GREENE STREET LETTERS: What A Night!

Monday, June 7, 2010

What A Night!

WIND came. WIND went. God was there. It was good! This is a picture of Barbie "getting down" (get it? getting down?) on the flute during set up. What an incredible talent she is.

Saturday night! Wow....it was very special. Fireworks outside in the sky and God at work inside as worship took place. Nori, Barbie, Lizzie and Cynthia along with FoN (Friends of Nori) came and lead us in worship.

My favorite line of the night was when Barry Hooks got up during one of the songs and passed by me. He stopped and said he had to step out to take care of some business. Seems as though after watching Nori play, Barry was going over to his room, get his guitar and break it into a gazillion pieces.

I am so appreciative that WIND (the band name) would add us to their cross country schedule of play dates. They truly are servants of God. I shared with the room, before the worship started, a verse from Romans 10 - Their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. If you look up the word "sound" in Strongs concordance, you'll see that it has reference to musical notes. How appropriate for Nori and Barbie. They have traveled to Russia, Mexico, Ireland, Japan as well as all over the U.S.

Truly the sound of WIND has gone into all the earth.

On behalf of Rapha............

Thank you Kelley's for stopping by and leading us in worship.

God on you........

P.S. ---- The photo is blurry. Nori does not vibrate at high speeds. Sorry bout that!

1 comment:

Nori Kelley said...: Wow, it's always an awesome experience to share with your guys, Michael! God's showing up is such a testimony to how much he loves us all. Please let them know that it was indeed a special evening for us, and an honor to worship God in their presence. I love it when he shows off in the natural as a witness to what's happening in the spirit! Love you my brother & friend! Nori; June 24, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

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Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

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As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Monday, June 7, 2010

What A Night!

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD