Check out some scenes from our Oct event in Spring Hill.  Free food, stuff for the kids and give aways. It was Sweet!

You can check out a little better high res version on Vimeo

M

Posted: October 22nd, 2008 under Church info, Videos.
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Did I get your attention?….

Tomorrow, SouthView Community Church is having their 2nd ComeBack Event at the Wakefield Subdivision’s Clubhouse in Spring Hill. From 12-3pm we will be giving away free food, free prizes(including first 5 adults/families arriving get a Starbucks gift card), free bouncy things for the kids and free Jesus. All are free but only one is truly fulfilling.

Come out and see…

M

Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Church info.
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One of our leaders at church sent me this. I thought it was good and wanted to share it…

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and
struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water
and placed each on a high fire soon the pots came to boil. In the
first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the
last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil;
without saying a word

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl.  Then she ladled the coffee out and placed
it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ‘Tell me what you see.’
‘Carrots, eggs, and coffee,’ she replied.  Her mother brought her closer
and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.
The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After
pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter
smiled as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, ‘What
does it mean, mother?’

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. ‘Which are you?’ she asked her daughter. ‘When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with
pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a
financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and
stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart? Or am I like the coffee bean?
The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Posted: October 12th, 2008 under Leadership.
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I believe a man’s true worth is the legacy that he leaves. Here’s 3 of mine! Man…I love these guys!

Posted: October 10th, 2008 under Family.
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Here’s a little look into our 2nd Preview Service on Oct 5th. It was a great day and I love to see how God is building this church. I believe the Bible talks about “not despising the day of small beginnings”. We have completed our 2nd preview service and it looks like we will need to go every week very soon!

God is good….it’s an honor to serve Him.

M

Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Videos.
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