I am excited about the Salt Light Women’s Conference (May 21 & 22). Now if you are a guy, don’t tune me out yet - there is something for you as well. Her is some information about Stephanie, who will be leading this conference...
Stephanie resides in Colorado and attends New Life Church. She has over 20 years of ministry experience and is well seasoned in biblical instruction, personal counseling, and the gift of bringing encouragement and hope into life's most difficult situations. Her transparency and warmth provide a conference atmosphere where true ministry and personal connection are experienced.
Through many difficult circumstances in her own life, Stephanie has selected to share a message of victory, not victimization, and speak life into the hearts of women. Through grieving over the sudden death of her former husband and pastor, John Guerra, overcoming adolescent eating disorders and breaking free from the bonds of sexual abuse, she has been gifted with grace to speak boldness and faith into many of life's darkest circumstances.
Stephanie says, “When facing hardship, it can become difficult to believe that there is a better day ahead. So many times, I needed someone to walk through the circumstance with me and give assurance that I was going to make it. God did. His love sustained, healed and delivered me time and again. I am forever grateful".
"Christian women should be the most vibrant, confident, purposeful women in society! My personal passion is to encourage women to believe in themselves and develop a healthy, beautiful self confidence that will radiate in every area of their lives".
So what’s in it for guys? Renewed and refreshed women. And an opportunity to serve the women of Fellowship by preparing a wonderful lunch for them on Saturday, May 22. Guys, it will be well worth it!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Life In The South
Knowing where you are is very important. This past week, a member of our church sent me a humorous e-mail about how to know if you are in the South. I thought I would share some of it with you...
You Know You Are In The South Because:
If it grows, it’ll stick ya. If it crawls, it’ll bite cha.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
‘Fix-in-to’ is one word. It means ‘I’m fixing to do that’.
Sweet Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you’re two.
You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
All festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Tony’s, Tobasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local sports and gossip.
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
Going to Wal-Mart is known as ‘off to Wally World’.
You describe the first cool snap as below 70 degrees.
You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
Laugh a little today, it is good for you!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
You Know You Are In The South Because:
If it grows, it’ll stick ya. If it crawls, it’ll bite cha.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
‘Fix-in-to’ is one word. It means ‘I’m fixing to do that’.
Sweet Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you’re two.
You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
All festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Tony’s, Tobasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local sports and gossip.
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
Going to Wal-Mart is known as ‘off to Wally World’.
You describe the first cool snap as below 70 degrees.
You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
Laugh a little today, it is good for you!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Authority Issues
Recently I read an inspiring article by Ed Young from Fellowship Church in Texas (www.fellowshipchurch.com)...
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Matthew 28:18
"You can’t tell me what to do!" It’s the cry of our culture that is so bent on flying solo. The last thing we want is to be held accountable to someone else or have to report to someone in a position above us. Submission and subordination are two things we avoid rather than accept. To put it simply, we all have issues with authority.
But in our quest to call the shots, we forget that God is the one who created authority. And it is His authority that ultimately gives us the freedom we so desperately seek.
Despite our issues, God has designed authority for our good. It provides protection, maturity and uniqueness in every area of our lives. But without a true understanding of the authority structures in our lives, we fail to realize all that God has in store for us.
As we come to a basic understanding of God’s authority, we will learn what it means to get under what God has put over us. And we will discover the great things that happen when we get over what God has put under us.
A Prayer for Today
Dear God, I understand that You have the ultimate authority over my life, but I need help in understanding exactly what that means. I also need help with identifying the other positions of authority that You have placed in my life. Please open my heart to be receptive to the instruction and direction of others, and help me identify and correct my authority issues. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Matthew 28:18
"You can’t tell me what to do!" It’s the cry of our culture that is so bent on flying solo. The last thing we want is to be held accountable to someone else or have to report to someone in a position above us. Submission and subordination are two things we avoid rather than accept. To put it simply, we all have issues with authority.
But in our quest to call the shots, we forget that God is the one who created authority. And it is His authority that ultimately gives us the freedom we so desperately seek.
Despite our issues, God has designed authority for our good. It provides protection, maturity and uniqueness in every area of our lives. But without a true understanding of the authority structures in our lives, we fail to realize all that God has in store for us.
As we come to a basic understanding of God’s authority, we will learn what it means to get under what God has put over us. And we will discover the great things that happen when we get over what God has put under us.
A Prayer for Today
Dear God, I understand that You have the ultimate authority over my life, but I need help in understanding exactly what that means. I also need help with identifying the other positions of authority that You have placed in my life. Please open my heart to be receptive to the instruction and direction of others, and help me identify and correct my authority issues. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Funny...
“The joy of the Lord is your strength” says Nehemiah 8:10. When life gets tough, the joy of Jesus will see you through. When all is well with you, the joy of Jesus will be a pleasant anchor to your soul.
This past week I received a very humorous e-mail from one of our church members. I thought I would share a portion of it with you. My hope is that you will find a little joy from “Ways to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity.”
1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
3. In the memo field of all your checks, write “For smuggling diamonds.”
4. Finish all your sentences with “In accordance with prophecy.”
5. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
6. Specify that your drive-through order is “to go.”
7. Tell your children over dinner, “Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.”
Smile and let the joy of Jesus fill your day!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
This past week I received a very humorous e-mail from one of our church members. I thought I would share a portion of it with you. My hope is that you will find a little joy from “Ways to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity.”
1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
3. In the memo field of all your checks, write “For smuggling diamonds.”
4. Finish all your sentences with “In accordance with prophecy.”
5. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
6. Specify that your drive-through order is “to go.”
7. Tell your children over dinner, “Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.”
Smile and let the joy of Jesus fill your day!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
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