"Loud and Large"

Boy I had fun sneaking up and some friends of mine at the church. We were talking about worship and made this statement that shocked some at first.

"We need to worship as loud and as large as we can"

Well, the loud part was met with some resistance and the large part was a little confusing. That is until I explained.

Nehemiah 12:27 said that the Jews celebrated the completion of the wall and what was mention was what kinds of instruments was used and who joined them in the celebration. First it was instruments that gave a distinct sound. A sound that would sail over the others. In doing so, some might say the sound is loud but for me, I call it distinct. When it comes to our faith, we need that distinct sound. And the Large part, well that is others who are singing with us and walking the same way we are.

So I call all of us to worship Loud and Large.

Have a Great Day

David

"I am sick"

So after told a few friends about me about I was not following one of the ten commandments. Followed by the confession of not keeping the Sabbath. My understanding of the commandment is to take a significant time to remember God's blessing in my life, to rejoice in his grace and to rest.

So I asked a few frineds help me in the process of retraining my self in taking the sabbath and off I went.

Let me tell you, I am really sick! My first sabbath was last Friday and I was tighter then a drum. It was really hard for me to switch from think and planing about what I do through the week and just taking a break.

But hear me, I needed and and I am commited to return to this all import day.

Have a Great Day

David

"A Sabbath Confession"

So I was talking to some friends yesterday at church and I shared a deep dark secret. I was not following one of the ten commandments. What! Did I kill someone, was I cussing, was I cheating on my wife? No, something far worse then that. I was not taking my day off.

Reading down the list of the greatest top ten ever written, (The Ten Commandments) after selecting the only true God and not to replace him with any image or misuse his name. We find the next most important thing we call can do. The fourth commandment tells us that "Thou shalt take a day off".

Come on, are you kidding, we have some many good things to do ... especially for a Pastor, there is people to pray for, a sermon to prepare, the church building to maintain, phone calls to make ...

So did God make a mistake when he included this commandment? I don't think so ... God does not make mistakes. If this is true the must be some kind of principle (other then getting good rest, physically, mentally, spiritually).

Well, I think I found it ... it's a matter of trust ... Do I trust God to provide in six days what I will need in Seven? I'm I willing to trust God that he will take care of the one cell (The Chapel) of the body he calls the church while I'm taking a sabbath rest. I'm I really that Good? I don't think so, I think I can trust God to provide in six what I need in seven. I think he can take care of the The Chapel.

So I declared yesterday, that I'm returning to the full sabbath rest.

Have a Great Day

David