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Written by Lynn Collins
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 |
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Shift Church!!!! Currently the church is still in a "formative" stage and we are meeting informally and invite anyone who wants to come hang out with us to join us at our home on Sunday evenings.... if it's going to be your first time to join us please contact me and let me know you are coming. Thanks! We usually meet at 5:30 on Sunday evenings.....we are in summer mode and are usually having sandwiches along with whatever you bring with you when you come!!! Hmmm..... tonight August 22nd: either grilled cheese or tacos..... unless something more exciting shows up when you come!!!!! :D We usually watch the current messages from ibthel.tv and have live worship and time for prayer and lots of fellowship. Have a great week!!!! =) Lynn I also recommend that you check out this link http://www.ibethel.tv/account/affiliate/de4d3 from Bethel Church in Redding, CA you will enjoy getting to watch some awesome testimonies and messages for free! (they do have a subcription upgrade so you can watch everything but there is a lot for free that will bless your llife.) Let me know if you have questions by clicking the contact button on this site. See you Sunday!!!! =) Lynn |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 August 2010 )
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Written by Tim Collins
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Sunday, 22 August 2010 |
We have resolved what our mission is for Shift Church;
“We are establishing a church known for the presence and power of God where lives are transformed.”
The presence and the power of God is what makes us different. It is not just the knowledge of Him in our understanding. We can posses a knowledge of God but our lives remain the same year after year. It is the presence of a personal God that changes us at a deeper level. It is an understanding of an incomprehensible love that causes us to move to a place in our lives that is full of joy and peace that the circumstances do not dictate.
Therefore our goal is to shift our thinking to God’s thinking. We all desire to move from a dark understanding of life to an understanding based on His life. That is light. It is also our goal to move out from the powers of satan to God’s power. This means to allow His goodness to change us and move us and the situations we face. We are to change the atmosphere around us by His presence and power residing within us.
Therefore we resolve to daily shift our thinking by coming into contact with God, our Father, to know Him and live in His presence and power that changes the world in us and around us. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 August 2010 )
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Written by Lynn Collins
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 |
It's been about a month since I wrote a Happy Saturday note.....
I have been thinking about the youth at NLCC and am praying that you are growing in your love for God and that His presence is sweet in your lives.....
I want to share something that I wrote this past week in my journal. So it's something that I wrote as I "heard it in my heart".... maybe you will "hear something in your heart" as you read it and know that God really loves you and cares for you intensely.
"My daughter, my girl, my bright and shining one, my smiling partner..... Dance with
Me ~ let Me lead you ~ I am a good dance partner and I know the dance and I am a
good and confident leader. I will not change My mind in the middle of the step and
cause you to not know how to follow. Stay swept up in My embrace and I will lead well.
Let Me lead you out into My garden where you will be Mine alone ~ in My embrace ~
in My love ~ I love you tenderly. I guide you tenderly but I am confident in My leading.
I know where we are going together ~ so keep dancing with Me. Don't be afraid.
I am a good leader and I know where we are going."
It's like God spoke to my heart using a picture of something that I understood. He will do the same for you. Usually I read my Bible for a while every morning and then when I am not in a hurry to go somewhere I open my journal and just see if there is something in my heart to write. God will mostly just remind you of how much He loves you and will encourage you in the love He has for you. Sometimes He will give you directions about something you are facing in your life. But anytime you write things in a journal they will not contradict the Bible and they will never tell you that God doesn't love you. Because He always loves you.
So, get out your Bible and read....... and see if He wants to talk to you..... He loves you and has wonderful plans for your life.
Grace and peace,
Lynn |
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