Carpet Day
Its finally here. Carpet Day! The installation guys are working hard laying the new carpet for our sanctuary. It’s really going to give our building a fresh, new look. God has blessed us so much this past year. He’s so good!
Carpet Day
Its finally here. Carpet Day! The installation guys are working hard laying the new carpet for our sanctuary. It’s really going to give our building a fresh, new look. God has blessed us so much this past year. He’s so good!
Spiritual Awakening Services
I’m starting to get really excited about our upcoming Spiritual Awakening Services June 8-10. These will be a great chance for us as a church to take some time to devote to nothing but pursuing the presence of the Lord. I’m believing for a powerful outpouring of God’s Spirit to renew, empower, and transform us.
I’m a firm believer that breakthroughs in our lives come first and foremost from time spend in the presence of God. No amount of information, or self-help can ever substitute for personal encounters with God. All of the life-defining moments for me personally came from times where I was immersed in God’s presence. I’m praying for life-defining moments to take place in people’s lives next weekend!
One of my best friends from college, now a youth pastor and evangelist, Daniel Day will be our guest speaker. Daniel is a gifted preacher with a passionate heart for God.
The services will be June 8-10. Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am @ ACC.
Spiritual Awakening Services
I’m starting to get really excited about our upcoming Spiritual Awakening Services June 8-10. These will be a great chance for us as a church to take some time to devote to nothing but pursuing the presence of the Lord. I’m believing for a powerful outpouring of God’s Spirit to renew, empower, and transform us.
I’m a firm believer that breakthroughs in our lives come first and foremost from time spend in the presence of God. No amount of information, or self-help can ever substitute for personal encounters with God. All of the life-defining moments for me personally came from times where I was immersed in God’s presence. I’m praying for life-defining moments to take place in people’s lives next weekend!
One of my best friends from college, now a youth pastor and evangelist, Daniel Day will be our guest speaker. Daniel is a gifted preacher with a passionate heart for God.
The services will be June 8-10. Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10am @ ACC.
Memorial Day Weekend
Just had a great Memorial Day weekend. My wife Jessica gave an incredible message on Sunday morning called Preserving Our Relationship With God. Her message was very timely. Each of us should be willing to do whatever it takes to preserve our relationship with God at all costs. She is a very gifted speaker and communicator with a tremendous heart for God and people. It’s a dream come true to minister side by side with a spouse who has a calling and heart for ministry.
Monday I had the privilege of giving the invocation and benediction for the annual Ambridge Memorial Day Service held at P.J. Caul Park in the center of town and sponsored by the Ambridge American Legion and VFW. It was an honor for me to participate in a service with so many heroic veterans. Pretty much spent the rest of the day relaxing and hanging out with friends. A little much needed R&R in due season 
Memorial Day Weekend
Just had a great Memorial Day weekend. My wife Jessica gave an incredible message on Sunday morning called Preserving Our Relationship With God. Her message was very timely. Each of us should be willing to do whatever it takes to preserve our relationship with God at all costs. She is a very gifted speaker and communicator with a tremendous heart for God and people. It’s a dream come true to minister side by side with a spouse who has a calling and heart for ministry.
Monday I had the privilege of giving the invocation and benediction for the annual Ambridge Memorial Day Service held at P.J. Caul Park in the center of town and sponsored by the Ambridge American Legion and VFW. It was an honor for me to participate in a service with so many heroic veterans. Pretty much spent the rest of the day relaxing and hanging out with friends. A little much needed R&R in due season
Workday
Last night and today a group of us are doing work on our building. We’re sanding the wood floor in preparation for carpet installation next week. We’re also doing some painting in our soon-to-be coffee cafe area.
It’s so exciting to be part of what God is doing in the Ambridge area. I’m so thankful for all of the people who have invested their time and energy into God’s work here.
As much as I like working on our building, my heart is for the people in this community. If better facilities help us reach more people, I’m game
Workday
Last night and today a group of us are doing work on our building. We’re sanding the wood floor in preparation for carpet installation next week. We’re also doing some painting in our soon-to-be coffee cafe area.
It’s so exciting to be part of what God is doing in the Ambridge area. I’m so thankful for all of the people who have invested their time and energy into God’s work here.
As much as I like working on our building, my heart is for the people in this community. If better facilities help us reach more people, I’m game
Wisdom From Edwards
Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th Century pastor and theologian has been very inspiring to me in the little I have been able to study him. He includes in him memoirs a list of 70 resolutions to guide his life. The passion, focus, and seriousness of his life is contagiously inspiring. Thought I’d share a couple of his resolutions that he listed which particularly stood out to me (they are all awesome though, and worth reading). Following is a preface he writes followed by five of his resolutions:
“being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God’s help, I do humbly entreat him, by his grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ’s sake.”
4. Resolved, Never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory of God, nor be, nor suffer it, if I can possibly avoid it.
6. Resolved, To live with all my might, while I do live.
7. Resolved, Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
17. Resolved, That I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die.
28. Resolved, To study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly, and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive, myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
I have enjoyed studying and would recommend for further study The Works of Jonathan Edwards, 2 Volumes.
5 Keys To Self-Leadership
Check out Jeff’s post on self-leadership. Really good advice for anyone in leadership.
