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Type title here... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php Type description here... en-us Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:03:50 -0700 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:03:50 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss www.ezgenerator.com The Expanded Vision Recently, Tina and I hosted an evening with our core group of people that have believed and supported this vision to reach the Perry community.  It was a great evening to see our family and friends, as well as to share the unique and wonderful things that God has been revealing to us the past few months.  The purpose of this blog is to share with all of you that have supported us from a ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1278267561 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1278267561&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1278267561 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:03:50 -0700 Moving into Phase 2 Welcome back to the periodic blog!  It has been an amazing and busy time for us the past few months as we opened up HeBrews on April 15th.  With its opening, our schedules dramatically changed and we have been working just about 7 days a week since then.  We get up each day around 4-4:30am and arrive in Perry around 6am to prepare for the day.  HeBrews is open 8am-4pm, and we usually get home ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1275591584 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1275591584&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1275591584 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:01:38 -0700 Times to Remember Well, today, I was so honored and humbled to be able to teach and spend about 30 minutes with some very awesome and dedicated people at H2Ochurch.tv!  It was the first time I have taught a message "live" at the campus... well, actually, I realized earlier today that it was the first time I have ever taught a sermon at a church.  That humbles me even more... Added to that, it was the first time ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1263165144 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1263165144&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1263165144 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:14:34 -0700 New Year's Resolutions... Not Quite Yet! Before I dive into my first "official" thoughts for 2010, let me preface everything with this - I generally don't believe in New Year's resolutions.  If you don't know much about my background, I have a Clinical Psychology degree so a lot of my thoughts/philosophies are built around that foundation.  In fact, I was a part-time "Behavior Specialist" at Stillwater Medical Center for over 5 years, primarily working with people that wanted and/or needed to ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1262375494 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1262375494&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1262375494 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:18:44 -0700 2 Peter 1:5-11 - Be It! About 3 weeks ago, I listened to a podcast of Francis Chan that truly convicted my heart.  He was teaching and discussing the apostle Peter's reminder to all believers of the core values and qualities that are instilled in each of us when we accept Christ into our lives.  Depending on the Bible version you select, here are a few of those values: Faith Virtue Knowledge Self-Control Steadfastness Godliness Brotherly Affection Love Peter says that we should make "every effort" to exhibit these qualities ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1260570755 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1260570755&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1260570755 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:22:49 -0700 The Empty Chair in Perry The empty chair..  As I prayed and prepared for today’s experience, God put something very heavy on my heart to implement at H2O in Perry, and to share with all of you that follow this blog.  A few years ago,  I read a Stephen Covey book about families, and in the book, he talked about the concept of “No Empty Chair” for their family.  The idea was that ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1255909909 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1255909909&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1255909909 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:20:49 -0700 The "202" Ok, it's not really true but it looks like I have been fasting from the blog postings!  A whole month has passed since I poured out my heart and ideas.  I've got to do better! A lot has happened in the past month, both in our lives and the planting of the church.  One thing that has become crystal clear to us is that God is already moving and ministry work has already started even though ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1254328902 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1254328902&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1254328902 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:41:42 -0700 Adding Chairs Last Sunday, August 30th, was an exciting day for the Perry campus.  As most of you know, the core group has experiences every Sunday at 10am in the soon-to-be seating area of the HeBrews Coffeehouse.  We don't market to the general public, but certainly encourage specific people to join us each Sunday.  We generally average about 15-20 people/weekend.  Well, yesterday (August 30th), God did an amazing work and brought in 33 people!  Here's what was ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1251733241 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1251733241&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1251733241 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:40:41 -0700 Great Core Group Meeting Last night, we had our first "official" core group meeting in some time.  It was awesome.  More than anything, we enjoyed the icebreaker, hanging out, sharing the vision, updating the progress, and praying with one another. We are so very lucky and so very blessed that God has brought us a group of people that are so passionate and committed to the "cause."  Together, I believe that God will do amazing things In Perry through ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1250894983 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1250894983&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1250894983 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:49:43 -0700 Enjoying the Journey Today, we launched our first Sunday morning experience with the core group and here's what I observed: ** The worship was amazing.  Stephen Cole's set from LCTV was absolutely unreal.  If you ever had a doubt about video worship, I challenge you to come and see it for yourself! ** The people that came, and a few others that were unable to attend this today, are all in... and I mean all in.  It takes a special ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249848122 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249848122&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249848122 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:02:02 -0700 Here Comes Sundays! Last night, we completed our third and final week of H2Ochurch.tv "At the Movies."  22 friends and family joined us to close out the first core group series.  We have been so honored and humbled to see new family and friends come each of the past 3 weeks.  Every week has brought new guests, even though we have done very little to outreach beyond the core group.  Thank you so much! Next on the agenda?  Starting ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249148132 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249148132&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1249148132 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:01:29 -0700 Committed to the Task Lately, I have been revisiting a couple of devotional books that I read a few years ago.  One of those, "Enter His Gates," by Charles Stanley had a great reading that I would like to share with all of you.  