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40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 7

The Gathering Storm

Today’s Scripture:

John 6:26-27 “Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."

Prayer Focus:

Pray that we would be a people that would worship God in spirit and in truth for who He is and not just for what he can provide. Pray that He would give us a clear vision for His purpose in our lives and in the lives of those we serve. 

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 6

The New Vineyard

Today’s Scripture:

John 15:7-8 “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

Prayer Focus:

Pray for a hunger for God’s Word and as we seek him diligently His likeness would be produced in and through us. 

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 5

Being In Christ

Today’s Scripture:

John 15:3-4 “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”

Prayer Focus:

Pray that we would abide in the Lord and remain faithful and true to Him. Pray that we would not get wrapped up in only “doing” good things for God but that we would concentrate on “being” in Christ. Pray also for our students that will be participating in Revolution this weekend. Pray that God does a work in their hearts, opens up doors for new friendships, and empowers the next generation to make a huge impact for the cause of Christ.

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 4

The True Vine

Today’s Scripture:

John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”

Prayer Focus:

Pray that God would remove any distractions (unfruitful branches) in your life that would keep you from doing all that He has called you to do. Ask for God’s wisdom and guidance in areas of your life that need pruning so that your purpose for Him will be unhindered.

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 3

The Historical Anticipation of the Coming Messiah

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 118:22-27 “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.”(NIV)

Prayer Focus:

Let us be thankful and give thanks that Jesus is the one we build our lives on and let's thank Him for His enduring love. Join us in praying for the students & leaders that will be involved in Revolution this weekend. Pray for salvations and life change to happen throughout Revolution.

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 2

Hail, King Jesus!

Today's Scripture:

Zechariah 9:9-10 "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth."

Prayer Focus:

Pray that God will speak to us individually and as a church as He prepares us to reach out to others. May we be "bringers & includers" and make Him the King in our lives. Some specific areas of prayer as we prepare for upcoming outreaches are: Share Our Shoes, Haiti, Internship Program and C3 Staff & Leaders.

40 DAY CHALLENGE | Walk With Jesus - Day 1

The Plot To Kill Jesus

Today’s Scripture:

John 11:47-50 “Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. "Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish."(NIV)

Prayer Focus:

Pray that Jesus be made known to everyone as God's only son who died and forgave them of their sins. Pray that He brings together and unites all the children of God who are scattered around the world.

40 DAY CHALLENGE!

This weekend we launched a brand new series called, Walk To The Cross. I can already tell God is going to do some amazing things in our life as we walk with Jesus during his final days before His crucifixion and resurrection. If you were here you know that I challenged the C3 Church family to join us on a 40 day journey to the cross. 

·      GET IN A CONNECT GROUP – if you aren’t in one now is a great time to join one.  Each week you will be discussing the theme for that week as well as the person that walked with Jesus to the cross.

·      40 DAY DEVOTIONAL – we will be studying the scripture together each day beginning Monday, Feb. 22 and concluding on Good Friday, April 2. We will be using the devotional book, “Walk with Jesus” written by Pastor Chuck Swindoll.

·      SHARE OUR SHOES – On Palm Sunday weekend, March 27-28, we will all be bringing a pair of shoes or more to help provide shoes for children and adults in Haiti as well as here locally. They will be delivered to Love A Child orphanage outside of Port Au Prince, Haiti. There are over 300 million children today that are walking with out shoes! Let’s make a difference.

·      PRAY! – Pray everyday and ask God what He would have you do as we give back and worship Him EXTRAVAGANTLY!

By the way during the 40 Day Challenge I will be posting the scripture and prayer focus here on my blog each day. If you Twitter, blog or Facebook will you help me get the word out? Use the hash tag #40DayChallenge if you Twitter. I can wait to see ALL that God does! 

YOU KNOW YOU'RE CALLED IF...Recap & #10

Well here it is…number 10! This one is so important to experience All that God has for you and your ministry. Before we look at number 10 let's take a look at the previous 9:

1. YOU WON’T QUIT WHEN TIMES GET DIFFICULT
2. YOU WILL STAND STRONG DURING ADVERSITY
3. YOU WILL NOT MAKE EXCUSES
4. YOU WILL NOT BLAME OTHERS
5. YOU WILL HAVE A PASSION THAT COMES FROM GOD
6. YOU AREN’T SEEKING RECOGNITION OR APPLAUSE FROM MEN
7. YOU ARE A GOD PLEASER NOT A MAN PLEASER
8. YOU WILL HONOR AND SUPPORT YOUR LEADERS
9. YOU WON’T WEAR A MASK

And number 10...

10. YOU SEE THE BIG PICTURE

You will be willing to do whatever it takes because it’s all about the Cause. You see the big picture. You will serve in whatever role because it’s about the goal, not the role. God takes us all through seasons of preparation and growth so that we can successfully fulfill His purpose for our life. He did not pluck us out of eternity and place us here to do the minimum, He wants us to be about His Kingdom and have a willing to heart to do what He has called us to do.

We can never let it become about the task, there are always things to do but we can never forget the reason why we are doing them. The moment we forget that or let it lose it’s focus, is the moment we take Jesus out of our work. We must keep our eyes focused on God and impacting His Kingdom and He will see to it our to-do lists get done.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (NIV)

 

Congrats Lifepoint Church!

4 years ago Lifepoint Church in Wilmington, NC had their launch service. Pastor Jeff Kapusta was our Minister of Students & Daryl Strickland was also on staff here at C3. Hundreds of lives have been changed because of your sacrifice and faithfulness. Martha & I are so proud of you and thankful that we get to build the Kingdom together here in North Carolina. Today I am praying Ephesians 3:20 for you

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”

Here's a short video to express our congrats.