Great Sermon on Evangelism

2009-07-01T09:59:00.002-04:00

Here's a great sermon by John Piper on spreading the Gospel of Christ: I'm Sending You to Open Their Eyes.
It's a must listen!

Reminder: If you have never evangelized (or don't even know what that word means) and/or would like help learning how to properly do it, e-mail info@crewcommunity.org

Dialectize Crew's Website

2009-06-29T14:18:00.002-04:00

In high school I was obsessed with this website called The Dialectizer. AIM was big then , so I would talk to all of my friends in random dialects such as Elmer Fudd, Swedish Chef, and Jive talkin'. Well recently Jen Brooks StumbledUpon the site and rekindled my love of translation. So for a moment of hilarity in your life click here to see the Crew website dialectized into Swedish Chef.

To translate other pages or phrases go to The Dialectizer.

Poorsooeeng Chreest veet Pesseeun. Bork bork bork!
Presenteeng Chreest veet Poorpuse-a.

Announcement: Ritter Park Water Giveaway Returns - June 27 9:45am

2009-06-24T09:11:00.001-04:00

Our summer tradition of passing out water at Ritter Park starts up again this Saturday, June 27 at 9:45am at the main shelter (near the playground). Crew provides the water, and we will split into teams with coolers and simply hand out water. No tracts, no preaching, just the hope for great conversations.

We've done this several times and it has been universally accepted as positive. It's a tangible way that we're telling folks we've love them and our city. We don't preach, but have had great conversations through the years. We simply say, "want a free water?" Many stop and ask why and we tell em. As a church we've been given so much by Jesus and we want to extend kindness practically to our neighbors." If you plan on coming give an email to Tim Holmes via tim@crewcommunity.org.

Websites Mentioned in Father's Day Sermon

2009-06-22T15:59:00.003-04:00

Josh mentioned some websites for struggles with porn, addictions, etc.

http://xxxchurch.com/
Mark Driscoll's free eBook - Porn Again Christian.

Again, like Josh said, if you are struggling with these issues, see him asap or e-mail him at josh@crewcommunity.org. It is vital to your marriage, whether you are currently married or will be in the future.

Free Summer Activities for Kids

2009-06-13T08:46:00.002-04:00

The Greater Huntington Parks and Rec is holding a recreational and educational program called SNAP (Summer Neighborhood Activities Program) that is free for kiddos 5-14, and is held at different parks throughout Huntington. Read more in the the Program guide.

Registration form is here.

How to Do Vacations

2009-06-11T09:13:00.003-04:00

I’ve been prepping for vacation this week. One of the things I read that will be helpful for all of is: Vacation by C. J. Mahaney.

Must read.

Father's Day Advice

2009-06-08T08:56:00.003-04:00

Father's Day is coming up, so here is some advice from my friends Rhett and Link:

Stuff Christians Like #550. Surviving church as a single.

2009-06-01T17:35:00.004-04:00

Hey single people! I've noticed a trend lately of singles feeling a bit left out, so here's an article from Stuff Christian's Like that you can appreciate:

"Monday, June 1, 2009 - #550. Surviving church as a single.

Single adults, I have failed you.

Although I’ve written a handful of ideas about being single at church, I’ve never really done that topic justice.

So today, I created a list of all the different stereotypes and challenges singles have to navigate when they go to church. From the “get married right this second” friends to the “this guy has a pulse and so do you so maybe that’s enough in common to fall in love” friends, it’s all here.

And I can’t take credit for it. I read your comments about real things that have happened to you at church, got ideas from my single friends, and received a great email from a pastor named Jeff. I took it all and created a point based scorecard.

Ready to play?

