LENT (Feb.13-Mar.30, 2013) marks the six weeks leading up to Easter. It is a season of solemn remembrance, an opportunity to re-center our hearts on that which matters most – the victory won for us by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. As a community, we will celebrating and observing Lent together in three parts. When:… Read more »
LENT (Feb.13-Mar.30, 2013) marks the six weeks leading up to Easter. It is a season of solemn remembrance, an opportunity to re-center our hearts on that which matters most – the victory won for us by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. As a community, we will celebrating and observing Lent together in three parts. When:… Read more »
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the… Read more »
Unlike Christmas and Easter, hardly any of us anticipated Pentecost Sunday—which we celebrated on May 27—as an important holiday. But the events commemorated by Pentecost are just as crucial to our faith and spiritual life as those marked by Christmas and Easter. Seven weeks after Easter, we move on to the season of Pentecost—a celebration… Read more »
One of the most distinct times I can remember of the impact of a large gathering of God’s people was during the beginning of my third year in college at UC Davis. It was a worship night held at the largest lecture hall, SciLect123, where all the campus fellowships came together in unity, to worship… Read more »
As most of you know, there was a team of us from Awakening who went to Peru on a missions trip this past March. We were so blessed to have our missionary contacts in the states this past week, so we decided a reunion was in order. We brought our team back together and shared… Read more »
I’ve always wanted to be a better guitarist. I remember back in junior year of high school, me and my close friend Nikhil wanted to join Battle of the Bands. The only problem was we were terrible at guitar. But we wanted to get better. So we asked our friend Joseph if he could teach… Read more »
I was listening to the radio, which doesn’t happen too often, and the host was talking about parking in New York City. She continued to share about one parking spot that was worth and sold for $1,000,000. Excuse me, what? That much money for ONE parking spot? I understand that it could be stressful trying… Read more »
“I was being convinced all over again the the power of the gospel is just as necessary and relevant after you become a Christian as it is before.” – Tullian Tchividjian Growing up, I heard Jesus died for me to save me from my sins just so I could spend all of eternity with him… Read more »
“Who shall we say You are You’re the living God Who shall we say You are You’re the Great I AM The highest name of all You’re all You say You are You are holy, holy, holy God most high and God most worthy You are holy, holy, holy Jesus, You are Jesus, You are”… Read more »
The People of Heaven (Heaven Pt. 4)
“I feel like I’m drinking from the Source of the Stream. Does this mean I’ll feel no more longing?” The King – the Source—replies, “You will have the sweet longing of desire that can be fulfilled and shall be again and again and again. Heaven is not the absence of longing but its fulfillment.” -excerpt… Read more »
(I’m speaking out of conviction today, so I’m sorry if this post is a little harsher than usual.) I decided to reread Crazy Love by Francis Chan. For those who haven’t yet read this book, it’s convicting. Francis Chan speaks a great deal of truth in this book; truth I wasn’t ready to hear. “The… Read more »