Away from the blog...

I will be away from the blog this week (Conference).

May the Lord bless and keep you.

One Person's Intimacy with God

What can one person's intimacy with God accomplish?
Well...let's think about it.
Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus...all of these lived with an intimacy toward God that had never been displayed. Each of them had a profound impact upon God's people.

Corrie Ten Boom, He Cares for You, wrote:
"My Father prayed because he had a good Friend with whom to share the problems of the day. He prayed because he had a direct connection with his Maker when he had a concern. He prayed because there was so much for which he was thankful.
"...When I was a little girl I was sure that Jesus was a member of the Ten Boom family. It was just as easy to talk to Him as it was to carry on a conversation with my mother and father. Jesus was there. I was closer to the reality and truth of Jesus' presence than the one who makes fellowship with the Lord a problem by reasoning and logical thinking."

Sounds like Corrie Ten Boom had a father whose intimacy with God became a catalyst for her own. What she learned from him is a lesson that each of us should hope to pass on to our children. Our personal intimacy with God will impact our families, our friends, and all whom we meet. God intimacy?

Think about the names that I mentioned earlier.
Abraham (whose originally name was Abram) walked a unique path with his Maker. God told him that all of the nations of the earth would be blessed through him. Have you ever considered that your own intimacy with God had that type of impact?

Moses was God's chosen vessel to lead Israel out of bondage. While he may not have been Israel's choice, God had a unique relationship with this servant. Scripture tells us that God spoke to Moses (at that time) in such a way that was very personal - face to face. This man's intimacy with God allowed to see things no one else saw, hear things that no one else heard, and do things that no one else had done.

David was given the title "a man after God's own heart." There was no committee meeting to determine this title. He didn't apply for the position. This title was given to him by God. David's worship of his Creator impacted a nation and continues to serve as an example to us all. This intimacy with God led to the downfall of a giant, rise to a nation, and a lineage that produced the Savior of the world. By the way, it's the tabernacle of David that God says He will rebuild.

Jesus walked the most unique path of anyone. In fact, He is the only one that could walk in the earth without sin. His intimacy with the Father allowed Him to view life from Heaven's perspective, affect the world in which He lived, see what the Father was doing, and bring Heaven to earth. Jesus' intimacy with the Father allowed Him to say "Not my will but Yours be done." This intimacy led Him to the cross, paid the penalty for our sin, and allows to experience the fullness of God's love.

What can your intimacy with God accomplish? Let's start with your family. Do you think your kids can glean from your personal prayer life, your understanding of Scripture, your walk in the Spirit? Can you wife gain security in knowing your heart for the Lord as you transfer that love unto her as well? Take this same approach with others. Watch as people experience your personal walk with the Lord. Your intimacy will lead them to ask you for prayer, seek your counsel, and trust your judgement. As we walk in intimacy with the Lord then His grace and mercy spill over in our lives touching everyone.

May all the nations of the earth be blessed through you.
May God speak to you in personal ways.
May you be a man/woman after God's own heart.
And may your life be a revelation of the heart of the Father.
All of this is possible when you learn to live a life of intimacy with God. He has made it available through Jesus. The question is whether or not you will take Him up on His offer.

The Church...

If you were to look up the word "church" in the dictionary, this would be the definition (for the most part):
1) A building used for public Christian worship
2) A particular Christian organization, typically one with its own clergy, buildings, and distinctive doctrines
While that definition may seem suitable to most people, it falls way short of God's intention.

The church in Scripture is referred to as the "Body" and "Bride" of Christ. The word was used to signify a group of believers who had come together through their faith in Jesus Christ. In the book of Acts we find that the "church" was in reality a community of believers. They cared for one another, shared with one another, had fellowship with one another, and worshiped together. The church is seen as an active, living, organism that didn't need a building to function.

When we take time to understand the biblical view of the church, we must carefully examine our own. How do we function as the body of Christ? What does the bride of Christ look like in the world? This is done much easier when you remove the building from the equation.

I realize that much of my writings about the church cast it in a negative light. My intention is not for you to look negatively upon church but to see how we have missed the mark. I don't believe that it was God's intention that His body of believers be regulated to schedules, a building, or a budget. I believe it was God's intention to have a community of believers who would advance the kingdom of God in the earth. This is the vision that we must reclaim. This is the mindset that we must recapture.

