air is now damp along … [Read more…]
We have left Platteville and headed out on our mission trip to serve in urban ministries of Houston TX. Although there were some very tired people this morning, there was still excitement to hit the road. We have made it to Missouri on I-35. Now it is time to fill the van and our tummies! … [Read more…]
Video Link Audio Link Isaiah 60:1–6 Ephesians 3:1–12 Matthew 2:1–12 Today is the Epiphany of the Lord. The easy route to take today would be to tell you about the Wise Men who visited Jesus, Joseph and Mary and show how the Isaiah and Matthew text can be tied together. I am not going there, … [Read more…]
Based upon the Book, The Purpose of Christmas, by Rick Warren Audio Link Video Link Luke 2:8-14 Matthew 22:34-40 Welcome to our third Wednesday in Advent. It may seem like a very short Advent this year, since we only had three Wednesdays to celebrate and worship. As it so happens, my plans lined up with the … [Read more…]
This was shared with me and I really liked it and felt compelled to share with you all. An Unexpected Christmas Published on Dec 13, 2012 on YouTube The story of Christmas told by the kids of St Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand, including footage from our films “The Christmas Story
Based upon the Book, The Purpose of Christmas, by Rick Warren Video Link Audio Link 1John 1:8-10 Romans 7:14-20 When I say the word salvation, what comes to mind? Some of you might say, going to heaven, NOT going to hell, saved from sins, or a variety of other things that take you from something … [Read more…]