rEVOLution
Another Day Along the Way
Monday, August 24, 2009
Another day,
I wonder how last weekend's gatherings will bring change. I ask, "Will the Revolution of Love guide us toward experiencing and applying a true season of transformation?"
I remember the songs of worship, of praise, of truth. The creeds of beliefs, of doctrine, of unity. The prayers of confession, of petition, of faith. The stories of history, of promise, of truth. The feelings of excitement, of hope, of doubt.
The gatherings offered opportunities to listen and learn. They provided time for evaluating ourselves. They lured glances to the past, observations of the present, and decisions for the future.
In Emmanuel's ALPHA Weekend, we heard Jesus talking about a new birth and letting a light shine, David singing his confessions of a Shepherd, and Paul proclaiming love as the core element of faith and church.
Four events for hearing an invitation to join a revolution - a revolution of love. How? Being loved. Receiving love. Showing love. Living love. What might be the results of such a life? Change. Revolution. Lives of biblical love.
The old song asks, "What's love got to do with it?" Our ALPHA Revolution of Love answered: "God's love has everything to do with life. God's love is the entrance into a world of change and revolution, grace and faith, authenticity and community, redemption and transformation."
I hope participants remember the signs along the road, the videos, the songs, the instructions, and the stories. I hope we all continue reflecting on the confessions, the baptisms, the testimonies of change, the story of staying in the closet while never entering Narnia, and the message of light in a dark room. I hope we learned; I hope we continue learning.
I hope we all welcome the revolution of God's love and live what we're learning.
Along the way,
Chris Maxwell
Powerful Statement: But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? (1 Thessalonians 3:6-9, NIV)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Another day,
I wonder how last weekend's gatherings will bring change. I ask, "Will the Revolution of Love guide us toward experiencing and applying a true season of transformation?"
I remember the songs of worship, of praise, of truth. The creeds of beliefs, of doctrine, of unity. The prayers of confession, of petition, of faith. The stories of history, of promise, of truth. The feelings of excitement, of hope, of doubt.
The gatherings offered opportunities to listen and learn. They provided time for evaluating ourselves. They lured glances to the past, observations of the present, and decisions for the future.
In Emmanuel's ALPHA Weekend, we heard Jesus talking about a new birth and letting a light shine, David singing his confessions of a Shepherd, and Paul proclaiming love as the core element of faith and church.
Four events for hearing an invitation to join a revolution - a revolution of love. How? Being loved. Receiving love. Showing love. Living love. What might be the results of such a life? Change. Revolution. Lives of biblical love.
The old song asks, "What's love got to do with it?" Our ALPHA Revolution of Love answered: "God's love has everything to do with life. God's love is the entrance into a world of change and revolution, grace and faith, authenticity and community, redemption and transformation."
I hope participants remember the signs along the road, the videos, the songs, the instructions, and the stories. I hope we all continue reflecting on the confessions, the baptisms, the testimonies of change, the story of staying in the closet while never entering Narnia, and the message of light in a dark room. I hope we learned; I hope we continue learning.
I hope we all welcome the revolution of God's love and live what we're learning.
Along the way,
Chris Maxwell
Powerful Statement: But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? (1 Thessalonians 3:6-9, NIV)
4 Comments:
One of the best weekends I've seen there. Wish I could have been to each event. Thanks for your work.
i really enjoyed the thursday service wish i could have been there for more of it.
what the world needs now...
Thanks for your ministering, even from a distance. You still make me think!
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