Here's how we do it:

#1 - We have to reclaim our identity in Christ. For far too long we have allowed the church to define us instead of allowing the church to be defined by us. God's Word is very clear on who we are in Christ. And who we are in Christ collectively is far more impressive, effective, and powerful than a building.

#2 - We have to get rid of the law. Jesus died to set us free from the burden and penalty of the law. We have a choice to make: Are we going to live in grace or are we going to live under the law. Religion is the product of the law. Relationship is the product of grace. I choose grace.

#3 - We have to get back to the biblical mindset that teaches us that everyone is gifted, everyone is capable, and everyone is necessary. All my life I have watched the church function predominately under one man's office and one man's gift. We must get back to a five-fold ministry approach where the Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher equip the body for works of ministry.

#4 - We need to live what we believe. The old saying is still true: The reason most people don't want to have anything to do with church is because they have been there. The world has not been impressed with the show we put on every Sunday. They are looking for a faith that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

#5 - We need to start living out the Divine Nature within us. You do realize that Jesus died upon a cross and rose from the dead to give us a new nature don't you? He made it possible for all of us to have His nature. His Spirit living within us. His love loving through us. His words speaking through us. We should not be satisfied with anything less.

Pray with me that the church will find her God-given identity in the world. Pray that we will recapture His heart for the advancement of His kingdom. Pray that we will once again "turn the world upside down."

PBC in South Dakota...

PBC has a presence in South Dakota. That's right folks, history is being made by the first ever Trailblazer Mission Team to travel to this part of America. The team will be working near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Lakota Sioux nation).

The goal of this Trailblazer team is to break new ground, i.e. pray, prophesy, and proclaim the praises of God while seeking to connect to the people of the land. I cannot wait for how God manifests Himself to the group.

Psalm 67:1-3, "God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You O God; let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!"

I believe it was John Piper who said, "Missions exists because worship does not." Every tribe, tongue, and nation was created to bring praise to their Creator. While many of us may think of "Native Americans" in terms of the United States, God views them as individual tribes, tongues, and nations. The Lakota Sioux nation was created for the glory of God. It's the mission of this team to bring them into this revelation. Paul (preaching in the book of Acts) said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: God who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth...gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth...so that they should seek the Lord...for in Him we live and move and have our being...Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent..." {Acts 17:22-30} See the connection? See the mission? It's making God known among the nations so that they may worship Him - the One True God.

Would you join me in praying for the South Dakota Team?
> Ask the Father to bring Divine revelation to them.
> Ask that they be sensitive to the move of His Spirit.
> Ask that they receive Dreams, Visions, and Words of Knowledge.
> Ask that the team will be engage the people of the land.
> Ask that the Word of God will permeate the culture and that God will manifest Himself.

Trailblazer Missions - blazing trails, opening roads, and clearing the path for the spread of the gospel. To God be the glory!

Facing the Facts

In Wolfgang Simson's book "Houses that Change the Word" we are confronted with a serious question: "Are we content with a relatively full hell and a relatively empty heaven?" While most of us would shy away from such a statement, we need to face the facts that the rate of conversion (those who are being saved) is not even close to keeping up with the population. What needs to change?

Simson in his own words [p.244]:
"With more than 6 billion people populating the planet, then out of the possibly 20 billion humans that have lived and died since the beginning of history, more than 25% of them are alive today. Jesus says that he came into the world not to judge the world, but that the world, through Him, might be saved. Many Christians, even many of our mission strategies, seem to be overwhelmingly satisfied with scratching the surface, winning a few, not 'saving the world'. The fact is that, even if many of our contemporary strategies succeed, we would still be left with a relatively full hell and a relatively empty heaven. Can we truly say: if 5% are saved, it is enough? If we win a handful out of each nation, is our mission really completed?"

Here are the facts that we must face and change:
1) Just because we have church on Sunday doesn't mean that we are "sharing the gospel."
- This is the approach of many believers. We have made ourselves open to the world through our church doors, and trust that what the preachers says on Sunday morning will be enough. Jesus told His followers to "Go" not "Wait for them to come to you."