The Surviving Church as a Single Scorecard

1. Your church doesn't have a singles ministry. = + 1 point

2. Your church has a singles ministry but it's combined with the college ministry which creates opportunities for conversations like this:
Student: "My roommate bought a microwave for our dorm room. I love being a Freshman!"
Single: "My 401K is underperforming." = +2 points

3. Your church has a singles ministry but it's a triad that combines college, single adults and divorce recovery. = + 3 points

4. Your church has a singles ministry but it's the dreaded quad, combining college, single adults, divorce recovery and retired widowers that refuse to move to Florida. = +4 points

5. Someone pays you the world's most backhanded compliment, "I just don't understand how someone as great as you isn't married yet." = +1 point

6. Someone told you, “If you stop looking for love you’ll find it.” 2 points for each time you’ve heard that.

7. At church, people give you weird looks if you refuse to sit in the “singles” section of the sanctuary. = +1 point

8. When people introduce you, they say, “This is Matt, my single friend.” = +2 points

9. When people introduce you they feel compelled to list out your accomplishments, “This is Sally, my single friend who owns her own home, drives a luxury sedan and has a very, very stable job.” = +3 points

10. Your friends that have been married for 15 minutes act like they suddenly don’t remember anything about dating and therefore can't give you any advice. “It’s been so long since I dated, things have changed so much. I’m just out of that whole scene.” + 2 points

11. People are constantly volunteering you for things because, “you’re single, you’ve got so much free time.” = +1 point

12. People at church act a little surprised when they ask you, “How are you doing?” and you respond with, “Things are great right now. I love my life!” = +1 point

13. Married friends try to live vicariously through you, asking questions like, “What did you do this weekend? Road trip? I bet you went on some crazy cool, singles road trip, right?” = +2 points

14. Someone you just met for the first time said a sentence like this to you, “If you want to get married, you need to ______.” = +2 points

15. Whenever married friends call you at noon on a Saturday, they start the conversation by saying, “Did I just wake you up?” = +3 points

16. You assume that if you don’t get engaged by final exams of your senior year in college you'll never get married. = -2 points

17. You’ve secretly always wanted your own cat but are afraid that ownership of a single kitten will become some sort of gateway drug to becoming “the cat lady.” = - 2 points

18. You’ve ever given an impassioned, enraged monologue on the injustice that men who are single get to age gracefully and be considered “bachelors” while women are instantly judged as “crazy cat ladies.” = – 3 points

19. You’ve got a “don’t perpetuate the cat lady stereotype,” monologue locked and loaded at all times and have already stopped reading this post so you can put it in the comments section. = - 5 points

20. Someone has quoted the “it’s not good for man to be alone” Bible verse to you. = +2 points.

21. When friends invite you to their church they start the invite by listing both the quantity and hotness of the singles that go there. = +1 point

22. That friend was named Jon Acuff and he said, “No one in Atlanta should ever involuntarily remain single with so many awesome single people at North Point Community Church.” (I've said this a lot. My bad.) = + 3 points

23. Your married friends tip toe around you during February because they think you're too delicate to handle the completely made up holiday, Valentine’s Day. = +1 point

24. You are too delicate to handle Valentine’s Day and have been known to describe it with a rich tapestry of words no Christian should even know exist, never mind actually say out loud. = + 1 point

25. The person that leads the singles ministry at your church got married in 1964. = +10 points for each decade they’ve been married.

26. Someone told you, "Maybe you need to focus on being more like a Proverbs 31 woman." = 2 points for each time it wasn't sincere encouragement.

27. You didn't know you were supposed to be unhappy as a single adult until you went to church and found the singles ministry to be akin to a support group. = +3 points

28. Upon hearing that you went on a first date with someone, your single friends at church stop inviting you to the single events because "you're in a relationship already." = +2 points

29. Upon hearing that you went on two dates, your married friends at church start telling you, "I'll be praying that this is the one!" = + 3 points

30. Your best friend of 15 years gets married and then suddenly acts like a magical gap has opened up between you and decides that until you get married too you can't be close again because you just don't understand each other anymore. = +3 points

31. To justify giving a four week marriage sermon series to a congregation that is 60% single, the pastor throws out one blanket statement like this at the beginning of the series, "And you single people listen up to this too, this well serve you well when you get married too." = +2 points

