As a pastor, one of my biggest concerns for people is to be connected regularly to a church. If you are connected, you have a better chance of staying healthy spiritually. Paul was speaking words of wisdom when he said, “we shouldn’t give up meeting regularly with other believers, because this is what builds us up in the faith.”

One of the best ways to get connected is by serving. It’s also another way to live out the mission of Jubilee Church: Love God. Love people. Prove it! Serving is how we can prove our love for others.

As we fast together, please take the time to pray about where you can become connected through serving. There are many different areas to serve and several different levels.

We have some entry level ministries such as greeting or set up teams that are low-level commitment. But we are really at a point where Jubilee Church needs leaders to begin emerging who will take on higher commitments of leading ministries and teaching small groups or bible studies.

God, give us a servant’s heart and lead us where you need us.

*You can check out some of the ministry opportunities online at here.

Well, it was the first Sunday of 2009 and a great day of ministry at Jubilee Church. Here are my thoughts…

1. Music was great as usual.
2. New series “IT” went off great. Cool flow to everything,…graphics, atmosphere…and the Message which is the main thing was well received. I felt it was a great connection.
3. Crowd was better this week attendance-wise, but we still have soooo many people traveling. I wish everyone would just get back on their routine. They act like this is a holiday or something!
4. I greatly appreciate all our dream team volunteers. You make JC happen each week. I don’t tell you enough how great you are.
5. Excited about the new year, and the upcoming plans for the church building we’ll be able to share in a couple of weeks. Be there or be square!

It’s human nature to point out the flaws in others. After Adam & Eve disobeyed God in the garden, the first thing Eve did was pass the blame…so did Adam. It’s difficult for some reason for us to take responsibility for our own mistakes and weaknesses. We all want to blame someone else. I personally struggled with this for years. I never wanted to admit that I made a mistake. It always, …ALWAYS, without exception had to be someone else’s fault. Thank God, I got a breakthrough on that even though I still have a flare up of “victim-itus” every now and then.

Today’s Dr. Phils and Oprah Whinfreys have made millions exploiting people who want to blame others for their weaknesses, flaws and insecurities instead of confronting their own ego.

Jesus knew this when he asked, “Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3)

It’s time we just simply cry out to God and ask: “God what is there about me that needs to be changed? Are there some things I do or cling to that obstructs my closeness to you? Then show me, God. Give me the wisdom to see them and the courage to change.”