Another Tuesday....and some scattered thoughts

Hello Guys,

Please accept my apology in advance. I have to be out of town tomorrow night for work. It was unavoidable. I promise that we will be back at my house on the following Tuesday, April 14th. I encourage you guys to meet again at the coffee shop or another location to meet the Lord in His word and to fellowship with one another.

I would like to challenge each of you...are you reading your bible every day? Are you on the scripture verses that we are working on? Maybe you want to share the answer to "What is God doing in your life these days?" Give this some thought and praise Him that He loves us enough to desire to be involved with every aspect of our lives.

Remember, Jesus loves you! God has a purpose for you. He has a plan for you, to give you a future and hope. There is nothing that He will not do for you according to His will. Ask Him and wait. He is faithful. I was thinking about being faithful and an element of this that I often over look is the time factor. If I endure something for 1 minute or a couple hours or a day or a month.....have I been faithful? I do not think so. He promises to never leave us. Jesus is interceding for us in this moment. He will not quit on you. He is seeking our love. Think of that.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all you soul, with all your mind.

In Jesus,

Joey

Last Tuesday

Hey Guys,

I heard back from Matt and he said that he felt the meeting was good Tuesday night. I am glad to hear you all looked at David and Jonathon. I have been reading about David for the past week or so.

We can continue this path with David and look at different "seasons" in his life....shepherd, warrior, man after God's on heart, Bathsheba, family life, etc.

I praise God for you guys.

In Jesus,

Joey

Hey Guys

I hope you guys are OK. I missed you guys this week. Were you all able to get together? What did you talk about? I heard that you all wanted to study John or David. Sorry that I did not get back to you Matt.

I look forward to seeing you this weekend. Friday night is the BASS family movie night and then our time on Sunday morning.

In Jesus,

Joey

Isaac

Hey Guys,

Great meeting tonight. I still believe we are on the right track with studying the lives of some of the men in the Bible. Certainly God has used the men and the events in their lives to serve as markers for us to follow. Obviously the main example is Jesus and the call the be Holy as He is Holy is far beyond "our" capability, but nothing is impossible with God. We will never reach this perfection until we meet Jesus face to face in Heaven. However, we are charged by the word of God to strive for this perfection.

It is good and encouraging to know that our acceptance by God does not depend on our perfection. Isaac is another example of this promise. God blessed Isaac in ways I can not imagine. Still, the thing that stuck for me was the altar that Isaac built in the place where he met with God. We will do well to follow Isaac's example. If you recall, he also pitched his tent in that place. He stayed where he met God. Let us not be quick to have a passing experience with God and rush off to the next event. I think it wise to dwell with God where He is.

Lord God, please let this be so.

In Jesus,

Joey

PS Let us move on to Jacob for next week.

Walking With Jesus

Hey guys,

Thanks for turning out last night. I am blessed by your willingness to be a part of our group. I believe we are taking great strides relationally. Although I was not at the table with you guys during supper, I know my son enjoyed being included with you. Thank you. Always remember that someone is watching you. You will influence people when you least expect it.

I left a note on the BASS blog (SSBC website - men's ministry) about this Sunday. Check it out.

We were obviously blessed to have our Romanian brothers with us. Never take those moments for granted. God is so good to allow us to gather like that.

See you Sunday,

Joey

Tuesday Night

Hey guys,

Sorry I have been negligent about our site. In case we do not know, as a class, our name is "Walking With Jesus". The scripture memory work we have been doing is more powerful than we imagine. I know that God has been using this in your lives as you are faithful to put His word in your heart.

This coming Tuesday night March 3, 2009 we will be hosting some of the Pastors that are in town for the missions conference. We will have Vasille Mihuta, Danut Cavachieu, Elijah Morar, Razvan ___, and Brother Rick Lowhorn. This will be a special time of fellowship with these Romanian Pastors who are our Brothers.

I am very glad to welcome Matt to our group. God is faithful !!

In Jesus,

Joey

Life Group Super Bowl party

Great time tonight guys !!!! We can not place a value on spending time together. That is one thing that is spent and can never be regenerated.

I think Brother Jimmy's message is a good one. We make a decision to follow the Lord, we must discipline our selves in some critical areas (quiet time, prayer, study the word), and we seek direction from the Lord and the leaders He put in our lives to continue on the correct path.

May God continue to bless you !!!

Enjoy the pix !! Curtis, if you will please let me have some of the pictures you took tonight....you could just e-mail a couple of them (group type).

OH, BY THE WAY.... this weekend at Woodstock was great. Let's not forget the lessons God taught us. Let us move forward with God with great love and passion for our King.

In Jesus,

Joey

Group Name

Hello Guys,

This morning I found myself in the book of Luke at the passage of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. I want you to go there and read this. Think about these two guys walking along with Jesus and the impact He had on them at that point.

What do you think of the name: Walking With Jesus.

Think of this as you read the passage. We can talk about it over the weekend.

May God continue to bless you.

In Jesus,

Joey

Hello

Hey Guys,

I hope you are walking with Jesus and experiencing Him as life. I will see you tomorrow.

In Jesus,

Joey

Hello

Lifegroup

Hey Guys,

Thanks for helping out last night. It is always good to spend time together.

Just a reminder:

When thinking of who we are as a group "name" we should think about what we are about "mission".

In Jesus,

Joey

Attitude

Meeting one on one with God, daily, is without question the best way to know Him and His purpose for my life.

At the start of the New Year, I decided to spend these times in the Gospels, begining with Matthew. Today was chapter 5.

Reading the words of Jesus to his learners / followers / disciples I am challenged again in my response to the world. The characteristics of the believer will be in stark contrast to that of the "lost". I am to be merciful in a world that teaches me that this trait reveals weakness. I am to be a peacemaker in a world of war and strife. This peacemaker is not primarily concerned with making everyone "feel" happy, but with the peace of God by following His word. I am to be salt and light. I am to turn the other cheek. I am to pray for those who mistreat me and spitefully use me. There seems to be no room for self here. Maybe that is what Jesus is saying and demonstrating. Believers WILL have eternity to be without suffering, exhaustion, sadness...we WILL have eternity with Jesus.

There is a real danger also. As we follow the Lord and do these things that He says for us to do, we can easily become like the Scribes and Pharisees. We will look "down" on the ones that we are supposed to be reaching "out" to.

It is impossible to walk with Jesus if you do not know Him. You can not know Him unless you spend time with Him.

"Let your conversation be full of grace, seasoned with salt..."