Heading to FIJI...

Sorry, once again that it's been a while from the last post! Things are pretty 'amazingly fast' right now in my life!

Today, I am heading to FIJI to a very small location in the jungle regions called "HOMES FOR HOPE". Myself, our Outreach Pastor (Mat Balgaard) and three others from COC (Rob & Amber Dolson - Brad Dandurand) will be leaving today with about 7-8 others from some sister churches (Sun Valley Community / Superstition Spring Community / Rock Point Church).

'Homes for Hope' is a strategic mission that is dealing directly with the rescue and restoration of Women and Children out of the Sex Traffiking Industry! We are doing our best to completely be ready to be used by God in seeing WHERE it is that COC can be involved in righting this injustice!

Our passion has always been have our heart that breaks with the same things that break the very heart of God! VISIONABOLITION.ORG (ck it out)

Please keep us in your prayers (AUG 25-SEPT 02)!

Keep our families in your prayers as well!

You can check our progress and pix at... TEAMFIJI.ORG & GOCOC.BLOGSPOT.COM

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT...

Started a new series this title I AM NOT BUT I KNOW I AM - featuring many excerpts from Louie Giglio's book - I AM NOT BUT I KNOW I AM

Louie Giglio writes in his book…I Am Not But I Know I AM, ‘If you see your life as your own one-act play and history as your story, you could be in a for a rude awakening when the curtain finally closes on your tiny tale – and you discover that life wasn’t all about you after all. The real story of life is GOD – “I AM” – the main character and true star of time and eternity. He is at center stage in all of Creation, and He wants you to know Him by name. Knowing “I AM” means celebrating your smallness in light of His Greatness!”

This series deals primarily with PERSPECTIVE! Identifying how HUGE GOD is, and how REALLY, REALLY, REALLY SMALL - we are!!

Finally coming to understand what God's Name is... "I AM"

And coming to terms with what our name is... "i am not"

Come check it out!!

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

Where in the world have I disappeared to? Between the worlds of FB & BLOGGING, add into the mix of Husband, Daddy and Lead Pastor -- sometimes TIME FLIES!!

Well, the kiddos headed back to school yesterday, Big "I-Man" is in 2nd grade and had a great day! Little "C" is now a Kindergardner and LOVES SCHOOL! His back pack is about HALF his body size and he won't let you take it off of him!

Charis is my little 'Chunky Monkey' right now, she is really developing her 'Girlish Curves' - love her to death!

GMA & POP are here from Missouri, spoiling them all absolutely rotten and then will do something Evil -- LEAVE!!! We actually are heading to San Diego tomorrow for Isaac's 8th Birthday (LegoLand / Sea Life Aquarium / Padres Game) - we'll be hanging out with Ginger's Family (Brown's/Partida's) who live in San Diego and also we'll be meeting my Bro (Jeff), Sis-In-Law (Ally) and neice (Summer) and nephew (Jake) as well - they are coming down from LA - my mom is out there as well - she also will be coming, then she's heading hear to AZ (next week) for a week to stay with Ging while I'm on the FIJI MISSIONS TRIP (more to come on that next week)!!

CK OUT THIS "CHUNKY CHICA!"

GREAT FORM...

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT...

Finishing up our last week of LAW & ORDER!

COMMANDMENT #10 - CONTENTMENT

Exodus 20:17 "Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else your neighbor owns."

THE PROBLEM TODAY… WE HAVE A NEW RELIGION!

CONSUMERISM!
-We are constantly preached at to buy…
Newer . . . Faster . . . Bigger . . . and Better!
-We’ve changed Scripture to read…
“Seek ye first the kingdom of ‘stuff’ and ye will find happiness!”
-The modern Latin conqueror proclaims…
“I Came . . . I Saw . . . I Shopped!”
-The ‘Religion of Consumerism’ has…
Theologians as Marketers…
Priests as Ad Men…
Temples as Shopping Malls and…Worshippers as Shoppers!

The Tenth Commandment is a major change from the previous Nine Commandments…

-The first nine deal with BEHAVIOR in general!

-The last deals with INWARD ACTIONS such as lust and greed!

WE VIOLATE OR BREAK THE FIRST NINE – BECAUSE OF THE TENTH!

The tenth deals with Motives (i.e. violating the law before breaking them)

The tenth reveals the dark regions of our heart!

NO WONDER WHY GOD ENDS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ONE!
It’s linked with “ALL THE ABOVE!”

Ck us out this weekend - should be a GREAT CLOSER!!