tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102258352009-03-01T16:20:34.408-08:00Jesus didn't die so we could have a religion.Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1127882054104876812005-09-27T21:33:00.000-07:002005-09-27T21:34:14.116-07:00

It’s a fine line to walk, God. It looks the same on the outside, but it is where the focus of the mind and soul is at. That’s why we can’t judge others. I am pretty sure I am making a mountain out of a mole hill, but my fears are being played on. What if the uniform isn’t worn? In the Baptist upbringing, the guys parted their hair, wore polo shirts and khakis. J always had his goatee,

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The Apostles knew the Lion of Judah. We Gentiles relate mostly to the Lamb of God.The Apostles knew the Lion of Judah- The Judge, The Holy One. The God who took out a giant, shut the mouths of lions, parted seas, destroyed Pharoahs, brought judgement on a whole nation, resuced teens from a blazing fire, whisked people to heaven, took down and set up kings, controlled the clouds, rain, oceans, sun

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Maybe you have been there?Last night before I went to bed, I sent a confidential E-mail to a distribution list instead of the individual it was intended for. Talk about egg on my face. I started getting that gnawing sensation in the pit of my stomach. The E-mail was private about a circumstance that has been going on that was supposed to be sent to the youth pastor. I think next time I will

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1125954364561261782005-09-05T13:13:00.000-07:002005-09-05T15:12:10.083-07:00

I have been writing here since the beginning of the year, and I have had a lot to say. I wanted to highlight my favorite posts- the ones that really ring true to me still. Therefore, to the right of your screen you will notice the heading, "Best Articles". Listed are my votes for the best articles. If you want to save some time and get the meat of what's here, that's probably a good place to

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1125942938401976192005-09-05T10:45:00.000-07:002005-09-05T13:11:30.696-07:00

I suppose if I updated this blog more regularly, I might have a more regular readership. :) I digress because that isn't even close to the point of this blog. I am not here to write to or about others. I am here to write about what God is doing in my life and the truths He reveals as my relationship with Him grows. Lately I find it hard to get all the excitement and promises across to the new

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The trap we fall into is thinking that we have all the answers. We think that if we just say the right thing it will be a magic pill to help that person up when all it does is burden them more and push them further down. After we express what we are sure the cure is to another's ailments, we walk away feeling elevated and superior because we know better and are more spiritually enlightened and

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Why do we rarely meet the "real deal" person who is the same Sunday morning as Tuesday afternoon? We are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. We are given wisdom through our Spirit. We live a fully free life when we make the decision to be transformed. We have to take the step to follow Jesus and then take the next step after that. We never "arrive". Going to church on Sunday

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1119336965388680382005-06-20T23:52:00.000-07:002005-06-20T23:56:05.393-07:00

It's true- Life has gotten a bit hectic. Don't worry. There has still been plenty of time for me to spend with God, just not with you. Sorry 'bout that.My husband is going to start running a Wednesday night for the youth at our church. We are excited. I was at the point where I was ready to start making my own plans because I really felt God wasn't making any for me. I was frustrated to the

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1116265745130153882005-05-16T10:30:00.000-07:002005-05-16T10:49:05.176-07:00

"Jesus' blood never fails me."Simple songs from a song chorus, but powerful words.Faith can grown and expand until the day you die. You can know God more fully and intimately tomorrow than you do today. Each year should have a marked difference in your experience with God. And my faith is filling up like a helium balloon right now. I am starting to understand, however slightly, that this new

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Romans 8- There is a new power at work. It is God in me. It is his Spirit in me. That is so much bigger than I could ever put words to, much more than I could explain or display.So what's coming? What's possible? What isn't possible? What is God growing me up for? What is he shaping me into? What will he use me for?

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Is it common for churches to run themselves in a manner that provides a great, moving service with the mentality that somehow the lost people in the community will just somehow find them and end up in a pew? God will magically move on them and transport them to the church if that's where they are supposed to be? Are we relieved of pro-actively reaching the lost because God will find them and

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1115653427982607482005-05-09T08:25:00.000-07:002005-05-09T08:43:48.100-07:00

Sin was calling most of the shots as the old law code hemmed me in. And this made me all the more rebellious. In the end, all I had to show for it was miscarriages and stillbirths. But now that I'm no longer shackled to that domineering mate of sin, and out from under all those oppressive regulations and fine print, I'm free to live a new life in the freedom of God.Is that statement my

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1115484250964596562005-05-07T09:38:00.000-07:002005-05-07T09:44:10.970-07:00

For those keeping track of such things, yesterday was the last day of the forty days of prayer as a congregation. We have devoted five minutes a day, three times a week for the past forty days to prayer. Today is the first day of a ten day fast. The pastor said that he wasn't asking the whole congregation not to eat for ten days, but it is another dimension to add to the prayer life. For those

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1115317992719922942005-05-05T11:32:00.000-07:002005-05-05T11:33:12.850-07:00