2) The larger the church does not mean a more effective outreach.
- While larger churches may boast greater growth numbers, the growth percentage of the church is greater in smaller churches. A church that averages 51 people on a given Sunday that adds 32 people in 5 years grows 63%. A church that has 200-300 people on a given Sunday that adds 39 people over a 5 years span only grows by 17%. While the number of people who join the larger churches is larger, the growth percentage is much weaker. However, if we took a megachurch and divided it into 56 churches of 51 people each, they would, statistically, win an average of 1,792 people in the same 5 year period, 16 times more than if the megachurch remained as it was.
*Statistics from Houses that Change the World - Simson [p.248]

3) It takes every believer sharing the gospel to effectively win the lost.
- Sure...some people seem better equipped to share the gospel than others. Some even function in an anointing and gifting that makes it much easier. However, their gift should never override our obedience. The fact of the matter is that there are people in your life right now that you could effectively evangelize. They listen to you, respect you, and honor you. You have permission to speak into their lives. They cannot afford to wait for the "evangelist" to show up - they need a witness now.

While we sit back and read this alarming statistics, the gospel is still the power of God for salvation. This isn't about your effectiveness but the effectiveness of the gospel. This isn't about your ability to communicate but the ability of the gospel to communicate. We have to stop putting everything on ourselves and simply agree to share the gospel allowing God to do the rest. All He needs is a "Yes" from you.

Here's my challenge to you: Do you know the Gospel? Do you know someone who has never accepted Jesus? If you answered "Yes" to both of those questions then I want you to take the gospel to the person. Begin praying right now for the person with whom you are going to share. Pray for yourself that God will give you the courage you need. Then...go share.

Bye - Bye Grade School...

Hebrews 6:1-2, "Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection from the dead, and of eternal judgement."

What's left to say? "Bye-Bye Grade School!"

I have said it before, and I will say it again: The church is still running around in the discussion of the elementary principles of the faith. All of these areas...all of them...stand as disagreements between the denominations. What is truly frustrating (other than the division) is that we should have moved on a long time ago.

Consider what the writer of Hebrews is saying:
Repentance = elementary principle
Faith toward God = elementary principle
Baptisms = elementary principle
Laying on of Hands = elementary principle
Resurrection from the dead = elementary principle
Eternal Judgement = elementary principle

He calls them all a part of the elementary principles of Christ and we continue to hold them as the difficult aspects of Christianity. He basically calls them all a part of Christianity 101 and we handle these topics as advanced learning. Is it any wonder that we haven't seen greater growth in the kingdom of God? Eventually we have to move beyond the building blocks of faith and go on to maturity.

Now...I will pause for a moment and allow you to collect your thoughts because I realize that this list may not be considered "elementary." If your school of learning (church background) was anything like mine, then you probably didn't receive all of this is your "Basics of the Faith" outline. Think about it...baptisms...most of us only received information on 1 form of baptism (water) but what about the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Most of us have never received teaching on the laying on of hands which involves Impartation and Healing. Like I said earlier, we consider these topics as advanced learning. But here we are faced with some serious Scripture that says we need to move forward.

How do we move forward? We move forward by embracing all of the gifts and workings of the Holy Spirit. We continue to taste the good word of God and His ability in our lives. We continue in the unconditional love of God. We embrace the fullness of God and walk in the unity of the Spirit. The Word of God was given to us to lay a foundation, give us an understanding, and to catapult us forward into Kingdom expansion. Are you ready for that?

If we aren't ready to move into a realm of experience then the Bible will be nothing less than a book. God means for us to encounter His Word not just read it. He longs for us to continue allowing His story to unfold in the world. But this will never happen if we keep knocking down the building blocks and starting all over again. The time has come to move forward. "And this we will do if God permits." (Hebrews 6:3)

The New Covenant Mindset

The New Covenant mindset changes everything. The challenge on our part is to continually function without introducing Old Covenant theology into our practice. One of the greatest tests of how we are operating can be found in how we read Scripture. Let's allow the following verse to become a litmus test: "If you love Me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15)

An Old Testament perspective makes John 14:15 sound like another attempt of God to control us. The problem is that there is no list of commandments from Jesus. We may attempt to assemble one, but that is not the point of that verse. Jesus is not trying to introduce the New Old Testament to those He died to set free. When we learn to hear this command from the mindset of the law of Christ, we hear, "If you love Me, it's going to show up in how you treat the things that I told you are important to Me." In other words: How we manage ourselves in relationship is the clear indicator of our love for the Savior.

