Feb 15 thoughts from Pastor John

“Committed to the King, Faithful to His Purposes”
Luke 19:11-27

We invest.
The parable.
A piece of cultural background.
The point of the story:

• To hear the message of the kingdom and to become part of the kingdom of God is a privilege and a responsibility. We will be held accountable for what we have received. What have we received and what are we doing with it?

Actions count.

• The parable is calling us to commitment to the one who has been appointed King. It is calling us to be faithful to his purposes.

What answer do Spirit-filled people give to their neighbors, their city, their state, their country, their world today?

Concluding questions - Feb 8, 2009

Pastor John challenged us to each consider our answers to a set of questions at the conclusion of his message on the parable from Luke 16:1-13. Here are the questions:

• Have we separated our wealth from our discipleship?
  
• People with wealth have more disposable income and greater potential for spending free time. How is our free time spent?
  
• Do you think you are selfish? If so, in what ways? What steps can you take to be less selfish?
  
• Do you agree that wealth is a double-edged sword? What good things, and what bad things, could it do for you?
  
• Can you write down five ways in which you could change your attitude toward wealth, offering opportunities to use your wealth more wisely than you do now?
  
• How can you change your consumer behavior in general, and your spending in particular, for the better?

Amazing Grace Chords for Feb 8

Here are the chords I usually play for Amazing Grace in G:
G G C G
Em A7 D D/F#
G G7/B C G
Em A7--D G (or C/G down to G)
Enjoy!
Will get you other keys if I can :)
V****

Set list for Feb 15, 2009

Shout to the North
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
You Are My King (Amazing Love)
Take My Life (Tomlin)
Holiness (Take My Life)   ... the other Take My Life as a bookend for the first one
Lord, Reign in Me

(after playing through it I decided NO for this week on the song Fount of Love from the Psalter Hymnal - I couldn't figure out quite how to do it - it is a Chinese folk melody - we'll keep it for later)

Take My Life - for Feb 8 & 15

Check out Chris singing this song ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzbwcMG9Gc

Listening to your own radio station online

Ever want to listen to a particular kind of music while you are working on the computer? Check out pandora.com You can define your own music stations based on "seed" songs.

Try starting a station with your favorite worship song ... right now I'm enjoying a wonderful collection of worship ballads based on "Come Thou Fount" by Fernando Ortega.