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From time to time I will be writing on this blog and than sending many of you an email informing you that I've made an update. At the bottom of each blog post is the word comments. If you desire to make a comment that others can read and maybe learn something from please feel free to jump in. I know that blogging is kind of a new deal for many of you. If you have questions please feel free to email me.

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Fond du Lac Christian School

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:36:46 GMT

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The Lord is up to something at Fond du Lac Christian School. This morning I spoke at chapel for the middle and high school students. I am waiting with anticipation to see what the Lord will continue to in the lives of students, teacher, the administration, board members and parents. FCS has really become a home for our family. People are like family. I am so thankful that our kids get to be part of the life of this school. The reason we have are kids at FCS is two fold. First, to give them a strong Biblical foundation. And secondly, their are impacted by the teachers that I like to call SOAP's (significant other adult persons). Here is a bit of what I shared with them this morning.

Every follower of Christ must live a life of exercised faith to experience the John 10:10 life.

So what is the John 10:10 life?

A full and abundant life.
A heroic epic.
Bigger than life.
Living beyond yourself.
Seeing and living God sized vision.
Living the Jesus life, not living vicariasly through movies, tv, video games, etc.
This way of living is a much preffered future than the safe and sacure plastic Jesus life you may be living today.

Today I'm begging you to step out of your boat and be someone who lives such a life of faith that Jesus is seen by your very nature. And that the world will see Jesus through the way you live.

Abraham in James 2:14-24
Ecuador stories
Abraham Vema story from yesterday

But you may say "I'm just a student what can I do"?

Trust me it's not about you. It's about the size of your God. We may see our circumstances as big and our God as small but me assure you God is vastly grander, greater, more impresive than you could ever fatham. So tighten your seat belt and get ready for the ride of your life.

Please do not settle for being a nice Christian.

Please do not settle to live for yourself.

Please take the risk to live beyond yourself and make a lasting impact for the sake of Jesus our King.

Psalm 67 benediction

World Impact for Christ

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:23:32 GMT

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This morning I met with Abraham. We had a great conversation on global impact for the sake Jesus Christ. Abraham is a true man of God. God has placed him in a unique ministry to the leaders of the world. He functions as a chaplain of the United Nations in New York city. His impact is global and desires to network with others who have a global world view. I was shocked when he ask a mutual friend to send an email inviting me to meet with him over a cup of coffee. I believe God will us this man to continue affecting world leaders. Please join me in praying for Abraham and that God's glory may be known all over this globe. If you want to learn more about Abraham's ministry please check out www.abrahaminternational.org

Jesus, light the fire

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:28:02 GMT

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There are days when life seems very overwhelming. But Jesus is greater. At time we try to carry the weight of the world and the current crisis of our friends. But Jesus is still greater. At Connect Cafe a deal I'm apart of we see our fair share of the challenges of life. I'm reminded again this morning that on my own strength I'm doomed. But in Christ all things are possible. I'm exited that God has chosen to use us to bring light to a dark and hopeless world. It seems at times like our little flame might burnout, or might not amount to much but the light of Jesus is not about us mustering up the energy to change lives. It about Jesus changing lives, and we get to join Him in that. I love watching people who are hopeless find hope in Christ. I love seeing Christ change me. Ministry is messy, it hurts, at times it even brakes my heart.... it is so worth seeing Jesus alive in people. May Jesus live through us today. Set forth a blaze Lord.

Let's Pray

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:57:02 GMT

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Lord please grow us in the area of prayer. May we become so dependent on You that prayer isn't our last hope but our first thought. Please give us a passion for prayer, for sweet communion with You. May our hearts cry be to know Your presence and make Your presence known in this generation. May You be first and all the stuff of this world fade away. May we be more overwhelmed with You than anything this world has to offer.

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need - Hebrews 4:16

How big do you think God is?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:15:37 GMT

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I was reading Crazy Love again to today. On page 28 Francis Chan quots A. W. Tozer....

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us... Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God. For this reason the gravest question before the Church is always God Himself, and the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like."