32. You set your alarm to "not going to church today" after the first week of the marriage sermon series. = - 2 points

33. The only time your married friends invite you over is when they need a babysitter. = +3 points

34. Someone throws the "Paul was never married" card on you. = +2 points

35. Friends assume that the only qualification that matters to you when it comes to finding a date is that she's available and set you up with people you have nothing in common with. = +2 points

36. You've ever said the rhyme, "I'm a bachelor til’ the rapture." = - 1 point

37. During a prayer at church celebrating wedding anniversaries, the person praying says a special prayer for all the people that are still single and lonely. (True story) = +1 point

38. You have a friend that feels like creating a dating profile on eHarmony is a sign that you might not be trusting God enough to provide a soul mate. = + 1 point

39. You've developed highly sensitive, "They're about to throw the bouquet" radar and know exactly when to leave a wedding. = +2 points

40. Instead of saying that you're "single" your friends describe you as "Not married yet." = +2 points

How did you score? Did I miss any? Have you experienced some that just weren't on that list?

Singles of the world unite and post your score proudly and when someone tries to stereotype you, tell them Razzle Dazzle, Razzle Dazzle.

Posted by Prodigal Jon

#550. Surviving church as a single.

Wow, this is a great quote!

2009-06-01T10:38:00.001-04:00

What would things look like if Satan really took control of a city? Over half a century ago, Presbyterian minister Donald Grey Barnhouse offered his own scenario in his weekly sermon that was also broadcast nationwide on CBS radio. Barnhouse speculated that if Satan took over Philadelphia (the city where Barnhouse pastored), all of the bars would be closed, pornography banished, and pristine streets would be filled with tidy pedestrians who smiled at eachother. There would be no swearing. The children would say, “Yes, sir” and “No ma’am,” and the churches would be full every Sunday…where Christ is not preached.

---Michael Horton in Christless Christianity (HT: Take Your Vitamin Z)

Harris Kisses Tweeting Goodbye and Piper Agrees

2009-05-29T13:36:00.001-04:00

We’ve been having some back and forth on twitter about this the last few days. But for those who don’t twitter, I thought I’d get it going here as well. Josh Harris pastor of Covenant Life Church and John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church both take issue with churches who encourage twitter in worship. Crew is in the twitter in worship camp. You can read Harris and Piper.

Read it for yourself, but the gist is that worship is to be for responding to God with intense focus rather than create distraction for yourself and others by twittering.

Thoughts?

Twitter - May 24 Sermon - Ecclesiates 9

2009-05-26T17:39:00.003-04:00

Tweets in response to the Ecclesiates 9:1-10 Sermon on May 24, 2009. Still confused by Twitter - here's another one-stop-shop guide to Twitter: A Twitter Mini-Guide
_________________________________

crewcommunity Ecclesiastes 9:1-10..tweet up

WilburByTheSea@crewcommunity about to start the worship set

timothysholmes@crewcommunity playing bass. Worship. Sing loud.

patrickjstanley @jdpcrew loves it when we tweet at @crewcommunity...this drum break is fun!

brooksjen@crewcommunity great to be worshipping with you all! :-)

kimikimkim@crewcommunity kudos dave kendall and @cretsmith on the remembering memorial day cookout vid..fyi it's happenin this fri 6pm at ritter park

timothysholmes@crewcommunity Jeremiah was a calvinalist if ever there was one.

kimikimkim@crewcommunity i need to keep reminding myself that God has to break things down to build them up.

timothysholmes@crewcommunity then sings my soul...how great I am...the great lie.

kimikimkim@crewcommunity fatalism = emoism

brooksjen@crewcommunity fatalism = emoism? @kimikimkim

patrickjstanley@crewcommunity thank God I'm not the captain of my own soul...no matter how many times I attempt mutiny...

kimikimkim@crewcommunity "everything that has happened in my life is from God's hands or through His hands" soooo needed this sermon on my birthday!

