Practice or Rehearsal?

Guys and Gals please take this to heart!



http://babulife.blogs.com/weblog/2009/04/1-practice-vs-rehearsal.html

Manly vs Not-Manly Worship (Smile this not nearly as bad as it sounds)

We should definitely challenge ourselves to prove and test our ways to be effective, Biblical and Godly! Hear what some of today's brightest worship leaders and song writers have to say on the subject.

http://allaboutworshippodcast.libsyn.com/rss

With Jesus or for Him?

I am reading a book called "Organic Church".  In this book the author brings up a great point.  Do we do things for Jesus or with Him?  Now we say "I want to do great things for God and His Kingdom" and we say "I know we can do nothing without God's power". I think we mean these things when we say them but practically we seek God's power when ours ends. 

Case in point, Have you ever noticed that when times are good we pray prayers like "God please bring people to know you better, thank you God for your grace and mercy"   Now when times are tough we pray prayers over things we would never think of like; money.  Have you ever heard of a church praying over finances when things are going well?  He is willing to handle even the smallest things of life.  Because He loves and provides for His children.  We relegate Him to coaching or consulting and rely on our own gifts and abilities.  I say lets have the MVP of life and salvation, Jesus,  on the field.  After all He is the only one to ever do this thing called life perfectly. 

"My prayer today is that we would live within the power of Christ with Him beside us,  leading us to great things with Him."