I’ve found the most despicable person in the bible. No it’s not Judas. It’s not Pilate, or Herod or any Roman. It’s not the Pharisees or Saducees or any religious leader. It’s not Ahaz or Jehoram or any other wicked king. It’s not Jezebel or her spawn Athaliah or any evil woman. He’s just an ordinary guy, with an ordinary job: Minding the king’s sheep. His name is Doug, and he’s the most despicable person in the bible…
It’s true that God reveals glimpses of Himself to us in everyday life, through a multitude of different ways. But there’s something extraordinary that happens when hundreds (or even thousands) of people draw together for corporate worship. Psalm 133:1 emphasises “how good and pleasant it is when brothers [and sisters] live together in unity!”
When we as God’s children are united together in His presence with a concerted desire to bring Him honour and praises, the individual sparks are fanned into a roaring flame — in a word, ignition.
The vision for Ignite4101 (for the one and only One) was born out of this flame. From the web site:
Ignite is a worship movement that seeks to unite and ignite the hearts of young adults to burn with their whole life for the glory of God’s name.
The next Ignite is taking place on Friday 4 May at Alberton Methodist Church. It will be primarily geared towards students and young adults, but of course young and old alike are welcome. Squiz the flyer below for more details.
http://www.ignite4101.com
http://myspace.com/ignite4101
Be careful when standing in the way of God’s Holiness. This is the warning we get from the bitter story of Moses not being allowed to enter the Promised Land.
Moses the man who guided a disobedient, stubborn and completely recalcitrant nation through a 40 year desert journey gets things wrong, less than a year before the nation would triumphantly enter the Promised Land. 40 years of stumbling, 40 years of hoping, 40 years of disappointment and grind, and on the eve of freedom Moses himself stumbles. But before the story is over there’s a stunning twist…
