May 31, 2007
We just got the final word today that we will loose the school auditorium for up to 6 weeks. They will finally install all new seating and lighting. This will mean that we will do church in the cafeteria for a few weeks. Hey, it will be fun or at least an experience. Fidel and I are meeting with Dr. Werner this Friday to go through and plan for this change. I am blessed to say that we have a great relationship with him and the school, so I know that he will do everything that he can for us.
This is one of the reasons why planting a church is so interesting, challenging, fun, unpredictable and everything else all wrapped up in one. We do need extra help with our set up crew so if you read this……8:30a.m. sharp!
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May 30, 2007
I am trying to write this post with sunglasses on and with my eyes squinting. About 1/2 hour ago I had an eye exam and the last thing that the eye doctor did was to dilate my pupils. All I can say it WOW! I probably shouldn’t have driven home, but you do what you have to do, and I did make it home without any accidents, thank God.
Through all this I was thinking about the passage in 2 Kings 6:15-23 where Elisha prayed that his servants eyes would be opened to see the Big Picture. After having my eyes dilated I can truly say that my eyes were opened up. It is remarkable how sensitive they became to light, etc. When your eyes are opened up spiritually the effect is somewhat similar. You see things with a different sensitivity and in a very different light. My prayer is that all of us would see things more from God’s perspective and not from our own.
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May 29, 2007
We are gearing up for our next series “No Perfect People Allowed” and I thought that this picture would be appropriate to post. As a parent all I can say is, my kids have done a few similar things, and I am sure that I did as well.
Enjoy, as a parent all you can do at times is just to smile.
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Posted by Mathias Grehn
May 25, 2007
I was thinking about God’s timing in our lives. Isn’t it quite funny how God works in our lives, always on His time and never on ours. Here is a question that I guess I will try to answer “when should a church plant really get involved with missions?” There is one line of thought kinda that says that a church should get strong enough first and only after that pay attention to missions. The people that argue this line of thought would say that “it is missions to grow our church first.”
Here is my take on the subject:
- When are you strong enough?
- Will there ever be enough money?
- Is everything on our terms, or is it on God’s?
- If we only do what we are comfortable with, and only do what we can. Do we really need God?
- Where would we be today if the early believers did that?
I am so blessed and proud to see money coming in every week that goes to Missions. It is a blessing to Pastor a church that is only 1 1/2 years old, still with many struggles, that has already done 2 Missions Trip. It is remarkable that there is already a “Iglesia Vision” right now is the Dominican Republic. I am blessed to have a team of 10 going to the D.R this July and I can’t wait for them to see what God is doing over there. Does it all make sense? Is all the money there? Are we strong enough? Or do we take God on His word when he told us to GO INTO ALL THE WORLD. Church, let’s keep on going!
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Posted by Mathias Grehn
May 22, 2007
1. The greatest gift I can give my church is a healthy family.
2. My responsibility as a pastor is to lead, not to entertain.
3. Be myself, that is who God made, and God does not make mistakes.
4. To lead I must be ahead, otherwise I am just out for a walk.
5. Focus on the Big pictures.
6. If I do things I know that I am comfortable with – do I really need God?
7. Stay relevant.
8. I can not delegate my prayer life.
9. B.I B.L.E (Basic, Instruction, Before, Leaving Earth) – Read it more
10. Failure is a chance to learn, grow, and teach others, not to do the same thing.
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Posted by Mathias Grehn
May 21, 2007
I think that this is a Miami thing? Spanish and English has sort of merged and instead of using the “correct” Spanish word for bumper sticker we decided that almost no one here would relate to it, so instead we used “Bumper Sticker”. On Sunday, I was a man on a mission, the question was “what is the correct Spanish word for bumper sticker?”. This is what’s funny, I asked everyone, including the older folks and no one knew, this includes people that predominately speak Spanish, and for some of them Spanish is their only language. I am sure that you by now might wonder what the right word is, as far as I am told it should be “calcomanía” (If this is wrong, blame Gustavo….)
If anyone out there has a better word, leave a comment. Anyways, let’s start a chain reaction…….. Put on the Bumper Stickers….
(Below is what our Spanish Bulletin said)
Los Bumper Stickers y Tarjetas de Invitaciones
Tenemos las nuevas tarjetas de invitacion y Bumper Stickers disponibles para usted. Recoja algunos y pongalo en su cartera, billetera, el carro, etc. Ayúdenos a llevar la palabra acerca de nuestra iglesia.
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