For so many years, I have asked myself, “God, why have you made me this way?”
Just like many other teenagers, I have hated my hair, my skin, my fingers, my fingernails, my hands, my nose, my ears, my butt, my stomach, etc. But more than just a laundry list of annoyances, and more than you ever needed to know about me, these are each things that I haven’t left to God’s control.
Going through the awkward teen years was bad enough, but at 22, I still feel like I haven’t grown out of them. I realize that there is such a thing as too much self-confidence, but regardless of how much I could possibly dislike the way I look, I am still an image bearer of God.
The fact of the matter is that God didn’t just create us as a whole, but He picked out each and every atom in your body. (more…)
This video is not college specific but I like it so much I have to post it up. Enjoy!
Mars Hill’s Red Letter and Reach Records artists Lecrae and Tadashi perform the song ‘Send Me’ live at Mars Hill Church’s Ballard campus on June 22, 2008.
God is triune, Father, Son, and Spirit. Therefore, as His image bearers, we want and need Community in order to reflect Him to the world. Jesus even says that the world will know about His love through our unity (John 17:23).
What are some words that come to mind when you think of Christian Community? I have both positive and negative ones:
These terms may seem separate, but in my experience, in Gospel Community they seem to happen all at the same time.
Who hasn’t been a hypocrite, or judgmental, a gossip, or fake? I know I have been, and it’s in Community that these things really come to light. (more…)
Last night Pastor Bubba and I had the privilege of baptizing five dudes from the College Ministry. After Pastor Bubba shared the gospel, each guy gave their testimony. It was powerful.
Each of their stories made me praise Jesus for His goodness. He drew each of the men to himself in different ways, but the amazing grace of the cross was so clear in each of their stories.
I have come to realize that being apart of someone’s baptism is probably the second best part of my job, just behind seeing people meet and be transformed by Jesus.
Thank you to all the volunteers that made the night come together in amazing fashion with good food and friends!
The College Ministry is celebrating the completion of its first year with the Baptism of a few students who have either recently become Christians or have recommitted their life to Christ and would like to be baptized. Come and support these students in this life-changing experience at Matthews Beach Park on Lake Washington. In addition to the baptisms, a summer kick-off barbecue will be provided, welcoming the season in style: with free food and dunking! All are welcome to come support these students and get some good grub.
The crowd, dressed in Rainbow sandals, J. Crew shorts, and Polo tees, was over one hundred strong. The flavor was that of just about any Christian student gathering across the south: The leaders roll into an empty auditorium an hour or two before the start of the service; A temporary stage is rolled out and assembled; the sound system is installed, drums put together, guitar on stage, microphones in hand, and a sound check begins; the music team practices their worship songs. In the back of the auditorium, a prayer room is set up; in the lobby, a merchandise table. As people start to trickle into the lobby, the leadership team prays, checks off any last-minute tasks, and finally opens the doors to unleash the crowd. (more…)
When I hear the word “missionary,” I sometimes think of awkward families that are leaving the country as “missionaries,” or dudes riding on bikes in black ties with name tags.
But when we think about Missionaries, Jesus should be the first thing that comes to mind. Jesus is the Missionary God, sent to earth as a Missionary (John 1: 14; 20:21). Therefore, a Disciple of Jesus is a Missionary, sent as He was sent. (more…)
The College Ministry wants to make disciples that Worship Jesus out of their identity in Him.When people say the word “worship,” I sometimes think in terms of music and production. I think of the weird shows on TV called “Praiseathons” or stuff like that. Not to knock on “Praiseathons,” but singing is not the only way we Worship Jesus. The way we think about Worship really matters.
So if I were to say “I really like the worship” at so and so church, I’m really isolating the word “worship” to something that happens on Sunday. When in fact, Worship is something we do 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
So the question is, what are we Worshiping and how?
The very essence of what it means to be human is that we bear the image of God. When God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,” He tells us fundamentally why He is making man – to bear His image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). Therefore, our most base-level Identity is “image bearer of God.”
Everyone is an image bearer of God and everything we do in life is either accurately portraying what God is like or (more…)
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The College Ministry is celebrating the completion of its first year with the Baptism of a few students who have either recently become Christians or have recommitted their life to Christ and would like to be baptized. Come and support these students in this life-changing experience at Matthews Beach Park on Lake Washington. In addition to the baptisms, a summer kick-off barbecue will be provided, welcoming the season in style: with free food and dunking! All are welcome to come support these students and get some good grub.
Last night, I had the opportunity to visit the University of Central Florida’s “Summer Cru,” 
