The G3 Summit is fast approaching...just three short weeks away. This will be the last blog posting to remind you to send in your reservation and check. We have five rooms reserved already so there are only five rooms left.
Our theme for the weekend remains "Growing Deeper: Celebration of Discipline." Using the book by Richard Foster as reference, we will focus on several of the spiritual disciplines.
Our monthly teleconferences have been a great way to stay connected until we were able to reschedule the Summit. Thank you to Jamee for teaching us about the Discipline of Study during those phone conversations. This leads us right up to the Summit weekend.
Our Scripture for this weekend:
Psalm 1:1-3
"Blessed is the woman who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down (to relax & rest) where the scornful gather. But her delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (instructions/teachings) she habitually meditates (ponders/studies) by day and by night. And, she shall be like a tree firmly planted (and tended) by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything she does shall proper and come to maturity."
Jeremiah 17: 7-8
"Most blessed is the woman who believes in, trust in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For she shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the water; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit."
Colossians 2:7
"Have the roots of your being firmly and deeply planted in Him, fixed and founded in Him, being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving."
We look forward to seeing you in a couple weeks. The retreat this spring will indeed be a time of spiritual rest & rejuvenation for many of us. I've talk to several of you, and you express the desire and need to "get away" to "restore your soul" and really spend some quality time in the Presence of the Lord, so we will be budgeting a lot of time for you to practice the disciplines of meditation, solitude and prayer.
We also have scheduled some great times of fun & laughter with our sisters in Christ. We're taking our trip into Waxahachie to the Dove's Nest for lunch and shopping on Saturday, and we'll be having a real campfire with star gazing and S'mores on Saturday night!
For those who have never been to a G3 Summit or are hesitating about attending...I challenge you and encourage you to seriously consider it. Be courageous and get out of your comfortable spiritual boat!
Friday-Sunday
March12-14
Camp Hoblitzelle, Midlothian Texas
William Booth Hacienda
$125 (includes two nights, all retreat materials, all snack & all meals - except Sat lunch at the Dove's Nest in Waxahachie)
What to bring:
Bible
G3 Summit Journal (provided if you don't have one)
Pillow (if you want to use your own)
Camping Chair (for campfire)
Sleeping Bag (for star gazing)
REGISTRATION & CHECK DEADLINE: March 8
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
Putting Out Into Deep Water
So the Lord's leading us out into deep water these days. This…is a love / hate kind of thing. I love that we're expanding into new territory. I hate that it's so scary and un-navigable through my eyes. Though I know it is best for OMM to move forward into this new area of service and that staying back and doing just what we've always done is detrimental to OMM. That doesn't make moving forward any easier.
I think about the Israelites as they stood on the banks of the Jordan River looking into the Promised Land. Moses had just died and Joshua became their leader. I'm thinking they were afraid of what they would find on the other side of that River. Though they believed God that this land would be flowing with milk and honey and they would posses it, I'm sure many were thinking the 40 years in the desert was familiar territory and the fact that God had provided for them seemed a better bet. Certainly a safer one.
This is what the Lord said to Joshua as he prepared to cross the Jordan:
"After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aid: 'Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country--to the Great Sea on the west. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.' "
Joshua 1:1-9
Jesus said to Peter in Luke 5:4, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."
What a lesson for me today. When Jesus tells us to cross over and take the land…to put our nets into deep water…what is our response? Are we afraid? Do we look behind us at the easier, less fearful way that we had been treading? He certainly provided for us “back there.” Our life wasn’t necessarily easy, but it was sufficient. But, God doesn’t want us to rest in His blessings to the point that we become sluggards and spoiled. He has a plan for our lives and He constantly pushing us to move forward into new territory. Though where he seems to lead us sometimes seems so crazy and impossible…He tells us…no He COMMANDS us, "Be strong and courageous."
WOW.
I think about the Israelites as they stood on the banks of the Jordan River looking into the Promised Land. Moses had just died and Joshua became their leader. I'm thinking they were afraid of what they would find on the other side of that River. Though they believed God that this land would be flowing with milk and honey and they would posses it, I'm sure many were thinking the 40 years in the desert was familiar territory and the fact that God had provided for them seemed a better bet. Certainly a safer one.
This is what the Lord said to Joshua as he prepared to cross the Jordan:
"After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aid: 'Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country--to the Great Sea on the west. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.' "
Joshua 1:1-9
Jesus said to Peter in Luke 5:4, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."
What a lesson for me today. When Jesus tells us to cross over and take the land…to put our nets into deep water…what is our response? Are we afraid? Do we look behind us at the easier, less fearful way that we had been treading? He certainly provided for us “back there.” Our life wasn’t necessarily easy, but it was sufficient. But, God doesn’t want us to rest in His blessings to the point that we become sluggards and spoiled. He has a plan for our lives and He constantly pushing us to move forward into new territory. Though where he seems to lead us sometimes seems so crazy and impossible…He tells us…no He COMMANDS us, "Be strong and courageous."
WOW.
Monday, February 01, 2010
G3 SUMMIT MARCH 2010
The fall G3 Summit that has been rescheduled for MARCH 12-14 is fast approaching. We hope you are planning to attend.
Our monthly Teleconferences have been a fabulous time of learning and sharing. Our focus has been on the Spiritual Disciplines....in particular the Discipline of Study.
Take advantage of this "spring break" spiritual retreat for yourself.
Here are the details:
MARCH 12-14
$125
The Salvation Army Camp Hoblitzelle
Midlothian, Texas
Our monthly Teleconferences have been a fabulous time of learning and sharing. Our focus has been on the Spiritual Disciplines....in particular the Discipline of Study.
Take advantage of this "spring break" spiritual retreat for yourself.
Here are the details:
MARCH 12-14
$125
The Salvation Army Camp Hoblitzelle
Midlothian, Texas
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