Cleaning House

I know I haven't entirely kept up with all the info for the 40 day revolution. I have been really busy with everything going on with Sarah. We went to the doctor yesterday thinking maybe we would have Brooklyn, but we got sent home. I already told you how excited I am to have Brooklyn here.

Back to the 40 day Revolution. Growing up my mom always made me clean the basement on saturdays, before I could do anything else. I am talking thorough cleaning. Dust, Vacuum clean the bathroom. You get the picture.

So today since it is Saturday, and we are focusing on this 40 day revolution, I wanted to give you a challenge to clean house. What I mean is to clean the junk out of your life, the dirt and debris and stuff you clutter your life with. It may be things that have distracted you in your walk with Christ for a long time. Drugs, alcohol, books, posters, movies, music, magazines, clothing.

Ask God to help you love Him more then these things that displease Him. Read Psalm 119:11; II Chronicles 7:14. Notice how God works with people who seek him, and then he calls on His people to turn from their wicked ways. So what can you do today to clean out your house.

Randomness

Uuugghh! Sarah and I are still waiting on Brooklyn. Now I am getting excited to see her. It feels like it is never going to get here. Kind of like when I was a kid and I couldn't sleep on Christmas eve because I was to excited.

Watched a new show tonight and I absolutely loved it. It's called "The Principal's Office." Stinkin Hilarioius! Thats all I have to say. Man kids think that Principals and teachers are just stupid. If you haven't watched it yet you have to see it. It's on TRU tv. Not reality. Actuality. Ok that's it. enough pluggin of a network TV station.

I hope everyone is having a great week. Tomorrow is friday, one more day of school till the long weekend.

The power of the Invite

I hope and pray you're having a good week at school so far. Today we want you to focus on a friend you can invite to WNT. This is an opportunity to plant a seed, and get them connected to the church. I want to encourage you to do all you can to get them to come. Offer to pick them up, buy them dinner. We want to be very intentional about inviting others to be a part of Springhill.

You may be asking yourself, why? Jesus called us to be the light of the world, and to be witnesses for Him. But I want to go a little farther. What I want you to think about is this. If we claim to believe Jesus is the only way, or we say that Jesus loves the world, or that He died for the sins of the world, then why don't we actually live it out. A great statement I read recently was this: “If you REALLY believe in the saving power of Jesus Christ then why in the world would you show up at church every single Sunday without a carload of people who need Him?”

The power of the invite can be amazing. Investing and inviting others is what Jesus was all about. When a friend heard the truth and saw the truth of Jesus they could stay silent and they couldn't help but invite someone else to see and hear the truth.

Jesus said in Luke 19:10 that He came to "seek & save that which was lost!”

If Jesus was passionate enough to die on the cross for the lost , and that was His whole purpose in coming …and if Jesus lives in our hearts…then that HAS TO BE IN OUR HEARTS AS WELL!!

We CANNOT claim to be followers of Jesus and NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT HE CARES ABOUT!!!

Jesus said "follow me and I will make you fishers of men."

Get on board with the reality of who Christ is and His heart beat and passion. Watch God work in ways that are completely amazing.

Go for the ask! Invite someone to church.

Day 4 Administrators day

YOUr principals and other administrators spend alot of time and energy preparing for the school year. They have a very difficult job, and get little thanks. When students begin to pray for and serve their administrators, it will have an amazing impact on the school. Here are a number of ways you can serve your administrators.

Pray for your principal, vice principal, counselors and other support staff.
Serve one of them in a unique and caring way. ( Buy them a coke, ask them if you could do anything to help them out.)

When we begin to see all they do and the investment they put in, you can't help but be thankful for everything. Tell them how much you appreciate what they do.

40 Day Revolution Day 3 Forgiveness Day

Jesus encouraged us in the Sermon on the Mount to forgive people that have sinned against us. In other words make this day a day of forgiveness and forget about how they have treated you in the past. Read Mattthew Chapter 6:14. This will bring to light the truth behind forgiveness. Make sure your heart is right so you are in right standing with God. Ask GOd if ther is anyone (friends, teacher, parents, brother, sister) who need to ask forgiveness from and then do it.

You may need to forgive someone else. Forgiving those who have hurt you could be really difficult. Many of you have no doubt been wronged by a parent, frind or someone else. When you forgive it helps you heal. Forgiveness is crucial to a vital walk with Jesus.

Make a list of people you haven't forgiven.
Ask God to help you forgive someone today.
When you have asked for forgiveness or forgiven this individual then scratch their name off the list.

Giants' Day

It has officially begun. The 40 Day Revolution. I am praying that over the next six weeks God will work in ways we have never seen before. Remember to check out the blog daily as I update what we want to encourage you to do on a daily basis.

Identify the giants in your life. What is the distraction that keeps you from responding to the voice of God. It could be: TV, computer, cell phone, laziness, sexual sin, drugs/alcohol, personal sin, sports, boy friend or girlfriend, etc... Some of these things aren't bad things, but you have kept your life so full of the busyness that you have yet to stop and listen for the still small voice of God. Pray for the thing that is going to be the biggest problem for you this year.

Identify the Giants on your Campus. When you do this and begin to pray that God would use you to make a difference on your campus, your eyes are open to how God wants to work through you. What do you want God to do on your campus? What are you expecting, or not expecting? Pray that God would use you to help your school with the giants that are faced on a daily basis on your school campus.

Read I Samuel 17:45-47- Pray that God would come and move on your school. Ask God to reveal to you your biggest distraction. Once He has revealed that to you be ready for the battle you are going to face to run to the distraction rather than God.

3rd Reason I am excited for this year is "Excitement"

Watching God move is always an awesome thing. I have been watching Him do amazing things in our midst, and look forward to everything we are going to see this year. I feel a new sense of energy and passion in the lives of each one of you, and pray that God uses that to build bridges with those around you to invite them to come to WNT or Family Groups or anything else. Investing in the lives of others while you are at school and inviting them to come is one of the easiest ways to share the gospel with your friends and peers at school.

I am excited to see all the anticipation and excitement as God continues working in our student ministry.