Archive - March, 2010

Broken Things

I thought that this was a pretty unique picture.  How often do you see broken pottery as art.  But not only is the pottery broken but it is all broken in the exact same spot.

This got me thinking that we are all broken in life but not all broken in the same place.  You hurt, pain and experiences you have had are not the same as mine.  While I may be able to sympathize, I will truly never understand your brokenness.  The interesting thing about brokenness is that it allows the weak areas of our lives to be influenced by the power of the almighty. The Bible tells us that “when we are weak that He is strong.”  Unless there is something that is broken in your life, then the Lord cannot show himself strong.

A lot of times we try to hide our brokenness.  We see it as a flaw or weakness.  Really our brokenness is a piece of art, unique in its own way.  Nobody likes to be broken, but unless we are broken God cannot mend together the pieces of our life to make us the masterpiece He intended us to be.

How are you broken?  Or maybe a better question is “What needs to be broken in your life so God can make a masterpiece out of it?”

Spring Forward

Don’t forget that this weekend on Saturday night before you go to bed to set your clocks forward one hour.  I really dislike that I lose an hour of sleep but at the same point I am looking forward to worshiping God sooner with everyone at Coastal Community Church on Sunday.  I guess that there is a pro to every con.  Look forward to seeing you Sunday at 10am at Monarch High School.

Opportunity Knocks

I cannot believe how fast this year is going.  I am starting to put together my message for Easter, which is April 4th, and thinking about all of the people who will come to church this one day of the year.  What an opportunity for us as a church to show people that the church isn’t about rules or religion but about relationship.  I know that God has brought COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH to COCONUT CREEK for a reason.  That reason is to show people that God loves them unconditionally and that he sent his son over 2000 years ago so people could not just know about him but KNOW HIM!

I want to encourage each person to step out in faith and invite your friends, neighbor, co-worker, the clerk at the grocery store, the barista at Starbucks, or basically anyone that is breathing air on this planet to church.  They will come, they are programmed to come, they want to come.  The question is, will you ask them to come with you?

Can we seize the opportunity that is before us to reach people for Jesus?  I believe we can.