The Old Covenant was an external covenant, a system of controls designed to keep all of us in line. But the New Covenant is an internal covenant for son and daughters who, because of their new nature, can be trusted with the responsibility to govern themselves and have access to the power of self-control through the Holy Spirit. All of the behavior that Jesus describes is evidence of the superior power to walk in righteousness possessed by sons and daughters of the New Covenant.

Another test of how we operate is in relationship to our children. When we live under an Old Covenant mindset, we teach our kids how to manage their half of "us"...you know, keeping the rules. Rarely do we teach them a relationship of heart-to-heart connection or intimacy. Rather, we tend to focus upon the rules of the house. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that we do not set boundaries or ensure that our kids understand what relationship looks like. I'm simply stating that it is much harder to parent on the basis of love and grace. Why do I say that? It's harder to parent on the basis of love and grace because it means that I'm not going to try and "control" their behavior. I'm going to provide a safe place for them to walk in relationship with me.

What does relationship based upon rules look like?
> Strict management, punishment, and rebellion

What does relationship based upon love look like?
> Grace, mercy, and reconciliation

The latter relationship is how God has chosen to relate to us. He has placed His divine nature within us, given us full access to the kingdom of heaven, and provides new mercies every day. He never seeks to control us but rather allows us to live out this relationship through His guidance, His provision, and His power. When we love Him - we love others. When we trust Him - we follow Him. We extend grace, mercy, and forgiveness to those around us. We do not operate in shame, guilt, and condemnation because we recognize those things as tools of the enemy. We learn what it means to honor the body of Christ and those who have been created in His image. It's a huge shift in thinking and it requires a great deal of practice.

Why do you think Jesus told His disciples to begin this relationship with one another? It would become the litmus test for the world to see where their loyalty lies. If they loved Him, they would love one another and the world would say, "These are the disciples of Jesus." The options are clear: we can choose to protect the rules and create a religious culture, or we can choose to protect our relationships and create a culture of love. Which do you think Jesus died to make possible?

What does this New Covenant mindset include?
*God's unconditional love
*God's nature at work within us
*God's grace becomes our ability rather than just our means for forgiveness
*God's heart becomes our heart

While learning to walk in the Spirit takes time, the results will be incredible. No longer will we attach our worth to a list of rules. No longer will we continually beat ourselves up, grope under shame, or fear punishment. No, my friends, we will learn what it means to walk as sons and daughters of God - enjoying the benefits of this relationship and responding to Him in love. Yes...it changes everything.

{Much of today's blog was adapted from Danny Silk's book "Culture of Honor"}

The Trigger Has Been Pulled...

After an amazing weekend, I will try to update you all about the events of this weekend. I told you last week that PBC was hosting the 1st ever Trigger Conference for our middle and high school students. I'm not really sure how to describe the weekend, but here goes...

Friday:
Trigger 2011 started out on a very strong note. Even though we only had about 30 students present for the morning session, God didn't care. He showed up in an an amazing way. His presence and power was felt by everyone here. The flow of worship, preaching, and ministry time was marked by a strong intimacy with the Lord. His presence continued to be so heavy throughout the weekend. The evening session brought with it a larger crowd that was hungry to experience God. They did not leave without that experience.

Saturday:
The conference continued to intensify. More students began to show up, worship continued in great freedom, and the carry over from the day before was something to behold. Our students had never entered into the kind of interaction they experienced on Saturday. In an amazing role reversal, they began to minister to one another. Prophetic words were being shared, the laying on of hands in prayer, and a sense that each person was personally experiencing the Lord even in the midst of a great crowd. Students and adults alike received ministry from the leaders. There were even reports of people being healed on day 1 that carried great excitement as well.

The students that were present were immersed in an atmosphere that released them into the destiny that God has purposed for them. They were challenged to hear the Lord for themselves, participate in worship that engaged every aspect of their being, and express themselves in song - drama - and art.

The momentum that began over the weekend carried into both services on Sunday morning. The greatest explanation that I can give is that it looked like divine chaos. What may have seemed simply chaotic to those who watched all that transpired was perceived by the rest as completely ordained of God. There were times during worship that reminded my of Jimmy V "looking for someone to hug" after NC State won the national championship in basketball. You would see students and adults giving all they had in worship - stop what they were doing and walk across the room - share a word of encouragement with someone or pray - then return to where they started never losing a moment of intimacy in worship.

