Build Your Kingdom Here, We Pray

This is a special weekend in the life of our local church - Cottonwood Creek.  We are truly transforming the 4 walls of our church into a mission field where we are serving and reaching the least of these on our campus.  We are packing dry food goods that will feed villages in the Dominican Republic.  We are sorting seeds to allow farmers to plant crops to make a living to feed their families.  We are sending shoe boxes through Operation Christmas Child across the world to reach children who will experience the hands and feet of Jesus through a small gift of love.  We are also learning about an opportunity we have as a church to reach one of the darkest cities in our nation.

Here is the deal - God is on the move and He is building His kingdom, and we have an opportunity to be a part of it this weekend!

How is God moving and growing His kingdom?  THROUGH JESUS CHRIST & THE CHURCH! (2 Samuel 7:12-14)

God is establishing His church to transform lives.  God is raising up a generation that is on mission to reach the least of these, (Matthew 25:39-41) the hurting, suffering, orphaned and widowed.  God is in control and is doing a work in the church. (Job 37:14-16)

Our response to God today?  We are singing a song that accurately speaks to the purpose of this weekend, this Missions Month, and to sharing Jesus with our friends, nation and the world.  Listen to these words…

Build Your kingdom here

Let the darkness fear

Show Your mighty hand

Heal our streets and land

Set Your church on fire

Win this nation back

Change the atmosphere

Build Your kingdom here

We pray

So, now is the time for you to lay down your life before God, pray to Him and allow His kingdom to rule in your life!  If you do this, Your life will be transformed forever!  

Join us this weekend at The Gift.

Watch this video on the song "Build Your Kingdom" by Rend Collective Experiment
http://worshiptogether.com/songs/songdetail.aspx?iid=1894414

Christ is Able

What are the limitations that you place on God? He is a great and mighty God, but so many times we confine him to a box, thinking that He could never meet you at your point of need.  Why do we do that?  A great question to ponder as we focus on our song of the week “Christ is Able”.

In the book of Ephesians, Paul reminds the church that God can break through any limitations we have in life, by placing our hope, faith and trust in Christ alone.  Listen to these great words…(Eph. 3:20-21)

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

This song is a great reminder that He is able to do all these things and more. Most importantly, it is a reminder that our God is still able to save! (Romans 5:8) May we never forget that simple fact.  If our God can save us, then he can break through any limitation we are facing in life.  We are all in need of a Savior in our life. (Romans 3:23)  We have all gone astray and need to be directed back to Christ.  We are all worn down, beaten up and are hopeless without the knowledge that..

"He is able. He is able. Christ is able still to save.

Come ye sinners poor and needy, sing to Him our song of praise."

Come to Christ today.  Lay your limitations, your broken life and your hopelessness down and trust Christ - for He is able to meet you today.

Tommy Walker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ehp5GenCp8