THURSDAY

HEY! GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT GROUP. OUR GOALS AS BELIEVERS ARE SIMPLE. LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO EXPRESS LOVE IN TANGIBLE WAYS....IT HELPS TO CULTIVATE LOVE. IN A SMALL WAY, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT IN OUR WORK LAST NIGHT.

WE WILL FINISH THAT WORK NEXT WEDNESDAY.

KEEP PRAYING.

LET'S READ ACTS 1-4 AGAIN BEFORE SUNDAY MORNING. COME READY TO ADD TO THE COMMENTARY.

LOVE YA'LL.

FOR TOMORROW

HEY GROUP, LET'S TRY TO READ ACTS 1-2 BEFORE TOMORROW. I WANT TO CONTINUE IN THE FIRST PART OF TIME TOGETHER TO PUT OUR GWOF COMMENTARY TOGETHER ON ACTS 1-4. COME READY TO WORSHIP TOGETHER AND ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT INTO THESE VERSES. WHEN HE USES ALL OF US TOGETHER, WE HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF WHAT HE WANT US TO DO.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

LOVE YA'LL.

WORSHIP IS AN ALL THE TIME THING

I JUST CAME ACROSS A BOOK ENTITLED "10,000 THINGS TO PRAISE GOD FOR". REALLY NEAT. THERE IS NO END TO THE THINGS WE CAN PRAISE HIM FOR.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SUNDAY. BRING YOUR WORSHIP WITH YOU AND WE'LL DO SOME TOGETHER.

I'M ALSO GOING BACK AND TRYING TO GO THROUGH PIPER'S BOOK "DESIRING GOD" AND TRYING TO GET MY ARMS AROUND IT. I REALLY WANT TO KEEP MAKING STRIDES IN MY WORSHIP.

EVERYTHING STEMS FROM THAT.

EVERYTHING. HERE'S A THOUGHT. WE ALL PRAISE WHAT WE ENJOY. OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO THE POINT IN LIFE WHERE WE ENJOY GOD SUPREMELY. THEN PRAISE AND WORSHIP FLOWS.

REMEMBER TO PRAY TODAY. "GOD SHOW US WHAT TO DO".

LOVE YA'LL

WHAT WE SAID LAST NIGHT

ACTS 1 (GWOF COMMENTARY)

-JESUS HAS DIED. BEEN BURIED. ROSE AGAIN.

-FOR 40 DAYS, HE MAKES HIMSELF OBVIOUS.

-MEETS WITH DISCIPLES AT MT. OF OLIVES.

- HE GIVES A COMMAND - "GO BACK TO JERUSALEM AND WAIT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT".

-JESUS GOES TO BE WITH THE FATHER.

-THE DISCIPLES GO BACK TO JERUSALEM AS COMMANDED.

-THEY ARE CONFUSED. UNSURE OF EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR.

-FOR 10 DAYS THEY WAIT........AND PRAY.

-PETER LEADS THEM TO CHOOSE A NEW DISCIPLE TO REPLACE JUDAS.

- NOT KNOWING WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE.....THEY PRAY.

THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON AT THIS POINT IN CHURCH HISTORY(IN ACTS 1). EXCITING. CONFUSING. FRIGHTENING. BUT SOMEHOW, THROUGH THEIR YEARS WITH JESUS, IF NOTHING ELSE SUNK IN, THEY HAD LEARNED TO PRAY.

GWOF, IF WE LEARN NOTHING ELSE OVER THESE DAYS TOGETHER, LET'S LEARN TO PRAY AGAIN.

HERE'S WHAT I THINK PRAYER WILL DO FOR US:

1. STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

2. KEEP OUR FOCUS ON HIS GLORY AND WISDOM.

3. MAKE US BE THINKING ON THE SAME THINGS.

4. GIVE US A COMMON THEME. A COMMON TASK.

5. GIVE GOD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT A COMMON THEME.

6. KEEP US ON THE SAME PAGE.

7. GIVE GOD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT US.

I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT PRAYER. I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT PRAYING WITH YOU. I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT GOD CAN DO AS A RESULT OF PRAYER.

OUR PRAYER: "GOD SHOW US WHAT TO DO. REVIVE OUR HEARTS SO THAT WE CAN BE CONSTANTLY IN TUNE WITH YOU. SO THAT WE CAN LOVE YOU AND LOVE OTHERS. SO THAT WE CAN DO WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO."

SUNDAY WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR ACT 1-4 GWOF COMMENTARY. WE'LL DO THAT IN THE FIRST PART OF OUR TIME TOGETHER AND THEN ASK GOD TO SPEAK TO US TOGETHER AS I PREACH WHAT HE GIVES TO ME. SO WE'LL WORSHIP. WE'LL BE LEARNING TOGETHER. WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR HIM TO SPEAK TO US THROUGH HIS WORD. THAT'LL BE GOOD.

ALERT. ALERT. ALERT.

OVER HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE.

IN PURPLE.

HEY, LET'S ALL READ ACTS 1-4 TOGETHER EVERYDAY(OR AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN).

SO, MAYBE MAKE YOUR DEVOTIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FROM THERE.

OR AT LEAST READ THROUGH THERE SOME. THAT WAY WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, YOU'LL HAVE SOME THOUGHTS TO ADD TO OUR COMMENTARY ALREADY READY.

(WHO ARE THESE WOMEN? PERSPECTIVE BUYERS?)

NEXT WEDNESDAY WE'LL BE BUILDING 2 HOMES FOR HAITI. I LIKE IT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING THINGS FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY TO REPAY OR EVEN THANK US FOR IT. JUST DOING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT JESUS LOVES BECAUSE WE CAN. DOING IT FOR HIM. DOING IT BECAUSE WE LOVE THE THINGS, THE PEOPLE HE LOVES. I LIKE IT.

LOVE YA'LL.

TONIGHT

DON'T FORGET THAT TONIGHT WE WILL MEET FOR SUPPER TOGETHER AT 6:30.

ALSO, JUST A PROMPT TO REMEMBER OUR COMMITMENT TO PRAY EVERY DAY.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

TUESDAY

WHEN THE CHURCH WAS BEING BIRTHED IN ACTS DECISIONS HAD TO MADE BY THE PEOPLE WHO JESUS LEFT BEHIND. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE HAD NEVER BEEN A CHURCH BEFORE. THEY HAD NEVER BEEN WITHOUT JESUS TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO SINCE THEY HAD BECOME HIS FOLLOWERS. SO WHAT DID THEY DO?

...they joined together constantly in prayer....Acts 1:14

WE COMMITTED TOGETHER SUNDAY TO DO THAT ALSO. HERE'S HOW THEY PRAYED...."Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us what to do....." LET'S PRAY THAT WAY AS WELL. LORD SHOW US WHAT TO DO. GIVE US WISDOM. GIVE US DIRECTION. SEARCH MY HEART. LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING.

LET'S BE BONDED TOGETHER IN THAT PRAYER THEME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN YOU PRAY OR FOR HOW LONG. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT WE BOND TOGETHER IN THE PRACTICE.

LOVE YA'LL.

COMING HOME

GOTTA FINISH UP THE CAR THING TODAY AND THEN I'M OUTTA' HERE. FLY TO PARIS TOMORROW, THEN HOPEFULLY GET A SEAT TO ATLANTA.

THERE'S SOMETHING I REALIZED THIS SUMMER, I GET CAR SICK IF I'M NOT DRIVING. DIDN'T USED TO, BUT NOW I DO. IS IT AN AGE THING OR WHAT? THAT JUST POPPED INTO MY HEAD AND I THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT.

SEE YA'LL SOON.

LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.