brooksjen I know it and i can say it everyday but when hearing "God is in sovereign control" @crewcommunity hits me anew every time. :-) great news

kimikimkim sorry joel osteen, man is not good...read ecclesiates 9:3 @crewcommunity

patrickjstanley In the mind of @jdpcrew the saying 'kids say the darndest things' has evolved into 'kids do the craziest things' @crewcommunity

patrickjstanley This sermon is really challenging my brainium @crewcommunity I hate putting clothes on dogs too @jdpcrew

kimikimkim@crewcommunity man and even kids are evil and twisted - can i get a witness? (my knee just creeked amen - darn psycho 4yr olds)

brooksjen@crewcommunity enjoy where you are bc God has already approved of it. It's that sovereign control principle again. Enjoy your circumstances

kimikimkim@crewcommunity walk in purity in power of the spirit

TheHitman1012 I tried, it's still the same. Should've gone to @crewcommunity

timothysholmes@crewcommunity I'm gonna go enjoy life with my wife. ;-)

kimikimkim@crewcommunity thanks @jdpcrew for rubbing in the fact that i'm an old maid - apparently marriage is awesome..i wouldn't know (i'm practicing being a fatalist)

timothysholmes@crewcommunity Christ is risen.

kimikimkim@crewcommunity we can eat, drink, and be merry ONLY because of Jesus Christ

patrickjstanley @jdpcrew interdenominational baptism jokes...and @crewcommunity said...yawn...paedobaptism dissolved!!!

brooksjen@crewcommunity I am free to enjoy life & live pure. Doesnt matter whwther i get that job, God approves of where i am now I Gotta approve too

kimikimkim http://twitpic.com/5upgg - @crewcommunity thank you for leading us in musical worship of Christ that is God-centered not self-centered or performance driven.

JDPCrew@crewcommunity great tweeting today. i was built up through it. Seriously. Felt great worshipping with everyong. Off to do a wedding at 3pm.

Blogs by Crewites

2009-05-25T14:03:00.002-04:00

Here are two blogs by regular Crew attendees Nick Taylor and Vernon Costolo. Check them out if you wish:

Nick - http://dustfromyourfeet.blogspot.com/

Vernon - http://www.proclaimingthetruth.blogspot.com/

Happy 68th Bobby Dylan!

2009-05-24T19:34:00.001-04:00

Great Words For A Saturday Night

2009-05-23T23:23:00.000-04:00

“To be right with God the judge is a great thing. To be loved and cared for by God the Father is greater.” --C.J. Mahaney

Better Late than Never - Easter Project Pics

2009-05-21T17:23:00.002-04:00

Create Huntington Summit / Lovin' Huntington

2009-05-19T09:34:00.014-04:00

If you've been at Crew very long, you know that we are passionate about Huntington. Most people just sit around and complain about what needs fixed and they never roll up their sleeves and do anything about it (and yes, many people at Crew are guilty of this). The Crew City Team has been actively involved in an organization called Create Huntington. Every Thursday at the Frederick Building lobby, people get together to brainstorm and bounce ideas of how we can improve Huntington and make our city shine. Then, every few months, we meet as a big group to discuss our progress and be inspired by greats like Vaughn Grisham (an expert on community development). Last night (Monday, May 18) there was a summit to discuss what has happened and what needs to happen for several key areas of Huntington's growth. Vaughn Grisham has visited Huntington several times and has made many suggestions and inspire us on how we can become a creative community and utilize our already amazing infrastructure, passion, and landscape, etc. There are many boulders to overcome, however, like the poor attitude and image our citizens have or the fact that people will talk about what needs done, but never do it. There is a full report of Huntington resident survey results that is available for you to read - if you are interested in seeing it, see Tim or Christina Bailey, Sean Knisely, Jen Brooks, or myself (Kim Adkins). You can join us on Thursdays, or go to the virtual "Chat N' Chew" and post/comment on ideas.

________________________________

Jen and I utiltized our new-found-love of Twitter to post some of our thoughts at the Summit, and the comments that Vaughn had to say about getting Huntington back to its Jewel City glory:

Brooksjen: At the create huntington summit to hear about the plans that will lead to a better Huntington. I'm so geeked about it!!! :-)

Brooksjen: "we need to start loving ourselves and Huntington."

