Sunday Snapshot

This weekend was the final weekend for the Mr. and Mrs. Betterhalf Series.

While it's sad when awesome sermon series come to an end, it really just means the best is yet to come! This weekend we were privileged to hear from Pastor Craig Groeschel. He delivered a sermon titled "Once Upon A Marriage" and was about Hosea and Gomer

Hosea 2:5

What I'm missing is better than what I have.

80 vs 20

don't give up on 80 for 20.

80 is what you have and 20 is what you want. as in, 80 is your family and what you have and 20 is what's out there

Righteous Anger Hosea 2:9-10

Unfailing Love Hosea 2:14-15 Achor=trouble

Forgive and love as you've been forgiven and loved

Sunday Snapshot

Week 4 of Mr. & Mrs. Betterhalf - "Wrong Well"

John 4:1-26

Jesus moves from religious rhetoric towards the needs of hurting people

1. When you're small people ignore you
2. When you're growing people criticize you
3. When you're big people resent you

The people you want to avoid are the people you need to touch. Jesus did and would.

3 Wrong Wells
1. Well, I'm not worthy
2. Well, it's too hard
3. Well, not now

Use pain to platform good

Holiness is not what God wants from us, it's what he wants for us!

Sunday Snapshot

Week 3 of Mr. and Mrs. Betterhalf was about "The Right One".

Finding them and being them.

Based on Genesis 24:1-67 (yes, Pastor Steven read all 67 verses :)) it was awesome!

Preach biblical principles not personal experiences.

-so true! the Bible is the guidebook for life. forget what the media says/what you did/what everyone else is doing, just listen to God.

hard times are not worth mentioning on the great journey. the hard times are a comparison to how good God is.

Pray first, position second.

Come to the well! You can't find the right person in the wrong place.

-you're not going to find the love of your life at a bar if you don't want to drink. essentially, pray and position. don't go out and get crazy looking for the one, seek them in areas where you already excel and feel comfortable.

Walk by faith, not sight (also a great song by Jeremy Camp)

Happiness isn't finding, it's being

God has promised me

Sunday Snapshots

Week 2 of Mr. and Mrs. Betterhalf

happens to not only be Mother's Day Weekend but Holly Furtick, Pastor Steven's wife, delivered a great sermon!

Based on Philippians 2:1-13, Proverbs 15:33 and Proverbs 19:11, Holly was on fire! I just love how I attend a church that is so awesome from the top down. It's great to hear about every ones trials and tribulations and walk in and hear an awesome band put together an amazing worship set list and listen to a sermon by the pastor's wife.

Anyway, Holly hit the nail on the head with "anything worth having is work". How true is that! If you want to be successful, you can't just stay on the couch all day watching tv...you have to work to fix things/make them better.

humility is seeing the situation from the other persons perspective

you have to be able to understand both sides in order to achieve the end result.

humility is speaking to the heart, not the actions

marriage (or relationships) isn't 50/50, it's 100/100

this may be my favorite point. a partnership isn't splitting the chores down the middle, it's being equal and helping each other along the way. it's being accountable for the entire being, not just what's on your individual to do list.

You be Jesus and left God be God

Sunday Snapshots

This weekend started a new sermon series titled

"Mr. and Mrs. Betterhalf"

it's all about relationships and I am SO excited to hear what Pastor Steven has to preach these next 5 weeks! I'm also excited because this was the first Elevation Experience for my Mom as she came to visit and didn't leave until early this morning so she was able to attend last nights service!

Just for the purpose of documentation, Prince William & Kate displayed a lovely Royal Wedding on Friday, April 29, 2011 and this new sermon series began Saturday, April 30.

Keeping with the times, the sermon was aptly titled The Royal Marriage.

Based on 1 Samuel 25:1b-42 and a lovely quote of "you are surely and mean in your dealings" as well as a bit of a preview into Proverbs 18:21, I could already tell that this sermon series is going to be epic! Pastor Steven did a great job of informing everyone that we are not going to have a royal wedding, but we can have a royal marriage.

Eat the salmon!

basically, this boils down to the fact that so many people in a relationship think that engagement/marriage is the next step. everyone wants the wedding (the planning & preparation, the dress, the reception, the cake) but not many really think about the marriage itself. it's like a great salmon dish at a restaurant, you love all of the side items and garnish but if you don't like salmon, you're not going to be ordering the dish.

Where life is spoken, humility must be present

The tongue has the power of life of death, speak life.

i think this is true for many occasions. words can be hurtful, so always speak life into your significant other, into your career, into your family.

Don't wait for the prince, crown the king!

this was a great one too! don't wait for the dashing prince charming and his white horse to find you, crown the king that's inside your significant other. speak life into them and they will be king!

What you fail to celebrate will eventually leave your life.