So, Barefooters…who are YOU bringing to church with you this weekend? 

People need Jesus! We are NOT called to be silent but rather active.

We promise that we are going to do all we can as a church to make sure the Gospel is presented in a very clear and unforgettable way…

But the rest is up to you!

What do you need to do in order to get people here?

Maybe you’ve asked them 100 times in the past…ask them again!

Main street campus…times for this weekend are Saturday evening at 6:00…and then Sunday at 8:00, 9:45 and 11:30

Internet campus...times for this weekend are Saturday evening at 6:00…and then Sunday at 8:00, 9:45 and 11:30

8 services…with ONE purpose…to present the Gospel!

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Read the Water

One of the most valuable skills for fishermen is to learn to "read" the water. Trout like to hide behind big rocks and below undercut banks with overhanging tree roots. At the head of a pool, they are likely to position themselves on either side of the current, or under the current, where the water slows a bit, in order to have the best vantage point for watching the bugs that are being swept along. They like deep, cleare, weedless pools, where they can easily see their prey, and they often hang out in eddies, where food is plentiful. It helps, too, to know that trout face upstream, with their noses into the current. If you know the direction a fish is facing, then you will know where to place the fly. Otherwise you can cast all day with perfectly good flies and catch nothing.

As disciples of Jesus, our madate is to be "fisher of men." It is a calling that takes us from the safety and comfort of the shoreline and invites us out into that place where the fish swim. It is a place of adventure, and a place perhaps of some risk. But if we are to be wise in this calling, we need to learn to read the rivers and know the pools of the students we are ministering to. We need to give careful thought to which way the fish are facing, what their habits are, and where they like to swim. If we want to reach students with gospel of Christ, we need to understand the culture in which they live. To put off considering culture where ministry plays out because of the hard questions it raises would be like a farmer refusing to consder the soil in which he intends to sow his seed because he does not want to get dirty. Culture is where ministry happens.

True[ish] Week 2

Do We Believe?

This past Wednesday at AMP*D, Jesus entered the hearts of 11 students...that's 11 students who stood up and declared they trusted in and called on the name of Jesus for His lordiship and salvation of their lives.  I shared with those students that night Romans 10:11-13 where Paul writes that "anyone who trusts, and everyone who calls will be saved."  ANYONE and EVERYONE.  Since last Wednesday I have read that over and over and asked myself continually, "do I believe that?"  and if the answer is yes, then am I living out Romans 10:14-15.  Seriously, have I been rocked by the presence of Jesus in my life so much that it leads others to wanting to have a personal relationship with Jesus.  Has Jesus invaded my life to the level where I explode with the overflowing message that Jesus and only Jesus SAVES?!!!  How can our world call on Jesus to save them if they have never heard him?  How can they hear about him, unless we tell them?  Are we preaching the Gospel then living it?  Or are we living it out and then preaching it out?  My prayer is that my life as a leader, without one word, would point people to the feet of Jesus.

AMPFEST 2009

True[ish] Week 1