Posts Tagged ‘christianity’
11/05/2007
Wow…tonight was a shocker. I used to have a stack of verses that I had memorized. I hadn’t tested myself in a while, so tonight I took out my little verse holder and gave it a shot. Let’s just say that if I was getting graded I would probably be kicked out of school! I probably remembered about a third of them. So I am making it my goal to start going over those on a regular basis again.
Here are a couple of my favorites that I remembered:
“But I discipline by body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.” - 1 Corinthians 9:27
“You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin.” - Hebrews 12:4
“For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” – 1 Corinthians 6:20
Good stuff for sure!
Tags: bible, christianity, memorization, study
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10/25/2007
Well…it is time to break the news. Kesha and I have been praying like crazy over the last few months. God has been challenging our hearts in new and fresh ways, and we have been seeking God’s direction for this chapter in our lives. I have written about the feeling that we were on the verge of something huge. So the long and the short of it is this: as of this January, I will no longer be serving as the Worship Director at New Harvest Church. The one thing that really led me to make this huge decision is the yearning I have had in my heart to be in full time ministry. I have known for a while that the church was not in a position to hire a full time worship pastor for at least a few years…so with that in mind, I sought God’s guidance. And this is where He led.
Since all these thoughts have been brewing in my heart and in my mind, I have had several conversations with churches all over the country. But there is only one door that has opened and remained open. I have decided to take a position as the Creative Arts Pastor for a brand new church plant near Portland. It has been so awesome to see how God has orchestrated all of the things needed for this to become a reality. I am so pumped about what God is going to do through this new church. And Kesha and I are both so excited to make this move.
I could write pages and pages of all the things God has been doing in my life. This is a sad time in our lives on one hand, but on the other we are looking forward with passion for the future.
Check out the new church – http://www.mercyhillonline.com
Tags: christianity, faith, family, kesha, life, ministry, work
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10/18/2007
Wow! I really feel a lot of changes happening in our lives right now. I am amazed at how God continues to work in my life. He is NEVER done with us. I was surprised to see how my heart has been formed over the last few months. I have been desperate for God to move in my life in a fresh way – and He certainly has done that. If you have been around me at all in the last few months you probably know what I am talking about. God has changed my whole perspective on ministry, church, and even life in general. I am very excited to see where the next year leads us.
It is cool because God is really working in Kesha’s life too. It is amazing to have her by my side this whole time!
love. peace. chicken grease.
Tags: christianity, faith, ministry
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10/17/2007
I feel like life has been going at about a grillion miles per hour lately. But there are definitely good things happening. God is working in my heart in fresh and new ways. I feel that Kesha and I are really on the brink of new territory in our walk with the Lord.
I have been reading a lot in the last few weeks. That is something I really enjoy. I wish there was more time in my day to read.
Kesha and I have our first showing of our house this Saturday. We are really praying for a quick sale. It will be a miracle if it does sell. Pray for us, because we are pretty much at the end of our financial rope.
Tags: christianity, house, life, reading
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10/09/2007
I have been in such a weird place lately. I really feel the Lord stirring my heart up for something big – yet I am having a hard time discerning His will in it all. I am really excited about what the Lord is doing at this new church in Wilsonville, OR (www.mercyhillonline.com), and other churches in the area too.
I feel that God is doing a new work in our world. And maybe the Northwest is even behind in the game — but I know in my heart that if we are to reach the people of this generation, we NEED to change the way we approach ministry and the church. I don’t know exactly what my whole part is in that revolution, but I am praying God’s leading and guidance to be crystal clear.
I don’t want to be in this place of uncertainty. It is hard! God is definitely stretching my faith. I just pray that I will be diligent to seek Him and to listen closely to His voice. But I know how fickle I am. I tend to trust in myself a lot — and that doesn’t get me anywhere. I need the Lord desperately to lead me through the wilderness of my life.
Toward the Promised Land,
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity, life, ministry
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09/27/2007
Hope is a funny thing. It can keep you from breaking down sometimes. Kesha and I are both in a very desperate place. We both feel that God is stretching us in incredible ways – and we definitely feel the growing pains!
On one hand it is good because I know God is teaching us a lot about trust, but that doesn’t always take away the tears.
All we can do is hope in God.
I am hopeful that there will be a light at the end of this tunnel. I feel like we have entered this tunnel not knowing what is on the other side. But I have hope that the destination will be a blessing. I trust that it will be God’s best for me and my family.
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity, kesha, life
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09/26/2007
My heart is pounding. It is quiet in here, but I feel like my head is going to explode. I need peace. I need a change of pace. Life is crazy right now…
I need Christ.
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity, life
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09/19/2007
So I have decided to take a huge leap. I am starting a new blog. It is soapmymind.blogspot.com. It will track my progress as I go through the Bible. For those of you who attend fullsail, you will know what SOAP is. Basically it is a super easy method for studying the Bible. So if you want to read about what the Lord is showing me through His word, check it out.
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity, life
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09/15/2007
So I wrote a couple weeks ago about a new song called “New Song”. Here it is
Lyrics
Lift up your voice
Worship the Lord
Sing a new song to Him
Sing with your heart
Prayers to our God
Offer your song to Him
Pre-Chorus:
And He is listening
To all the songs we sing
We’re here to praise the King of all the world
Chorus:
We bring a new song
A sacrifice of praise
Singing to You God
Glory to Your Name
We bring a new song
Melodic offering
Living for You God
So hear us as we sing to You today
Bridge:
Holy is the Lord – Holy is the Lord
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity, ministry, music
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09/14/2007
Last night we lost a wonderful godly man. Tom Drawbaugh was a servant among servants. Everyone at our church knew his warm smiling face and quite demeanor. He had a heart attack and died almost instantly at the age of 62.
My prayers go to the Drawbaugh Family: Joan (his wife), and Tim, Danny, Trish, and Mike (his kids).
With sadness,
Vin Thomas
Tags: christianity
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