Spring Thing thoughts and comments (Finally!)

As I write this I am sort of exploring the new layout to this site. I haven't been on to post anything for a while. As the title suggests, I am finally posting some stuff on Spring Thing 2012. It's been like two weeks since it happened so I am very glad I took notes. I am also quite impressed with the quality of notes I took!

Anyways time to get down to the main point of this whole post. Spring Thing had quite the message. The whole thing was on changing the direction of the church to the same direction that Jesus is moving. Mike (my youth pastor) also brought some interesting aspects to this idea. He talked about a "Crash" of rhinos. Rhinos can move at 30 mph and can only see 30 feet in any given direction. They are also a two ton animal. In other words... I don't think I would want to be in front of a rhino. Not many things can stop a rhino and I know for a fact that I am not one of those things. Rhinos (being a two ton animal and being able to move at 30mph) gain a lot of momentum... fast. If we are to get momentum in Jesus' direction we must know two things as the church. Jesus' love and humilty are game changers for the church.

This is an example of Jesus' humilty. 

So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example – you should do just as I have done for you. I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him. (John 13:12-16 NET) As a church are we willing to wash each other's feet? Are we willing to take on the job of the lowest person in the household and in the process humble ourselves? I don't just ask this question to you as my readers, I also ask it to myself in a way. When reading about what Jesus did in scripture I often find myself convicted by it. Because He is God in the flesh and He did things I find myself struggling to do sometimes. Let's move on to Jesus' love.

“I give you a new commandment – to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples – if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34, 35 NET) I know that's only two verses but in all reality it is HUGE. "Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." That verse right there hits me the hardest. This is why. Jesus loved us enough to come down to this earth and die for us. Just to save us from the coming wrath of His Father. Which in all reality should have been ours. Jesus didn't just die either. He was beaten and tortured within an inch of His life, forced to drag a cross to Calvary, nailed to that cross, seperated from His Father through our sin and finally died on that cross as payment for us.

The church needs to follow His example and live for God. If we accomplish anything worth doing it will only be thorugh being the church Jesus called us to be. This isn't all I have to say about this my friends. You will definitely see more in the future. For now though think this over.