Wisdom From Edwards
Jonathan Edwards, the famous 18th Century pastor and theologian has been very inspiring to me in the little I have been able to study him. He includes in him memoirs a list of 70 resolutions to guide his life. The passion, focus, and seriousness of his life is contagiously inspiring. Thought I’d share a couple of his resolutions that he listed which particularly stood out to me (they are all awesome though, and worth reading). Following is a preface he writes followed by five of his resolutions:
“being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God’s help, I do humbly entreat him, by his grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ’s sake.”
4. Resolved, Never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory of God, nor be, nor suffer it, if I can possibly avoid it.
6. Resolved, To live with all my might, while I do live.
7. Resolved, Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
17. Resolved, That I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die.
28. Resolved, To study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly, and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive, myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
I have enjoyed studying and would recommend for further study The Works of Jonathan Edwards, 2 Volumes.
5 Keys To Self-Leadership
Check out Jeff’s post on self-leadership. Really good advice for anyone in leadership.
Cleared Out
Our sanctuary is all cleared out as we’re gearing up for carpet installation next week!
This has been a long time coming. It’s really exciting for all of us since we’ve known nothing but old, somewhat ugly wood flooring.
This Friday night and Saturday morning, a handful of us are going to be filling the cracks in the floor and sanding it smooth. The good stuff goes down May 31st! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
Cleared Out
Our sanctuary is all cleared out as we’re gearing up for carpet installation next week!
This has been a long time coming. It’s really exciting for all of us since we’ve known nothing but old, somewhat ugly wood flooring.
This Friday night and Saturday morning, a handful of us are going to be filling the cracks in the floor and sanding it smooth. The good stuff goes down May 31st! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
N Days Pics!
…As promised 
N Days Pics!
…As promised
Nationality Days!
Wow! Definitely one of those whirlwind weekends. We had an awesome time at Nationality Days meeting people and eating chimichangas. God blessed the entire event. It was definitely more than worth the effort to participate. I’ll post some pictures later on.
Nationality Days!
Wow! Definitely one of those whirlwind weekends. We had an awesome time at Nationality Days meeting people and eating chimichangas. God blessed the entire event. It was definitely more than worth the effort to participate. I’ll post some pictures later on.
Dead Mentors
In my Bible reading plan right now I’m going through 2 Corinthians. As I was reading I found myself thinking about the Apostle Paul and his life. He has left us such a wealth of material! and that’s an understatement! Then I started thinking how I wanted to be his student. I know it sounds corny, but bear with me.
I believe each of us should have mentors and coaches in life. People older and wiser than us who can challenge and encourage us. Some of our mentors should be living and some should be dead. What I mean is that we should have mentors in our lives who are living, but we should also have dead mentors who shape our lives by their legacy.
A cool dynamic takes place when we view ourselves as students of people like Paul, Peter, and most importantly Jesus. They have given us so much and I think we would be wise to become their students and allow their lives to speak into ours.
I think that in much the same way that teenagers tend to ignore their parent’s wisdom and think they know everything (we’ve all been there:) so we would be unwise to ignore the wisdom of people who have lived faithful lives before us. These need not be limited to biblical figures, though they are the best, but also great people of the past like Augustine, Athanasius, Francis of Assisi, Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd, Martin Luther, C.S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, J. Hudson Taylor, George Muller, and on and on. Though far from perfect, we would be wise to learn from the lives of great people from the past.
Dead Mentors
In my Bible reading plan right now I’m going through 2 Corinthians. As I was reading I found myself thinking about the Apostle Paul and his life. He has left us such a wealth of material! and that’s an understatement! Then I started thinking how I wanted to be his student. I know it sounds corny, but bear with me.
I believe each of us should have mentors and coaches in life. People older and wiser than us who can challenge and encourage us. Some of our mentors should be living and some should be dead. What I mean is that we should have mentors in our lives who are living, but we should also have dead mentors who shape our lives by their legacy.
A cool dynamic takes place when we view ourselves as students of people like Paul, Peter, and most importantly Jesus. They have given us so much and I think we would be wise to become their students and allow their lives to speak into ours.
I think that in much the same way that teenagers tend to ignore their parent’s wisdom and think they know everything (we’ve all been there:) so we would be unwise to ignore the wisdom of people who have lived faithful lives before us. These need not be limited to biblical figures, though they are the best, but also great people of the past like Augustine, Athanasius, Francis of Assisi, Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd, Martin Luther, C.S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, J. Hudson Taylor, George Muller, and on and on. Though far from perfect, we would be wise to learn from the lives of great people from the past.
ACC at Nationality Days!
This Saturday, for the first time, we will be joining the festivities for the 42nd Annual Nationality Days Festival! We will be joining 33 other food booths this year and distinctively adding homemade chimichangas and nachos.
This is an incredible opportunity for us to meet new people and share God’s love!
ACC at Nationality Days!
This Saturday, for the first time, we will be joining the festivities for the 42nd Annual Nationality Days Festival! We will be joining 33 other food booths this year and distinctively adding homemade chimichangas and nachos.
This is an incredible opportunity for us to meet new people and share God’s love!
