Mosaic Youth Church

Pray much?

Tonight at the Mosaic we had small groups, and one of the major aybjects that we talk about was prayer. we started talking about how God loves to hear your prayers, and we said that prayer life is critical to be a follower of Jesus.
One thing in my life that God has been hammering is to make time for Him. To make time to dump my heart out and let Him know what is going on. As I talk to people they always say that they cant pray good, or that they cant pray like other people pray. But prayer is a conversation between you and God. God is not listening for eloquent words but for your heart! As long as you told him how you really feel, yours want, needs, and thankful for. If you can do that then you just had an awesome prayer. Just pray! Talk to Him!

Philippians 4:6 NLT

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Discover The Beauty

Tonight at the Mosaic we took some time and reflected on our connections with others. I don't know what God has all up His sleeve but we have been seeing week after week God absolutely challenging us in huge ways. It has been really incredible.

So tonight I got done with this message and to sum it up the challenge for us was to discover the beauty in others around us. Not only to those who love us back...But we took time and focused on how we can love those who don't return that love. We had just a ton of you who committed to discovering the beauty in the people around them. I had us find a leader and say the name of the person they need to discover the beauty in out loud and then I challenged us to find that person and begin the discovery process. It ended up being a real powerful time. I didn't think it could get any better.

Than God blew my mind.

I had one of you come up to me after the service and tell me the most amazing story. God had challenged her in such a real and intense way that she couldn't not react to that challenge God gave her. She immediately left after service and walked to the persons house who God laid on her heart to discover the beauty in and spoke to that person face to face and let them know that she believed they were a beautiful person. A bad relationship was changed because she had the courage to take the challenge God gave her and step up to the plate and not just talk it but live it out.

I admire her courage. I pray that I can live that kind of bold faith.

Homeboy Super Hero or Lord?

God really hammered us tonight at the Mosaic with something that I thought I'd share. Check out the scripture in Mark 8:27-29. It's a story when Jesus was talking with his disciples and He asked them a simple but absolutely critical question when it comes to our spiritual journey.

"Who do you say I am?"

I believe this is a huge question for us. Who do we say that Jesus is? Tonight at the Mosaic we looked at a couple different answers that sometimes we get trapped in. The first, sometimes we say that Jesus is our "homeboy". Most have seen the "Jesus is my homeboy" t-shirts, I actually thought they were kind of cool, so I have no issue with the shirts as much as the "homeboy" mentality that can creep in.

Because the deal is...Jesus doesn't want to just be your homeboy. He doesn't want to be your friend on Myspace. He wants to be your master, your savior, your Lord. Does he want to know you like a friend, totally, but He doesn't want it to end there.

The second answer we sometimes give is "Jesus is my super hero". The issue with being a super hero is that the people you save never really get to know the hero behind the mask. Your job is to save the person in need and then go back the bat cave until another crisis occurs. And sometimes we make Jesus our super hero. We call on Him only when our walls are crumbling, only when we are in a time of crisis but when the problem is solved we no longer need our "super hero" and that is the extent of the relationship. And because of this you never get to truly know the God...behind...the...mask.

I believe God challenged all of us tonight with the question he asked the disciples. "Who do you say I am". Is he your homeboy? Is he your super hero? Or is He your Lord?

Who do you say I am?

What do you think? Speak on it.

What's Your Legacy?

Went to my grandmas funeral today. Funerals always make me reflect on my own life and what I would leave behind if I were to die anytime soon.

What about you will people remember?

What kind of legacy are you leaving behind?

Think about it.