GREENE STREET LETTERS: It was A Good Night At Cornerstone.

Saturday, September 23, 2017

It was A Good Night At Cornerstone.

Psalm 107:20
He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.

Went to C.R. downtown at Cornerstone Church.
Steve Brewster is the leader of the group, and he has himself something pretty special there every Friday night.

How can you not like a worship team that has a sound reminiscent of the 70's when Southern Rock ruled the airwaves. The band that took the stage to lead us in worship had that same feel and vibe, only now it is filled with the presence of the Lord. If you didn't feel it, you probably need to take your pulse. Song's that pointed to Christ as the answer to this addiction that is killing so many.

Saw a lot of folks that I had not seen in some time. It was good to catch up and find out what's been going on with them. Lot of good stories....Lot of GOD stories. God has blessed me beyond anything I could ever think or imagine, by letting me be a part of such an incredible community of people that you find in Recovery.

I started off my part by talking about seeing the same folks at every meeting I go to speak at. Last night....then I'll see the same bunch over at Catalyst Recovery......then they will be at Vineyard ReCovery on Saturday.....I've seen them at North Glencoe C.R....I told them,"You guys are either the most dedicated people I know to attend all these meetings....or you're stalking me. I'm not sure which it is!" All kidding aside, these are dedicated folks. These meetings are where family gathers. Where the person sitting next to you knows fully well the struggles you may be going through. Grateful for every meeting that is raised up

I am grateful for all the "Flavor's" of recovery meetings that God has created. It would be pretty dull if every one of them looked alike and sounded alike. This is the beauty of the God we have chosen to serve. He plants each meeting with a specific bent and slant to lead others to back to Him for the ultimate healing.

As I drove home last night, thinking back on the meeting and what had just occurred, once again I found myself asking that age old question that has followed me for twenty years. "How are you going to top that, God?"
Well, I rest in the knowledge and understanding that He will.

God on you...
mbb

(Last night's meeting was videoed and posted on line. You can see it at Vineyard ReCovery Facebook page.)

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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

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

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.

The Twelve Steps

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.

Saturday, September 23, 2017

It was A Good Night At Cornerstone.

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