Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Image is smaller than it appears

Our great team of media staff and volunteers have been working hard to be able to video our services and then show them on the web. This ability is now up and running. You can now share your Sunday Morning experience with your family and friends who may not have joined you on Sunday. Moreover, if you miss a Sunday.......you can catch up on line.

We hope this new tool will help you creatively share your faith and spread the message of hope in Christ to your friends. Our services, my teaching style, is very different than many churches in our area and this will allow you to show them what it is like. It is not our intention that this media avenue would become a replacement to actually attending and being a part of a local church. It is for information, outreach, and a technological way of staying up with our series if you are gone.

Watching a live or recorded service on the internet should never be a replacement for active involvement at a church. It is a good first step for some and practical way of sharing your faith for all. These video recordings will not have worship as we have yet to obtain the legal license to show on our web songs that we did not write. Always remember that being a part of a local church is way more that "watching" a person teach. Again, this can be a great first step.....but never can it be considered an option in and of itself.

Also, you should know that we are still lacking in the volunteer staffing for this new ministry and have yet to purchase equipment that will enable us to get it up and running on Monday first thing. It may take 2 or more days to get it aired. When we are able to purchase the equipment.....we will have the ability for a faster turn round time.

One more thing.....due to lack of equipment....I look much "wider" in the video than I really am! The image you see is MUCH smaller than it appears.

HA HA No really it is true!

Today's Bible Reading

Do you believe that even in the midst of challenging times....that God's ways are great and marvelous? That his ways are just and true? Many times we can begin to question God's ways when we believe that he is not acting in our best interest.

Those who may get hit "again" with a hurricane this weekend may not think God is in control....but He is. A hurricane is not evil....it causes destruction that can make people sad and hurt. However, this "act of God" is not evil and most likely is not punishment. It is just.....life and sometimes life is hard...but God is always faithful.