Personally, I learned a great deal on how to minister to people more effectively. Rather than just going through the motions of responding to a request for prayer, each opportunity presented with it a chance to hear from the Lord for the individual. It's hard to explain unless you are in the midst of it, but I was continually in awe at how the Lord began to manifest himself. Those who came were confronted continually with the Love of God.

I am living in great anticipation at what this does for our youth and church. The trigger has been pulled and I believe that we will see PBC continue to become the redemption and restoration of Max Meadows. We are watching heaven invade earth!!!

TRIGGER YOUTH CONFERENCE

PBC's Trigger Conference begins today. At 10am, middle and high school age students will be challenged in their Passion, Purpose, and the Pursuit of the heart of God.

This event will be packed with powerful worship, strong preaching of God's Word, skits, and a lot of fun. Workshops are available to help the students continue in their development in areas such as drama, music, singing, etc.

For more info you can like Trigger Conference on facebook, find us on Twitter, or look to the blog http://triggerconference.blogspot.com

What Do We Believe?

The Bible clearly tells us that we are to endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. However, the church has struggled for centuries to maintain this unity. Arguments over various beliefs, styles of worship, etc. have caused much division in the "Body of Christ." The question remains: Can the church overcome these divisions? I believe we can.

The question no longer needs to be: What are our differences?
The question needs to be: What can we agree upon?

Can we unite in our understanding of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
Can we unite in our understanding of God's Word?
Can we unite in our understanding of Salvation, the Grace of God, and the Work of the Holy Spirit in our lives?
I believe we can!!!

Jesus told His disciples very clearly that the way that the world would know we are His disciples is by our love for one another. If we could re-capture God's unconditional love for us and one another - we could solve the problem of disunity within the Body of Christ. This is true for every individual church and every denomination.

Imagine with me...
Every believer of Jesus Christ walking in their true identity.
Every church united in expanding the Kingdom of God rather than our denominations.
Every person in the world hearing the Good News of the Gospel.
This is possible if we will unite our hearts and our efforts.

The coming revival is: Multi-generational - Multi-cultural - Multi-denominational.
The world is simply waiting for us to show them what WE BELIEVE.

Whose ready?

If it Ain't Broke...

My Dad always had a saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." It's a simple phrase but very helpful. It always kept us from wasting time, energy, and resources. This same proverb is also helpful as we consider the new covenant we have under Jesus - it doesn't need fixing!

When Paul wrote the Galatian Church, he was attempting to ensure the believers that the Gospel of Grace that he was preaching was enough. The Old Covenant has been replaced. It was broke...not because God had failed but because the human race could never maintain all that was necessary to make it work. God in His wisdom ensured that a covenant would be put in place that could NOT be broken.

The problem that arose with the Galatians came through teachers that tried to implement the law under a covenant of grace. Some may wonder why this would be a problem. Well...
#1 - It places all the emphasis on what we do rather than what Christ has accomplished.
#2 - It's unnecessary. The New Covenant is superior in every way.
#3 - To operate under two covenants is like witchcraft (according to Paul)
#4 - To try and keep the law is to fall from grace.
#5 - Without the grace of God, we are unable to live the life that God has planned for us.

This problem is still prevalent in the church of today. We have struggled to understand the grace of God as His ability at work in our lives. We continue to doubt the unconditional love of God. AND we haven't been taught how to establish our hearts in righteousness. All of my Christian life has been spent trying to STAY righteous. I put all of the emphasis on what I did or did not do. I was operating much like the Galatians. It wasn't until I learned how to properly appropriate the grace of God that I discovered the joy of resting in God's grace.

Here are some keys to help you:
> Read the book of Galatians.
> Allow God's definition of who you are to define you.
> Learn how to establish your heart in righteousness. This is a simple step of confessing God's word about you until your heart lines up with it.
> Enjoy the relationship. God loves you - go ahead and enjoy it.
> Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of flesh.

*I realize that much of this information is what I have been sharing with you over the past year. However, we have to get this. The world has yet to see a full manifestation of God's people who learn to walk in their inheritance. We have missed out on the authority that Christ passed on to us. The church has operated like paupers instead of princes/princesses in the earth. The time for that to stop is NOW.

