Songs For Sunday
Salvation is Here – Hillsong United
You Lifted Me Out – Chris Tomlin
My Future Decided – Hillsong United
You Are My Strength – Hillsong
My Savior My God – Aaron Shust
New For Sunday
Coming to Element Church, our very first baptism service! You wont want to miss this, there is something amazing and encouraging about seeing people passionate about living for Christ publicly declare there love for Him. The service will be great, you should come.
Our worship set will be,
One Way – Hillsong United
Freedom Is Here – Hillsong United
Your Grace Is Enough – Chris Tomlin
The More I Seek You – Gateway Worship [new]
You Hold It All – Desperation Band
Sorry for the hiatus life has been a bit crazy this last week. God is good, and my wife and I are doing fine in spite of both loosing a grandmother in the same week. A midst constant long distant travel, and draining work days, God is still faithful to reveal Himself and prove sovereign over our lives. I am reminded how peaceful life and even death can be when God is the center of my life. Knowing that I am not in control gives me peace.
Today at Element Church Infinity
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[* Disclaimer: No "Element Church Infinity" is not a new slogan or extension of the Element Church. It is simply a play on The Office. Enjoy! P.S. No pharmacists were harmed in the creation of this post.]
Today we read Proverbs 6 and are reminded of some potent things that the Lord does not like. READ IT HERE What stuck out to me the most was the kick in the pants to the lazy and the simple lesson that can be learned from ants. They have no supervision, no apparent leader and no one to encourage them, yet they never stop. They work and
work to accomplish what is set before them. They never seem to tire. I wonder if ants sleep at night? Now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I have ever seen a sleeping ant, or know what that would look like for that matter.
Anyway – What if we had the same stamina for doing what God calls us to do? If for a moment we were to evaluate ourselves and what we do, what would we find? Would we be as productive at home as we are at work? Would we read as much of the Bible as we do magazines? Are we as motivated to improve our relationship with God as we are with facebook.com? Do we spend as much time silent in front of God as we do in front of our Samsung’s, Sony’s and Vizio’s? [TV's for the brand/metaphor illiterate] So in the end how would we tip the scale? The question is not whether we have to energy, but what we choose to do with it. There are times and places for each of these things. The point is to balance them in a healthy way.
Hopefully as part of the Element Church challenge we will all increase the health of the balancing act we call our lives. Spend a bit more time with God, create or regain the daily habit of reading the Bible and most importantly become better friends with God.
Dear Element Church
Dear Element Church,
Welcome to 2010.
So this week we are going to introduce an exciting sermon series that will challenge you to join everyone in reading one chapter of Proverbs each day. The month of January has 31 days and the book of Proverbs has…31 chapters, what a coincidence.
Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. ~ Proverbs 1:5-7
There are so many bits of wisdom in this book of the Bible. We will give more information about the series on Sunday.
The Song List for this week is,
All Creation Sing – Steve Fee
More Than Anything – Hillsong United
All Because of Jesus – Steve Fee
Wrap Me In Your Arms – Michael Gungor
Came To My Rescue – Hillsong United
Hope to see you this Sunday At Element Church
Today at Element…
Well you may have missed out on winning a visa gift card or the 32″ TV but here is a glimpse of some of our service today
The Element Christmas Service Spoiler
I am so excited for this coming Sunday. Not only is it the last Sunday of the year, it is our first Christmas together. Normally there is are special hallmark ornaments for such occasions but I will skip that due to lack or interest; however what we will have is going to be great. Here is a look at the worship set…
All Creation Sing [Joy To The World] – Steve Fee [new]
My Future Decided – Hillsong United [with special appearance by MJ come out to see what that means]
For Your Name – Hillsong
You Hold It All – Desperation Band
We also will have some special music by the band as well as some vocalists. The KidzRock choir will perform and Charlie Brown is going to explain Christmas. Did I also mention that we are giving away 2 $50 Visa Gift cards and a 32″ TV? Crazy right? Wrong, we love Jesus and want other people to come to church so we can share the love and joy we have been freely given. So invite your friends not only will they possibly never have to squint to see Katie Curic on the evening news, but they can definitely leave with something even better.
