Anger Issues

There are some things I think we – the body of Christ – should be angry about. In the mix of Christian circles, they call this anger ‘righteous anger.’ Righteous anger basically can be defined as “Getting angry at things God would be angry with.” In conclusion then, I have put together a list of things we – the body of Christ – should be angry about.

1. In the country of Moldova – where at least 80% live below the poverty line – more women are led into sex trafficking than any other country in the world.
2. 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
3. Only 6% of rapists will ever spend a day in jail.
4. It costs – on average $50,000 to keep one person in jail for one year. That is more money than a student will pay to go to schools like” Georgetown University, John Hopkins University, Carnegie Mellon, Bates College, or even Boston College. In fact, there are only three schools in the United States that cost more than $50,000 a year: Sarah Lawrence College ($53,166); George Washington University ($50,312) and New York University ($50, 182).
5. Thus far, The United States has spent over 607 Billion for the war in Iraq. None of this money has been shown to help rebuild or restructure the Iraqi people. This also does not include the $75.5 billion for FY2009 war funding.
6. According to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world.
7. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of the world income.
8. Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
9. Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day.
10. For the 1.9 billion children from the developing world, there are: 640 million without adequate shelter (1 in 3), 400 million with no access to safe water (1 in 5) and 270 million with no access to health services (1 in 7).
11. 15 million children are orphaned due to HIV/AIDS (about the total amount of children in Germany or the UK).

I don’t want to end this post on a sad note. All I am trying to say is that there are reasons we should be angry as believers – as people in general. Did you know that if those who said they were Christians tithed to their churches, there would be $168 billion dollars given? To take care of all the world’s basic needs (food, clean water, clothing, health, etc.) cost $89 billion. That means the churches in the US alone could take care of all the world’s issues each year and still have almost half of what was tithed to share the Gospel. That is a dream to me. I don’t know if it could ever happen – Jesus said we would always have the poor among us. Yet, if we would give sacrificially like we really could and should, maybe Jesus’ statement would be challenged.

I Would Die For You

I Would Die For You

And I know that I can find You here
'Cause You promised me You'll always be there
Times like these, it's hard to see
But somehow I have a peace, You're near
And I pray that You will use my life
In whatever way Your name is glorified
Even if surrendering
Means leaving everything behind

My life has never been this clear
Now I know the reason why I'm here
You never know why You're alive
Until you know what you would die for
I would die for You

And I know I don't have much to give
But I promise You I will give You all there is
Can I possibly do less
When through Your own death I live?

No greater love is found
Than of those who lay their own lives down
As sure as I live and breathe
Now I know what it means to be free

MERCY ME

*Simple Harmonic Motion - SHM*

I believe that God is strategically setting us up to reach our city…to promote The Gospel to eastern Jefferson County in a creative, compelling, inspirational way. He has given Connection Worship Center a unique distinctive format…a unique and distinctive message! I am possessed with this vision. As long as there are people who don’t know Jesus, we must be the CONNECTION.

I want to thank the AfterShock Youth for the amazing Youth Service Wednesday Night. The building was packed on a Wed night. You guys and girls are getting it done!

I read this the other day (don't ask why God puts stuff in my head)
*Simple Harmonic Motion - SHM*
Now, in SHM, the total energy of the system is considered to be constant, with NO energy loss. The system oscillates between HIGH potential energy at the extreme ends and HIGH kinetic energy at the midpoint. Therefore, at the midpoint, the potential energy is zero and at the extreme ends of the motion the kinetic energy is zero. By knowing this, we can say POTENTIAL ENERGY at the extreme ends is transferred to KINETIC ENERGY at the midpoint. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. The kinetic energy of an object is the energy it possesses because of its motion.

This Church has a lot of POTENTIAL ENERGY but God is wanting to turn it into KENETIC ENERGY. We are connected to him like a ball on a spring. He is the constant, we are stretching and when we finally let go, we will be the ones who change our world. Jesus didn't need a lot of people, he just needed people who were willing to change what they had always done and focus their energy on Him and what he was trying to do.
These next few months are going to be incredible. I can hardly contain the ideas that God is giving us and trying to put them into action. God is wanting to do so many things but it is taking us some time to change our methods and routines in order to get into the groove of what He is trying to do. His message is still the same about needed laborers for the harvest. There are so many things that God is wanting to do through us as long as we make ourselves available to him and not to just ourselves. I have had years of training by routines, but God is trying to reshape and mold, and the flesh doesn't like it. I'm comfortable in my routines. Change is difficult.

Hey…If you believe in what we’re doing here at the Connection Worship Center…tell somebody. Start an energy buzz.