Hebrews 10:24-25

24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Eating Out or Eating In

Dining out involves attending a meal that exists apart from us. Whether we go to the restaurant or not, it will still exist and it will still prepare meals. If we decide to have dinner at home, however, we must be a full participant. A home cooked meal must be planned, the ingredients must be purchased and the food must be prepared. Without our participation, the home cooked meal does not exist.

Often times I think of homegroup as eating out. Whether I go or not, it will still exist. Homegroup will still be served. This is not a proper view. Even if it was the proper view, without patrons, even the best restaurant will close its doors. I believe that a proper view of homegroup is more like that of the home cooked meal. It cannot exist in the way it was intended without full participation. If I don’t plan my commitment, invest in others and prepare my heart for group, it cannot exist. This view also removes the excuse that, “Oh, if the cooking were different, I’d be sure to eat there”. If the meal does not suit my taste, it is not because I have gone to the wrong restaurant. Instead, I have eaten a meal that I poorly prepared.

Home Group Got Real

902 2009 -Jason Vanlue brought reality in bulk. I believe tonight's discussion on our role in discipleship has set us in the direction to fulfill our church's vision. Those in attendance were open and honest. Those who were unable to attend should be prepared to bring transparency and biblical truth to the next meeting.

"The time is ripe for revolution!"

Thank You!

I wanted to thank you all for praying for my Mom's surgery. Please continue to pray that she will recover quickly. For a "soon-to-be" 87 year old, she is doing amazingly well. Her birthday is the 15th of this month.

I updated our Walter Home blog that has a devotion in it by Thomas Watson. Check it out when you get a chance - it's definitely worth reading over and over again. I missed meeting with you all last night....and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kathy!!!!

It's a girl!

We are having another girl!!! Thank you all for your help and prayers during this pregnancy! Willow is completely healthy and growing ahead of schedule. Looks like another big baby girl! :)

Prayer Request

Hi, Everyone!

Some of you may already know that my father was hospitalized on Friday. He was born with deformed kidney's and has battled kidney stones his whole life. After arriving at the hospital they told him that he had several stones in his bladder and several in each kidney including one that was 11 mm and blocking urinary flow. His blood was 90% septic when he was admitted. They performed two emergency surgeries on Saturday trying to unblock his kidney's so they could break up the stones. They were unsuccessful. They did another surgery to give him a drainage bag directly from his kidney to try and relieve the swelling so that they could put a stint in and continue antibiotics to get rid of the infection. The antibiotics are working, but they can't do the operation they need to because he doesn't have insurance. They are sending him home(with the bag draining his kidney's) to get paperwork together and apply for medicaid.

Please be praying not only for healing, but that his application will be processed quickly and he can get back to the hospital and get the surgery he needs. He is in a lot of pain and won't be on the pain meds while at home or have the 24 hour care that he needs.

Thank you all! Ashley (His name is Ray Jarvis)

Proclaim!

Hey!

Daniel and I had a chance to share the gospel with a 49 year old Albanian woman yesterday, named Anida. Please be praying for her salvation. She also told us she would be visiting Metro on Sunday!!! Before we left I asked her how we could pray for her...

1. For the necessary papers to go back to Greece to visit her son.
2. For her son to be able to visit the States.
3. For wisdom on finding her future husband (she was married and divorced at 16 and at that time her son was 6months old).

Thank you! See on Wedsenday!!!