JDPCrew: @Brooksjen I know where you're coming from but we need to start loving Jesus and huntington

JDPCrew: @Brooksjen keepthe updates coming

Brooksjen: @JDPCrew the leader said it. Everyone always says love h-ton. I was just impressed that he connected loving your city w/loving yourself

Brooksjen: Did i just become the leader of this group? Holy crap!

Kimikimkim: If we are gonna get things done, we're gonna have to roll up our sleeves and do it!

Brooksjen "You (H-ton) have a real opportunity to lead the state of WV... And be the jewel of the entire state."

Brooksjen: Knowledge economy does not equal just college degrees but also job training

Kimikimkim: vaughn grisham just said that training is the key to job growth ..wait, that's my field...and still it took me a year to find a job here :?

Brooksjen: Even community development is a MU v. WVU game :-P

Kimikimkim: count it - - -huntington SHOULD be the no. 1 city in wv.. who's with me to jump on board to get it there?

Brooksjen: Don't enroll just students in ur schools. Enroll families. W/o families on board, the kids are half educated.

Kimikimkim: @JDPCrew you wouldnt be interested in teaching a series of parenting workshops would ya? it would make huntington sooo much better!

(later that eve) JDPCrew: @kimikimkim I have and plan on doing it several times at crew

Brooksjen: It is biologically impossible for a school to conceive and bear a child.

Kimikimkim: @Brooksjen i almost said amen when vaughn said that schools arent designed to be a fix-it

Brooksjen: @kimikimkim i've got an amen-er at my table

Kimikimkim: let's make huntington soo amazing that people never wanna leave..and they start telling their friends to come back.

Kimikimkim: @Brooksjen @Wilburbythesea let's team up and win the powerball..pay off our debts, buy crew a building, then put the rest toward downtown. :p

Kimikimkim: "no one is gonna come and rescue htn - nobody gives a [*expletive*] about huntington - EXCEPT huntington's people" ..so let's get with the program!

Brooksjen: No one’s going to save Huntington. No one gives a [*expletive*] about h-ton except those who are here or have been here. Charleston and D.C won’t save us

Kimikimkim: i wanna live in a silo! way to go creative towns!...what have you done for your city today?

Brooksjen: Know and tell your stories.

Kimikimkim: Vaughn Grisham - "get off your butts! stop cheering we are marshall and start cheering we are huntington"

(non-twitter convo) Tim Bailey: You should have seen the dirty looks that woman was giving you when you pulled out your phone. Kim: Heaven forbid I take notes, even if they are on Twitter :p

Another blogworthy Tim Bailey quote: "Imitation Crab - the hotdog of seafood."

Wilburbythesea: Very inspired and optimistic after the Create Huntington summit

Kimikimkim: always a good eve when the @crewcommunity city team gets together with the rest of huntingtonites that wanna make a difference.

__________________________________

******************* The following is not a Crew view, it is the opinion of the City Team who puts in many long hard hours to provide the people of Crew opportunities to serve our city. It saddens and frustrates us that we put so much time and energy into organizing projects, and still people would rather sleep in or do something for themselves rather than sacrifice a few hours on a Saturday morn to be a good example of Crew and Christ. *******************

OK Crew, I'm bout to get down and dirty, and pretty real with you. We as Crew stink at community outreach. Yep, I said it. We say we are city missional, but every time we have an event to do something for the betterment of Huntington, it is the same 6-12 people. How sad is that? How does that look to our community? We push 150+ on a good Sunday, and only 8 people can regularly show our city Christ's love? That is downright depressing, frustrating, and appalling. Get off your lazy butts and do something for our city.

Opportunity to Serve this Summer

2009-05-07T11:58:00.002-04:00

Check out our Opportunities to Serve page for new opportunities:
Cabell County Summer Feeding Program

Know of more opportunties? E-mail them to kim@crewcommunity.org.

Introducing Crew MicroMissions

2009-05-07T11:02:00.001-04:00

What is MicroMissions?