Praying that you come to the full understanding of who you are in Jesus.
Be blessed!!!

NO CONDEMNATION!!!

Romans 8:1 (in my opinion) ranks as one of the most quoted verses found in all of Scripture. However, there are far too many who can quote the verse but haven't discovered how to live it. "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus." {NLT}

The Message Bible provides a wonderful picture of this amazing verse. "Those who enter into Christ...no longer have to live under a continuous, low lying black cloud." While most of us have figured out how to enjoy the freedom from past sin, we continue to struggle under the weight of current failures (the things we have done since we have been saved). Part of the struggle is our religious understanding of repentance and confession. Most of the repentance that has been modeled for us has an Old Testament flavor...you know, sackcloth and ashes; and most people shy away from confession because they don't like airing out the laundry list. Let me say this as plainly as I can: There is NO CONDEMNATION for those who are in Christ.

Under the new covenant - Jesus shed blood for the remission of sins - we understand that repentance is a changing of the mind. We change our minds in regard to how we view "sin" and confession is simply agreeing with God. There is no need to wallow around in the ashes of our failures and there is no need to continually air out our laundry lists of imperfection. In Christ we are perfect, holy, and blameless. God no longer condemns us. We are free from any and all condemnation.

NO (from the Greek) = none, not even one
CONDEMNATION (from the Greek) = adverse or damnatory sentence
Romans 8:1 tells us that there is not even one damnatory sentence that can be brought against those who are in Christ!!!

It was God's intention to make you completely free. Sin no longer has dominion over you because you are under grace. The penalty of sin was paid for at the Cross. You have been acquitted of all charges. Not only are you forgiven for your past but for you future as well. God has seen fit to place you in Christ, given you the righteousness of His Son, and placed His life-giving Spirit inside of you. You may not be perfect but you are definitely not what you used to be. Every voice that would rise up to condemn you is not of God regardless of how "spiritual" they may seem. You are a child of God because of your faith in Jesus Christ.

For far too long the church has lived under the weight of guilt, shame, and condemnation. Most of us have never witnessed what it means to live in complete freedom. This is where we have to learn how to live under God's definition of who we are in Christ. When we allow His definition to define us - His grace to empower us - and His unconditional love to affirm us, then we will be an unstoppable force in the world.

It doesn't make you more holy to live under a black cloud of guilt. Shame is not your friend and it is not of God. Godly sorrow produces repentance while worldly sorrow produces death. If I am godly...which I am in Christ then any sorrow over my actions, attitudes, and activities will result in me changing my mind and agreeing with God. I no longer live under the weight of condemnation. I am FREE!!!

May you be encouraged to live out your freedom in Christ. Don't allow others to place boundaries around you. Simply walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. You will find this faith in Christ thing to bring joy and abundant life. May God bless you as you continue to live out who you are in Christ.

PBC Presents...

Greetings everyone. It's time to get back into the saddle after a wonderful week away. Coming up this week for our PBCuth & friends is the 2011 Trigger Conference. The following is a brief description of the event:
"Trigger is a youth conference that seeks to increase the Passion, Purpose, and Pursuit of this generation for the heart of God. There will be no cost for this event and lunch will be provided."

Trigger is just another attempt to provide the church body with opportunities to grow in the awareness of all that God is doing in the earth. This event will be more than just a "feel good" event - in fact, I believe we will be placing these young people in the presence of God and allowing Him to change their lives forever.

PBC is excited to share this event with the students in and around Max Meadows. It's time to start speaking to what God has placed inside every young person within the church and see them walk in the destiny that God has for them. The awakening that is coming to the church is a multi-generational and multi-cultural event. It goes beyond denomination and far beyond the "norm" of church life.

What can students expect?
They can expect God to speak directly into their lives.
They can expect to be moved beyond their current experience in church life.
They can expect to be loved, equipped (training in Dance, Vocals, Instruments, and Leadership), and energized.

Please pray for a great outpouring of God's Spirit among this generation of believers. The dates are July 15 & 16. For more info go to: http://triggerconference.blogspot.com

VACATION WEEK!!!

There will not be any new blog entries this week...vacation is upon us.

Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July, and an incredible week. Talk to you soon.