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August 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm · Filed under DC
All Welcome…
This Wednesday Night I am so pumped to be meeting with all our DC Metro “Dream Team” (Those incredible individuals that serve fo faithfully the vision of DC Metro Church “To Build A God-First Culture Throughout The DC Metro Area.”)
This group is so fired-up and I am sure that they are as pumped as I am about getting ramped-up for the Fall and the great Harvest that I know we are going to see God send to us this year… GO GOD! I am looking forward to an enjoyable evening of information, inspiration, and prayer…
If you are not currently on the DC Metro Dream Team, and would like to get connected serving in one of the many ministries please contact Julie Lee at the DC Metro Admin Office (You wont regret it! afterall, there is nothing quite like serving God…
Love You Guys,
Get Ready For A Great Week,
pd
If you are a Dream Teamer and need more info about the evening’s festivities - email: info@dcmetrochurch.org
August 10, 2008 at 11:26 pm · Filed under Uncategorized, DC
Another Great Sunday at DC Metro…
With the Summer Olympics starting this weekend, we have decided to do a new series to go along with Team USA called Living Like a Champion.
I am so pumped about this series as we be studying to discover what Amazing things Await us!
If you missed Part 1 be sure and check it out here…
Looking forward to another great week next weekend as we are going to talk about LIVING THE DREAM!
Get ready for a great week until then…
August 7, 2008 at 10:19 am · Filed under DC, ARC Churches
We had another great outreach this weekend at the Friendship Firehouse Festival!
Pictured above are two of my favorite FIREMEN - Isaac (my two year old) and his good buddy, Austin (DC Metro’s Worship Leader)…
There was lot’s of faces painted and about 1,000 water bottles passed out!
Taryn and I were out of town this past weekend at a Pastor’s Conference at Next Level Church in Fort Meyers, Fl with our good friends Pastor Matt Keller and his wife Sarah… Even though the weekend was very inspiring about all that God is doing at DC Metro, we so missed being at this outreach…
It is always good for a leader to see that things go on just fine when they are out of town… Go Dream Team, you guys never cease to amaze me!!!
Go God!!
PS - More outreaches to come right away as we continue to spread the luv (His Luv that is..) by “Building a God-First Culture through out DC Metro!”
August 1, 2008 at 12:23 am · Filed under DC
FIRETRUCKS! That is really all I have to say to get my son, Isaac’s, attention, and once again that is all it takes to get the attention of our incredible DC Metro Outreach Crew…
That is right, another great outreach event is coming this weekend (Saturday)… The Friendship Firehouse Festival… This event is traditionally has a smaller turnout than most that we will be doing as a part of our Summer of Fun Outreaches… Yet, I found this outreach all the more personal as we are still able to meet people’s “felt” needs, (COLD WATER BOTTLES & Candy for Kids) and then some…
Last year, because of the slower pace, we were also able to really spend some additional one-on-one time to get to know many of the individuals that come through this wonderful community event in Old Town Alexandria…
Please pray that God would use DC Metroers greatly in this great outreach…
Go GOD!
Pastor D.
July 30, 2008 at 10:42 am · Filed under DC
I love the thought about “being planted” that seems to re-occur throughout the scriptures. It is as though God is continually urging us to become “planted” in His House… My favorite is in Psalms 94:13 “Those who plant themselves in the house of the Lord will FLORISH!” What a promise - and one that has become all too true in my own life… At DC Metro Church “being planted” is a simple process we call membership…
Wanted to let you know that we are having a Membership Reception tomorrow night for all of those who would like to make DC Metro their home church… It should be an exciting night of hearing about the past, present, and future of DC Metro, as well as meeting the staff and some great members of our Dream Team (Leadership Team)…
If you would like to attend this reception tomorrow night (Thursday Night from 7 - 9pm @ The Reserve at Potomac Yards (Directly across Jeff Davis Hwy (Rt. 1) from the Theater) please RSVP Julie Lee at julee@dcmetrochurch.org. Childrens ministry will be avaliable for ages 6 weeks to 5 years… And dinner will be provided… yummy!!!
This is sure to be a great evening…
See You There…
Pastor D.
