Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thank you!!

Just a big Thank you for all the Birthday blessings yesterday! Facebook greetings to new office furniture, cards, flowers, candy, homemade gifts, lunch,(my grandson attended!) hugs and prayers!!! What a wonderful blessing to be in the Family of God..special thanks to my beautiful cell sistas, staff and my new sistas in D1!!Thanks a bunch! Julie ps This is gonna be our best year yet at Life Center!!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Rushing Water

Can you hear the rushing water? I hear it in the voices of the Youth Staff from the Encounter weekend! I heard the sound at the altar after service yesterday as a beautiful couple gave their lives to Christ and will be attending cell groups tonight and tomorrow!! I hear the sound of God as He sends us treasures of people that are hungry to learn and grow! The rushing is partly from the next generation stepping into the rivers of God that are flowing towards us at Life Center..I am not a good swimmer, but I can tread water real well...so jump in church! The river continues to rise! Julie

Friday, April 23, 2010

Happy Tears

What a day.....everyone is bustling about! Adam and Anthony getting stuff together for the Youth Encounter at Sach's house. Christina,Ellie, Ruth, Nicole and Bethany are remodeling the CCK and Nursery areas for allll the little peoples!! And all I can think of is...when we came to Madison in 1991 THERE WERE NO CHILDREN! No babies or teens of any kind...and look now at what the Lord has done. Even as I type this my own lil grandson sleeps in my office while Mommy and Daddy and Grandpa and Auntie Tina serve in God's Great House!! What a privilege...I am living the Harvest....wow. Jesus...you are true to your word. Trust Him...His way works...might take a few years...Julie

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Hungry for God

Wow! My Discovery 1 class has doubled in size and starts 30 minutes earlier because the folks are soooo hungry for God and want more!!! 2 ladies were not feeling well when they came but did NOT want to miss...showed up with homework done, ready to take notes and go home and apply these life lessons. What about you reading this? Are you hungry enough to come early, stand in line for church, tithe even if it was not tax deductible? Just asking....Jesus is better than life itself. Julie

Monday, April 19, 2010

Weekend Encounter

WOW!! God showed up in an amazing way. Our intention as a leadership team was to trust Christ completely for everything...and wow did He decide to honor that. In all humility, we have not experienced a river of God/His spirit/His power like that ever before...for the most part, indescribable!! Just to say that all else pales in comparision to His presence, love and power. We are indebted to Him for HIs kindness to us. Still in awe of all HE can accomplish in such a small amount of time...yet when HE is there, time stands still. We are learning the importance of cultivating a climate where He can dwell amongst us. The river is rising!!! Julie

Friday, April 16, 2010

Tonight

Off to a great start...God was doing a deep, gentle work. What a beautiful group of willing women to experience the love of Father God. Tomorrow we journey into the Promised Land through the Cross. Thank you Jesus. Julie

Today

Today will you accept His command to go and speak the gospel to every creature, will you place yourself at His disposal and begin at once to live for His Kingdom?? Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Julie

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Power

The most powerful force in the world is......THE WORD OF GOD.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Freedom for the Ladies

This weekend is the Freedom weekend for our ladies! We are marching into the Promised Land of Forgiveness, Healing, Provision and Triumph through the Blood of the Lamb. Closing the doors to the hunger of the Wilderness that wants to creep back into our lives...breaking the chains on everything that has held us back from the abundant life Christ has for us. We have a Father and HE knows us by name...we are not forgotten and He is waiting for us to enter the Land of HIS freedom...so come on ladies...let's be singing the songs of Freedom. Pray for us and with us Church..we are completely trusting Christ to do the work in us this week. Nothing becomes dynamic until it first becomes specific!!