This last week was pretty awesome.
Two new guys came to our "The College Group" small group and after I confessed my struggle with lust they opened up about sins they struggle with and have never confessed to anyone in "church."
The other "The College Group" small group never got to their discussion, because they go side tracked praying for Afghanistan and each other!
God has been leading us (Santa Cruz & The College Group) to go to India this summer; we (Santa Cruz folks) are wondering if this will be the location for our first international church plant?! (Dreaming big here folks) God confirmed India in some pretty funny ways. What's better is I won't be leading the trip, but my disciples will be. (See Acts 29)
At our Santa Cruz mtg I shared the values of our little community: Love...Go...Equip...We spent a large amount of time talking about loving God as living sacrifices (Romans 12) especially in the areas of purity and holiness. Looking at Paul's comments of "all things are permissable, but some things are beneficial" we agreed that we will judge things we look at or listen to by asking "is this permissable or beneficial?"
A few of us got together to pray last night and it was an incredible time of worship and prayer. We prayed for the church plants going out from this church (Buffalo NY & Santa Cruz), India, our community here in Redding, The College Group, and for more of a passion for Him and a willingness to give up our agenda for His.
This last week was pretty awesome.