I have been praying that God would show me my heart where there are things that need to be exposed and taken care of. That the places where I harbor junk that would get in His way would be shown. And so it has happened in a most unlikely way. There is another blog I keep. I have a decent readership and I circulate among many of them. Yesterday my sister was harsh in her comment to another

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1115055727322872892005-05-02T10:41:00.000-07:002005-05-02T10:44:13.840-07:00

Last night I was reading out of Romans in Chapter Four where Paul talks about how Abraham was blessed not because he was circumcised but because God chose to bless him before Abraham had done anything noteworthy. God set everything up for Abraham but Abraham's lack of faith caused him to take the blessing into his own hands and "help" God.Abraham didn't have to do anything to help God. And when

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114718996742986722005-04-28T13:09:00.000-07:002005-04-28T13:09:56.746-07:00

I have had a hard time concentrating on praying lately. My mind wanders. So I shall use the next five minutes as my prayer time and write it.Lord, I think you for your hand in my life. You show me where to go so clearly. Thank you. Continue to pour yourself into me so that I can be ready for whatever you have. Give Jeremy and I discernment and wisdom about where to go next and what you want from

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114634502881060812005-04-27T13:25:00.000-07:002005-04-27T13:41:42.883-07:00

My vision for teens comes from David in the Old Testament.David was strong in the Lord before he ever showed up in the Bible. He had already won God's heart before he was anointed. God was looking for the heart of a king. When David stepped on the field where Goliath was, the victory was in his heart because he was able to build upon the victories against the lion and bear that God had already

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114564382263202382005-04-26T18:11:00.000-07:002005-04-26T18:13:02.263-07:00

I am joyful. I do not have to move! The church we were considering did not offer the job to my husband and me. We were at the place where we saw how the church needed us so badly that we told God we would go to do his work if they asked. They did not. And it boiled down to the lack of full-time ministry experience for my husband. Our vision was what they thought they needed and every other

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114173115038755912005-04-22T05:24:00.000-07:002005-04-22T05:31:55.040-07:00

I woke up after having a dream about people coming to my house to talk to my husband and I about the ministry job. I wasn't ready. I was in my PJs and there were stacks of stuff scattered all over the table. The rest of the house was clean. So I am up at 5 am today. I walk over to my computer to turn it on and check on all you fine people and there is a sticky note on top of my computer-"

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114122631413998262005-04-21T15:29:00.000-07:002005-04-21T15:30:31.416-07:00

I need someone to just vent to. Pity parties don’t last long in the presence of God. He knows my needs and concerns because I already dumped them at his feet.But I am starting to understand how something can look the same on the outside but it is the subtle differences on the inside that make all the difference.I am afraid of legalism. I am not going to minister to legalism. I cannot be under

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1114109914558830212005-04-21T11:56:00.000-07:002005-04-21T11:58:34.556-07:00

This morning in my devotion time, I read that God is in this moment. We shouldn't be waiting for a huge revelation in the future. We shouldn't camp out waiting for a revelation of God. He is revealed now. And it helped me because I am at a place of limbo in my life right now. I see the writing on the wall, but I am still waiting. I need to move in God whole-heartedly right now with what I

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1113327462718122572005-04-12T11:36:00.000-07:002005-04-12T11:17:33.573-07:00

I have questions, people.When I read the New Testament, I get confused sometimes.Peter and John were outside the gate Beautiful and a crippled man asked for money. Peter said, “I don’t have a nickel to my name but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Messiah, get up and walk.”And that’s exactly what happened.My question is, why doesn’t stuff like that happen anymore? (I

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1113329769168394352005-04-12T11:15:00.000-07:002005-04-12T11:16:09.170-07:00

I am terrified of losing out on God. I am terrified that I won’t feel his presence like I do now. I am terrified that I won’t be able to walk in his power or enjoy a congregation that welcomes his presence like I get to experience now. I am afraid of walking away and settling for less of God than I have now. I am afraid that I will be surrounded by dull people; people that are dull towards

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1113241613228816452005-04-11T10:36:00.000-07:002005-04-11T10:49:14.186-07:00

I have a lot going on in my head today so I am posting again. There might be more. If you like to keep up, there will be plenty of reading material for you here!I am continuing to mull this church move over in my head. I have come to several conclusions.1. The church we are at now prayed us in. They were specifically looking for a young(er) couple with specific capabilities and viola! here we are

Amber Lynnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10225835.post-1113228340688811922005-04-11T06:58:00.000-07:002005-04-11T07:05:40.690-07:00

Someone had asked for an update on the prayer and fasting that is going on at the church.We have been committed to praying for the past 14 days as a church congregation. (As part of the leadership team, it has been since January.) What we have committed to doing is praying for a total of forty days. Each day, three times a day, five minutes is set aside in prayer. At the end of forty days, we

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