July 29, 2008 at 5:00 pm · Filed under DC
This past week I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting my family back in good ole’ Louisiana… We were able to get some good family time together as my grandfather “JW” celebrated his 90th birthday! What a milestone… We had a very cool party at a place that my family fondly has called “The Camp” for the last thirty years… It was a great time as we stayed out at “The Camp” for the rest of the week (Taryn, Isaac, Josiah, and me) just hangin-out, building memories with family members, riding around in “The Boat”, and doing some much needed Fishing!!! (Ok maybe not everyone “needs” to do some fishing, but I do…)
Fishing, it is somewhat theraputic and extremly tranquil. On the contrast there is nothing quite like “hooking the big one.” As I was fishing, God began to remind me of his words in Matthew 4:19 “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men…”
I love that verse as it so clearly tells us what He is in the process of teaching us to do as we follow Him, “Become fishers of men”. Often I have thought, what does that mean become, “Fishers of Men?”
I think it is real simple, He is teaching us how to BE THE BAIT! In other words, the reason that the fish, pictured above, bit on the hook, was that I had some tasty bait on the hook… It may not have been attractive to me (aka. our own lives some time…) but it was attractive to this fish - - and he bit “hook, line, and sinker”…
As we grow in Christ and our relationship with Him, He makes us attractive to the world in our lifestyle, attitudes, emotions, and joy… and ultimately - - become the bait!
Heavy, what does He want us to do with our lives? Be The Bait!
Love You Guys,
Hooked on God,
D
July 24, 2008 at 3:02 pm · Filed under DC
I am pumped about another weekend talking about Enjoying Life!
This has been an awesome series! God’s doing some amazing stuff! Go God!
We have Intro (our Guest Reception) again this weekend…if you are new to DC Metro Church or simply haven’t had an opportunity to come…I encourage you to do so! We have drinks (frappacino!) for you to enjoy and there’s Children’s Ministry available for your kids! Taryn and I look forward to seeing you there…
Get ready for an awesome weekend…
Go God!
Pastor D.
July 24, 2008 at 2:19 pm · Filed under DC
I am so excited about our opportunity to do another 2nd Annual Event!
Last year we had an awesome time at Friendship Firehouse Festival as we passed out free water bottles (meeting the felt need) and did facepainting (for free)!
We’re so excited that we’re able to do it again this year!
If you want to volunteer to help out, contact Julie Lee at julee@dcmetrochurch.org.
July 17, 2008 at 5:10 pm · Filed under DC
We had our First 2nd Annual Outreach this past weekend…the USA/Alexandria Birthday Celebration…We had a great time as we met the felt needs as we passed out over 1,000 cold water bottles…we even had ring pops for the kids…
Check out some pictures from the event…
July 16, 2008 at 11:08 am · Filed under DC
In this Enjoying Life Series we have traveled through the book of Philippians as we have studied how God desires us to Enjoy Our Lives, NO MATTER WHAT!
Last week we learned about complaining and how it negatively affects our lives by reading Philippians 2: 14-15 which states, “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.”
Last weekend we also started a 21 Day “No Complaints” Challenge, where we will be going 21 days making “No Complaints” in our lives… Wheeew… What a month it is going to be as the challenge is not necessarily an easy one - but this I know - It will be a fulfilling one that draws us closer to God in the process…
If you missed last weeks message, or need a refresher already (I think I do…), you can listen to it online by clicking on the podcast button on the right.
Here is a quick recap of the points:
HOW TO CONQUER COMPLAINING:
1. ADMIT THAT IT IS A PROBLEM
“A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.” Prov. 28:13 (LB)
2. ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY OWN LIFE
“Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid mistakes and then blame the Lord.” Prov. 19:3 (GN)
3. DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thess. 5:18
4. LOOK FOR GOD’S HAND IN CIRCUMSTANCES
“This small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. So we fix our attention, not on the things that are seen, but on the things that are unseen. What is seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever.” 2 Cor. 4:17-18 (GN)
5. PRACTICE SPEAKING POSITIVELY
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29
Looking forward to pursuing this challenge with you as we learn how to ENJOY OUR LIVES - No Matter What!
Pastor David
Bonus: This is sure to jump start your joy over the next 21 days…
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