I am convinced that many of us who are follower of Christ live life in light of the circumstances of our lives. We are overwhelmed with the high and lows of our days. The other day i was think again about the grandness, all powerfulness, incredible, amazing, awesome God we serve and are in the process of learning to love. So I ask is God bigger than anything else in your life? Do you live in the light of the of who God is? or are you willing to settle for living a life based on your own abilities, bank accounts, and so on?

May you be more overwhelmed by the indescribable God than by our circumstances of life.

The Power of MULTIPLICATION...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:12:19 GMT

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Acts 1:15 – All this started with 120 people

Act 2:47 – New believers added daily

Acts 5:14 – Multitudes of new believers added

Acts 6:1 – Disciples increasing

Acts 6:7 – Disciples multiplying

Acts 9:31 – Churches Multiplying

Acts 19:10 All in Asia heard the Word of the Lord Jesus

Looking at the books of Acts we can see that the Jesus movement started small. Over time this deal has grown check it out.

Filled with the Holy Spirit

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:12:19 GMT

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Yesterday I received the following email from Mrs. Hopp from our kids school...

We are urgently asking for prayer for Ray Robinson, our Spanish teacher. He was building a fire in his firepit late this afternoon and something went wrong and he was severely burned. We don't have specific details but apparently he has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his face, chest and arms and was transferred to a Burn Center in either Madison or Milwaukee.

Please lift him and his family up in prayer at this difficult time. Thank you.

Our family went right to praying. Soon after that I felt I needed to find out more and see if I could help in any way. So I made some calls. I was able to call through to Mr. Robinson's room. I was surprised when Ray answered the phone. Ray love Jesus so very much as that's what shined through as I talked with him. He said "the Lord is good, He's with me the whole time. I am so blessed." then he went on to ask me how I was doing. I told him we would be praying for him as he recovers. He kept saying "bless you brother". This remind me of Paul in the Bible who said, "I've learned to sercret of being content in plenty and in want." Our friend Ray has also learned that his contentment does not rely on his circumstances but in Jesus. Only Jesus. In this I see scripture being lived out. God is alive and well and moving in the lives of people of Fond du Lac Christian School. Please keep Ray's recovery in your prayers.

Love

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:18:56 GMT

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Today Jenny and I are heading to a wedding of friends of ours, Bryan and Lisa. Love is an amazing thing. When I'm at a wedding it reminds me of how scripture says we are the Bride of Christ. I think about how a bride waits to be united to her groom with great exspecation. I long for Christ's return in that way. But we also have the joy of knowing, the promised Holy Spirit is with us right here right now. And along with that scripture says that Christ lives in us as we follow Him. So today celebrate not only human marriage but the join we have in being united with Christ as we live in passionate pursuit of Him.

Ecuador 2008

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:57:55 GMT

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I would love to tell you all that God did in Chone Ecuador this year, but that would take a long time. If you want to know more about what the Lord is doing in Ecuador I would be happy to meet with you. Please email me to find out more aboout Ecuador or how you can get involved for next years trip hoeksema.tim@gmail.com. So here go he highlights. This year we had 40 North Americans, when we arrived in Ecuador we work in two locations. Bahia and Chone. I was with the group of 19 people that went to Chone. Chone is a dark place. When a place is dark and full of evil the light of Jesus shines even brighter. On our first night in Chone someone was shot and killed just outside our hotel. Three days later 5 head and 5 pairs of hands where found in a pile. When I say dark I mean dark. As we walked though the streets a Ecuadorian friend of mine named Cixellio was afraid to go out and share Jesus with people. Chone is a town of about 45,000 people. This is the town where many prisoners are released as serving their time. We stopped for a moment and prayed and went out to share the good news. The people of Chone have very little hope. When they realize that hope can be found in Jesus Christ their faces light up. It's awesome to see the power of Jesus and His Word transform hearts.

Back in the US we tend to place our hope in so many things; our bank account, our investments, our job security and so on. Even as Christians we don't see we are hopeless apart from Christ. We tend to think we can do this thing called life. Only when crisis hits be we get to the end of our rope and call out to Jesus for help. It's my prayer that we would see Jesus as a first and only hope. Please keep the people of Chone in your prayers. Please pray that God would continue to move in the hearts of His people. Please also pray for people in our own country to see their need for Jesus to be the Lord of their lives.