Sunday Rewind- 7.4.10

-Happy 4th of July everyone! I am so thankful for the men and women who have faithfully served this country. Those who purchased for our freedom with their lives and those who continue to protect it with their lives today!!

- Today I got to go to Meadowland Church with my family. It was GREAT! I think it had been almost a year since we all got to go to church together. It was also Nolan’s first Sunday at Meadowland- he had a great first time experience!

- Ed Mathisen preached the message this morning and did a great job! Seriously, I think today was one of the best messages on idol worship in the 21st century I have heard!!

- One of my biggest “takeaways” from Ed’s Message was – “If we do not read our Bibles, we are in danger of redefining who God is.” Thought that statement was both true and powerful!!

- If we truly want to have a relationship with Jesus, we need to KNOW who He is and DO what he says to do. Too many people say they believe in Jesus, but do not really know who he is or care about his word.

- Many of us know a lot of information about Superman. We know his double identity (Clark Kent) , who his friends are (Louis Lane, Jimmy Olsen ect..) , who his enemies are (Lex Luther to name one) , what planet he is from (Krypton), and his one weakness (Kryptonite)…..however if my house started on fire right now, I should not count on Superman showing up to save me….because he is a made up character. Interesting how we know more about someone who is made up in comic books who do not have the ability to save us!!

- Personally, I walked away Sunday with a desire to know God more, and to read my bible more to hear from God more. When we hear what God says and Do what He says, we see God!!

-Last note: It has been two weeks since I last preached and I am PUMPED to be kicking off our new series this Sunday called “You asked for it!!”. Seriously, it is like a fire burning within me (Jeremiah 20:9)