See You there.
Dan Again
Sunday 12.13.2009
Take It All – Hillsong United
You Lifted Me Out – Chris Tomlin
Your Grace Is Enough – Chris Tomlin
The Stand – Hillsong United
King Of All Days – Hillsong United
Announcement
Here is the announcement video from Element Church this week… O wait did you expect a big announcement? Watch the video, December 13 & 20 are going to be awesome.
Some New Element Designs
Here are a couple new design pieces you may be seeing more of around Element Church soon.
Here is the new Prayer Team logo.
Songs For Sunday 12.06
Break Free – Hillsong United
Freedom Is Here – Hillsong United
My Savior Lives – Desperation Band
For Your Name – Hillsong [NEW]
How Great Is The Love – Paul Baloche
Hope to see you there, we will be watching the Steeler game at Mr Smalls on the big screen. It will be a great time to hang out and eat.
Songs For 11.29.2009
Salvation Is Here – Hillsong United
One Way – Hillsong
You, You Are God – Gateway Worship
You Are My Strength – Hillsong
You Hold It All – Desperation Band
Happy Black Friday, try not to walk on people as you surge towards the tickle me elmo.
Carrot Soup
Eclectic, be reminded. Ok so lets continue.
I made this carrot soup last night, I revised a recipe from epicurious because I wanted to roast the carrots. A prerequisite is a minor ability to cook because I add things based on taste and feel rather than measurements [the Italian in me].
5 lbs of carrots peeled and chunked
8 Cloves of Garlic
1 Onion
1 Red Pepper
7 [14 oz] Cans of Vegetable Broth
Lemon or Lime Juice
2/3 of a pint Heavy Whipping Cream
Spices: Black Pepper, Seasoned Salt, Cheyenne Pepper, Ginger, Celery Seed
Boil pot of water with carrots till they are very soft, then strain and place on oiled baking sheet. drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper. Roast in oven on 400°F turning occasionally till edges turn brown.
While carrots are cooking, on a separate oiled baking sheet, place quartered onion, 6 garlic cloves, quartered pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with black pepper and seasoned salt. Roast in oven on 400°F turning occasionally till edges turn brown.
In the now empty pot from the carrots add vegetable broth, tsp of celery seed, and a pinch of Cheyenne pepper.
Once carrots are done, place in blender with some of the broth. The easiest way to do this is remove some of the broth and place in measuring bowl, then when some of the carrots are blended smooth pour them into the pot with the rest of the broth.
When the garlic, pepper and onion are brown on the edges, place them in the blender with some broth, blend till smooth. Add mixture to pot with blended carrots and remaining broth.
Mix well, add some ginger, lime or lemon juice, whipping cream and salt and pepper to taste.
For best results allow to simmer for 15-20 min.
Songs For Sunday 11.22.2009
You Lifted Me Out – Chris Tomlin
My Savior My God – Aaron Shust
For Who You Are – Hillsong
How Great Is The Love – Paul Baloche
Endlessly – Desperation Band
Songs For Sunday 11.15.2009
You Lifted Me Out – Chris Tomlin [new]
The Time Has Come – Hillsong United
My Future Decided – Hillsong United
How Great Is Our God – Chris Tomlin
Mighty To Save – Hillsong United
If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers
Unknown
January 10, 2002
Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.
Keep in mind that the house I ultimately choose must cost less than the one I am currently living in. Make sure, however, that you correct all the deficiencies that exist in my current house (the floor of my kitchen vibrates when I walk across it, and the walls don’t have nearly enough insulation in them).
As you design, also keep in mind that I want to keep yearly maintenance costs as low as possible. This should mean the incorporation of extra-cost features like aluminum, vinyl, or composite siding. (If you choose not to specify aluminum, be prepared to explain your decision in detail.)
Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials are used in construction of the house, as I want it to be a showplace for the most up-to-date ideas and methods. Be alerted, however, that kitchen should be designed to accommodate, among other things, my 1952 Gibson refrigerator.
