Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand. Psalm 20:6
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Thankful Thurdays 8-11-16
I am so thankful that God’s shoulders are big enough to carry me! What are you thankful for?
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Mid Afternoon Meditation 8-10-16
May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory
and lift up our banners in the name of our God. Psalm 20:4,5
Who are you pulling for today? Whose success besides your own are you invested in?
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Wordless Wednesday 8-10-16
Blending In
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Everybody Needs a Philosophy
What’s yours?
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Worship Wednesdays 8-10-16
Worship Wednesdays is one of seven weekly posts here at Lillie-Put dedicated to raising the praise of the One True God.
Will you magnify the Lord with me?
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Morning Direction From Scripture 8-10-16
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings. Psalm 20:1-3
What does the Lord remember about you? If you think it is not good what should you do about that?
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Evening Meditation 8-9-16
May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.Psalm 20:2
Explain in your own words the phrase “support from Zion.”
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The Quiet Life Of A Country Pastor Pt. 10
I began this series to portray what life is like for a country pastor. So many people think that pastors only work one day a week or on the other end of the spectrum that we are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Neither of those things is true (however much certain people would like them to be). Church work is work like any other job. There are days I think I work too much, but who doesn’t feel that way.
I get time off. I get vacation. I also work over time. I think the biggest difference between pastors and say accountants is that pastoring is not my job. It is my calling. I work at a church… but I am a pastor. Even if I worked at McDonalds I would be a pastor because that is what God called me to be. My job doesn’t define me. My calling does.
Anyway I am fortunate to be a pastor who (currently at least) works one job and that is at a church.
I think the last time I posted about my “quiet country life”, I was just finishing up worship rehearsal with our second worship team. That was Saturday morning. The ride has been wild and wonderful since then.
Saturday evening I was back at the church to meet with another prayer team to prepare for Sunday morning service. Some people think that prayer is just an endless repetition of requests. But prayer is so much more; It is a divine encounter with the living God. It is a vital soul filling and soul wearying thing. Prayer is work and it is perhaps the greatest work pastors can do!
After prayer I was home and off to bed for service Sunday morning.
I was back in church by 7:15 A.M. for sound check with team one and from there I was in service (we have two on Sunday mornings until 12).
After service I met with the leaders of our worship ministry to go over budgets and schedules for the next quarter.
After that I went home and slept and slept and slept. Monday is my Sabbath!
Today (Tuesday) I was in at 7 to get ready for a wonderful day of meetings.
We met for team prayer at 9 and then staff meeting at 10:15.
Tonight I am meeting with our fall Bible study teachers for training.
I love this life!
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Share Your World 2016 Week #32
Yep! It’s time to SHARE MY WORLD AGAIN! Those of you who read Lillie-Put regularly know that Share Your World is one of the challenges I participate in almost weekly.
For those of you new to Lillie-Put, Share Your World, is a challenge put out by Cee Neuner, a blogger from Portland Oregon. Every week she asks us five questions and in answering them we all share our worlds!
Join in the fun by clicking the underlined link above and sharing your own world with Cee!
Here are this week’s questions and my answers:
If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?
Pizza, most definitely pizza
What is the worst thing you ate this last recently?
I made chicken a week ago. It was so dry it turned to dust in my mouth. Blecch!
You are comfortable doing nothing? For long stretches of time?
I call myself to center down several times a day. Honestly I find it hard to find time to do nothing but the act of coming away from activity to meditate and pray has become an essential part of my attempt at creating effectiveness. That said I am not generally someone who does nothing for long blocks of time. It might be fun to do more of that from time to time.
List of Jobs You Think You Might Enjoy: Even if you aren’t thinking about a career change, it can be fun to think of other jobs you might enjoy.
owner/ manager of a bed & breakfast
monk
professional movie critic
cowboy
archaeologist
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am grateful I got to talk to all my children and my sister last week . This week I am looking forward to performing the wedding ceremony for two of my former students.
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