Beginning in May 2009, Crew has decided to make $200/month available for the purpose of MicroMissions (We blatantly stole this from Mars Hill Church in Seattle.) By distributing this money, we hope to encourage and mobilize Crew small groups to go out and love their city and neighbors. This love will be demonstrated through acts of service and sacrifice, bold proclamations of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and creating genuine friendships with those we serve.

What Are the Values That Drive MicroMissions?

The values that will drive this ministry are:

Authentic Gospel Friendships: We want our members to know who they are serving and then begin to serve the folks they know. This is not vague and abstract service for social justice, but intentional and strategic service for life transformation through the gospel. (Acts 2:42-27; 1 Thess. 2:1-11)

Holistic Gospel Service: We want to serve our friends and neighborhoods holistically. We are concerned with both the physical and spiritual needs of our communities. (Romans 10:1-17; James 2:14-26)

Christ Centered Sacrifice: Christ has shown his love to us through his sacrifice on the cross. We want to demonstrate our love for our friends by sacrificing a tangible amount of time, energy, and money to serve. (1 John 3:16-18)

Cultivation of Christ like Humility: By meeting the needs of others we become self forgetful. Through Christ like service we glorify Christ by becoming like Christ, a humble servant. He came to give and to serve. We are never more like Jesus than when we do the same. We see micromissions as a means to cultivate humility, compassion, and Christlikeness. (John 13:1-17)

How Do I Apply For MicroMissions?

This money will distributed monthly through our small group ministry. If you need assistance connecting to a small group, please email smallgroups@crewcommunity.org. If your small group wants to request MicroMissions Funds, then the small group leader can email smallgroups@crewcommunity.org. Include who you will serve, why you will serve, how you will serve, and what you need to serve. In the near future this application will be on the site to serve you better.

Cleaning Up Huntington

2009-05-06T19:03:00.003-04:00

A handful of Crew attendees participated in the week long city cleanup promoted by the city of Huntington. We picked up trash, painted curbs, and did some graffiti removal in downtown Huntington. Here's an update from City Team leader Tim Bailey:

"Mayor Wolfe had a conference today talking about cleaning up Huntington. He gave some good stats from the clean up and talked about how the city is now taking a zero tolerance policy on people who don't keep their properties clean. They are starting with the worst offenders first and then moving on down the list. Some stats from the clean up: they collected 3,000 tires (Wow!), 14 dumpsters full of trash and 7 trash trucks full, all in one week. Let's do what we can to keep the momentum from this going in our own little ways. -Tim Bailey"

Photo by Chris Jackson/The Herald-Dispatch

Herald Dispatch Story
WSAZ Story on the Cleanup

High five to those who participated! But if you didn't, then grab a trash bag and go pick up your neighborhood! Let's make Huntington beautiful.

How To Be A Missionary In H’town

2009-05-05T20:13:00.001-04:00

Jonathan Dodson at Resurgence writes:

Eat with Non-Christians

We all eat three meals a day. Why not make a habit of sharing one of those meals with a non-Christian or with a family of non-Christians? Go to lunch with a co-worker, not by yourself. Invite the neighbors over for family dinner. If it’s too much work to cook a big dinner, just order pizza and put the focus on conversation. When you go out for a meal, invite a non-Christian friend. Or take your family to family-style restaurants where you can sit at the table with strangers and strike up conversations. Have cookouts and invite Christians and non-Christians. Flee the Christian subculture.

Walk, Don’t Drive

If you live in a walkable area, make a practice of getting out and walking around your neighborhood, apartment complex, or campus. Instead of driving to the mailbox or convenience store, walk to get mail or groceries. Be deliberate in your walk. Say hello to people you don’t know. Strike up conversations. Attract attention by walking the dog, carrying along a 6-pack to share, bringing the kids. Make friends. Get out of your house! Last night I spent an hour outside gardening with my family. We had good conversations with about four of our neighbors. Take interest in your neighbors. Ask questions. Engage. Pray as you go. Save some gas, the planet, and some people.