To insure that you are building the correct house for our entire family, make certain that you contact each of our children, and also our in-laws. My mother-in-law will have very strong feelings about how the house should be designed, since she visits us at least once a year.
Make sure that you weigh all of these options carefully and come to the right decision. I, however, retain the right to overrule any choices that you make.
Please don’t bother me with small details right now. Your job is to develop the overall plans for the house: Get the big picture. At this time, for example, it is not appropriate to be choosing the color of the carpet. However, keep in mind that my wife likes blue.
Also, do not worry at this time about acquiring the resources to build the house itself. Your first priority is to develop detailed plans and specifications. Once I approve these plans, however, I would expect the house to be under roof within 48 hours.
While you are designing this house specifically for me, keep in mind that sooner or later I will have to sell it to someone else. It therefore should have appeal to a wide variety of potential buyers.
Please make sure before you finalize the plans that there is a consensus of the population in my area that they like the features this house has. I advise you to run up and look at my neighbor’s house that he constructed last year. We like it a great deal. It has many features that we would also like in our new home, particularly the 75-foot swimming pool. With careful engineering, I believe that you can design this into our new house without impacting the final cost.
Please prepare a complete set of blueprints. It is not necessary at this time to do the real design, since they will be used only for construction bids. Be advised, however, that you will be held accountable for any increase of construction costs as a result of later design changes.
You must be thrilled to be working on as an interesting project as this! To be able to use the latest techniques and materials and to be given such freedom in your designs is something that can’t happen very often.
Contact me as soon as possible with your complete ideas and plans.
PS: My wife has just told me that she disagrees with many of the instructions I’ve given you in this letter. As architect, it is your responsibility to resolve these differences. I have tried in the past and have been unable to accomplish this. If you can’t handle this responsibility, I will have to find another architect.
PPS: Perhaps what I need is not a house at all, but a travel trailer. Please advise me as soon as possible if this is the case.
Source: http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/archives/000455.php
Songs For Sunday 11.8.2009
More Than Anything – Hillsong United
All Because of Jesus – Steve Fee
Wrap Me In Your Arms – Michael Gongor
You Hold Me Now – Hillsong
Songs For Sunday 11.01.2009
Break Free – Hillsong United
Freedom Is Here – Hillsong United
You Are My Strength – Hillsong [new]
The Stand – Hillsong United
You Hold It All – Desperation Band
I Offer Devotion
I have nothing.
I have nothing that is of worth. True worth can never be found in what is seen or felt. So what defines value? Is it how much rather than how little? Is it sooner rather than later? Is it staying when you should go, or going when you should stay? Details can cloud discernment when the basics are not defined. Value: the regard that something is held to deserve. So if I have nothing, should I regard myself as deserving nothing? Yes I deserve nothing. I have nothing to give, therefore I deserve nothing in return. Yet life is far more complex.
When buying a used car, you go, you look and then you drive. The seller has you in a place that is comfortable. They know you are interested in the car. They know the likelihood of you buying is high based on what happens next: The Negotiation. The pivotal moment is returning from the test drive as you exit the vehicle. The one who speaks first is at a disadvantage. If the buyer speaks first, the seller can then determine exactly how to sell the vehicle and how high to inflate the price. If the seller speaks, the buyer can then determine if the seller is desperate, how desperate, is there something wrong with this car? Or can react to how pushy or passive the seller is.
The entire process is fragile and the point is that the person who speaks first is putting themselves out there. The person who speaks first is often the one who wants it more.
I want it more. I have nothing, but I want it more. I have not spoken first, yet I am not in control. I am fragile and unable to find a suitable payment. What do I do?
I offer devotion.
I offer what I do not truly have. I gave and now what is of worth is not mine but His. The only losers are pride and selfishness to name a couple on a long compiled list. I offer devotion, again and again I offer, not to forget that it is not mine to have, but His to use.
Songs For Sunday 10.25.2009
The songlist for this Sunday is…
Take It All – Hillsong United
One Way – Hillsong United
My Savior Lives – New Life Worship
You Hold It All – Desperation Band [new]
Endlessly – New Life Worship
