Guatemala Day2

This morning, we started with breakfast and then sat in a circle and introduced ourselves. Then we toured the campus grounds. We visited the library, and met the librarian.  Then we went to the administration building and met Oscar the Dean of Administration, he is originally from El Salvador. We also met Carlos Lopez, I [...]

Guatemala Day 1

  I spent the last day or two quickly unpacking from my backpacking trip to Spider Meadows and preparing for my trip to Guatemala. We met at the church this morning at 6am and headed to the airport. Roger Hurd was kind enough to drive us all down in a Church van. Everything was very [...]

News from San Carlos

Many of you followed the saga of our youth groups missions trip to Mexico this summer. It was a very good trip for me and would not have missed it for the world. I just got an update from Pastor Ernesto from down there. Check out the picture updates below. Pretty awesome. They have torn [...]

Complete Joy?

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Is your joy complete? – View Original PDF The last few day’s we’ve gone over some very weighty things. I’m currently reading Good to Great in Gods eyes by Chip Ingram. It is a challenging book. A recent chapter was on “Enjoying Great Moments.” It was a [...]

Never Ending Quest

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Never Ending Quest – View Original PDF Living and abiding in Christ requires us to trust in him and, as we’ve been reading, to obey His commands. So what are Christ’s commands? We have covered a few already in our studies: abiding, loving, following his commands. Today [...]

Evidence Revealed

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Evidence Revealed – View Original PDF Today we will continue looking at evidence of living a life in Christ. Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, [...]

A Search for Evidence

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Search for Evidence – View Original PDF Today we continue our look at what living in Christ looks like. In John 15 we found out the conditional response Christ expects from us to move us from a slave to his friend. Do you recall what it is? [...]

Trustworthy Master

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Trustworthy Master – View Original PDF Today we will continue in delving deeper into Christ’s words to us in John 15. As you read be thinking about how yesterday and today’s reading plays out in your day to day living out your faith and trust in Christ. [...]

Abiding

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Abiding View Original PDF   Yesterday we looked at faith in Christ’s return and knowing that He is coming and what impact that should have on your life today. I say should because it’s easy to become distracted by the world and forget what we’re supposed to [...]

Faithful Return

Mexico 2008 – Your life in Christ – Faithful Return View Original PDF Yesterday we looked at trusting in Christ and the essentials of the gospel. Today we look at His promise to return. Have you ever thought about the reality of Christ coming back? Have you wondered like me, when? After all it seems [...]