Be a Regular

Instead of hopping all over the city for gas, groceries, haircuts, eating out, and coffee, go to the same places at the same times. Get to know the staff. Smile. Ask questions. Be a regular. I have friends at coffee shops all over the city. My friends at Starbucks donate a ton of leftover pastries to our church 2-3 times a week. We use them for church gatherings and occasionally give them to the homeless. Build relationships. Be a regular.

Hobby with Non-Christians

Pick a hobby that you can share. Get out and do something you enjoy with others. Try city league sports or local rowing and cycling teams. Share your hobby by teaching lessons, such as sewing, piano, knitting, or tennis lessons. Be prayerful. Be intentional. Be winsome. Have fun. Be yourself.

Talk to Your Co-workers.

How hard is that? Take your breaks with intentionality. Go out with your team or task force after work. Show interest in your co-workers. Pick four and pray for them. Form moms’ groups in your neighborhood and don’t make them exclusively non-Christian. Schedule play dates with the neighbors’ kids. Work on mission.

Volunteer with Non-Profits.

Find a non-profit in your part of the city and take a Saturday a month to serve your city. Bring your neighbors, your friends, or your small group. Spend time with your church serving your city. Once a month. You can do it!

Participate in City Events

Instead of playing XBox, watching TV, or surfing the net, participate in city events. Go to fundraisers, festivals, cleanups, summer shows, and concerts. Participate missionally. Strike up conversation. Study the culture. Reflect on what you see and hear. Pray for the city. Love the city. Participate with the city.

Serve Your Neighbors.

Help a neighbor by weeding, mowing, building a cabinet, or fixing a car. Stop by the neighborhood association or apartment office and ask if there is anything you can do to help improve things. Ask your local Police and Fire Stations if there is anything you can do to help them. Get creative. Just serve!

Another Helpful Tool?

2009-05-01T22:52:00.002-04:00

This is kind of a part 2 to the previous post. I ran across this book: Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware. It’s a chapter of theology a day for parents and kids to read together. I haven’t read it yet, but it looks promising. I’d love to hear from anyone who has.

The Jesus Storybook Bible (Must Read)

2009-04-30T12:36:00.001-04:00

Hey guys. A few months ago I bought the Jesus Storybook Bible to read the kids at night. My kids absolutely love it. They beg us every night to start reading it and to keep reading it. I’ve recommended it to some friends and they’ve reported the exact same results. Its the Bible as a kids novel and every story points to the coming of Jesus as Messiah, the life of Christ, and looking back to what Jesus has done. If you have kids, get this and start reading it to them nightly before bed. If you don’t have kids, get this and read it for your own faith. I’ve teared up a few times reading it to the kids. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Thou Shalt Twitter

2009-04-27T23:30:00.003-04:00

So our fearless leader, J.P. Money threw out a suggestion to Twitter during the sermon. Since some of you are probably clueless as to what Twitter even is, here is a short video explaining it:

Now that we have that straight, go to Twitter.com and sign-up! If you have texting abilities on your mobile, the add your phone to do updates via text message. Have a smartphone or iPhone? - then download a Twitter app.

We WANT you to blog your thoughts, feelings, suggestions, or random sarcasm during the sermon. After all - the pastor said to do it!

Still not sure? Go to the newbie Twitter guide for assistance. Happy twittering!

Here's the first installment of sermon tweets:

A Follow Up To Yesterday’s Wisdom Sermon

2009-04-27T09:03:00.001-04:00

Since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. (1 Corinthians 1:21)

Support Nate & Erin Sayre at IHOP Tuesday 5-9pm

2009-04-26T21:49:00.002-04:00

Alright gang, it is time to step up and support two of Crew's own - Nate and Erin Sayre. They have recently been appointed to the position of regional director for CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship), and need to raise support to do so. We can rally behind them in a one-time gift sort of way, all while feeding your face. Go to IHOP at the Barboursville Mall THIS TUESDAY (April 28) from 5-9PM and tell them that you wanna support Nate and Erin. 20% of your bill will go directly to them. So get going!

{{ real }}