It is very relevant to our current undertaking in Perry.  In paraphrase, the reading centers on our commitment to answer the call of Christ.  So many people fail to answer this call because they are ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248540585 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248540585&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248540585 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:49:45 -0700 Habakkuk 2:3 “But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!” Habakkuk 2:3 LB This scripture really spoke to me just now. I can't take credit for looking it up though. It was posted by a friend on Facebook and ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248198923 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248198923&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248198923 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:55:23 -0700 H2Ochurch.tv Perry & Smaller Communities - Myths vs. Facts It seems the further we go down this journey, the more and more important it becomes to communicate and clarify exactly what this church start is all about.  Here are 5 of the common "myths" and "facts" that I want to clarify very early in this process.  In time, you will probably get plenty tired of me telling you these things over and over, but it's essential that everyone clearly understands where we stand and ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248046291 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248046291&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1248046291 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:47:45 -0700 Core Group Experience Launched! Well, tonight at 7pm, we officially launched the H2Ochurch.tv Perry campus for the core group.  We were blown away that 23 people joined us to worship God on a Friday night.  We spent a lot of time this week darkening the "experience" room (i.e., the HeBrews seating area), setting up the speakers, and mounting the LCD projector thanks to Spencer and Treynor.  It's the best the facility has looked since we took occupancy 2.5 months ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247889183 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247889183&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247889183 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:32:17 -0700 Standing on the Word of God Earlier this week, Quinn suggested that we bury a Bible in the water line trench that runs parallel to the HeBrews countertop.  The purpose - we or whoever stands there would always be walking/standing on the Word of God.  I thought it was an awesome idea.  So, Quinn, Becky, An, Spencer, Treynor, Tina, Bree, and I performed the "ceremony" yesterday.  It turns out that no one had ever buried a Bible before, so that made ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247704088 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247704088&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247704088 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:31:38 -0700 July 12, 2009 - Building Update It's been a busy 3 days at the H2O Perry facility.  Since Friday, we have had many friends, family, and volunteers from the H2O Ardmore/Ada campuses assist us in moving closer to phase one completion - the HeBrews Coffeehouse.  More than anything, I am so amazed (even though I shouldn't be!) about God's timing and provisions.  It seems each time we need a new boost of energy or help, God provides.  For example, after working ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247447892 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247447892&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247447892 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:19:10 -0700 July 9, 2009 Ok, I have to admit that I am getting tired of concrete!  We have been diligently carrying, mixing, spreading, and staring at concrete the past 2 days.  In fact, we have poured over 1600 pounds of concrete into the sewer trenches and incoming water line.  We still have about 10 more bags to go (next week), but finished everything in preparation for the arrival of the Ardmore team tomorrow and Saturday.  What an awesome team ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247200037 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247200037&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247200037 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:27:17 -0700 Yes, Lord Two words in the Christian's language cannot go together: "No, Lord."  If  you say, "No," He is not Lord.  If He really is your Lord, your answer must always be "Yes!"   That's where Tina and I stand not only with this church plant in Perry, but in life as a whole.  It took both of us, but in particular me, a long time to find God and to understand what it means to have a ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247113802 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247113802&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1247113802 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:30:02 -0700 Becoming a Disciple I have been rereading a great book entitled, "The One True Thing - What is Worthy of Your Lifelong Devotion?" by Howard Baker.  I was introduced to this book when Tina and served as Konnect leaders during the past school year at LifeChurch.tv.  Each time I read it, certain things jump out at me.  Last night, I was perusing through the book and I came to this paragraph: There is one choice that I must make ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246918121 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246918121&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246918121 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:08:41 -0700 God's Timing Ever question or get frustrated with God's timing?  Then, later, you realize how right He was and how wrong you were?  That's me at times.  I'm experiencing a little of that human frustration right now as we continue to push forward with the HeBrews Coffeehouse project at H2O.  Quite frankly, I would love to have the entire project to be finished tomorrow... actually, tonight if you want to know the truth!  I would love to ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246682992 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246682992&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246682992 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:46:30 -0700 July 1, 2009 Building Update - July 1, 2009:   Since my last post, we now have incoming water, sewer lines installed, and the brick wall completed.  We may be exhausted, but God continues to renew us physically and spiritually.  Please continue to pray for Him to fill us with His strength and to keep the vision of why He has called us to this community.                      New incoming water line installed.                               New sewer lines being installed.                    Brick ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246509352 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246509352&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246509352 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:36:41 -0700 June 27, 2009 June 27, 2009: What an awesome weekend.  15 volunteers from H2O Ardmore came to Perry to assist with the facility renovations.   They cut concrete, hammered nails, built walls, put in sheetrock, and did it all out of their heart for service.  More than anything, I pray that H2O Perry will have this same DNA of service, whether for another church, an individual, or a family of people.  As the book "Servolution" says - whatever, whenever.  ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246419634 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246419634&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246419634 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:23 -0700 June 24, 2009 June 24, 2009 : Well, Spencer and I put together the last preparations for the upcoming weekend.  We took all of the nails out of the usable lumber.  Great stewardship... but hot work!  We finally broke down and bought two "Wind Tunnel" fans.  We ate our Sonic burgers in front of our new "A/C."  It was great to spend a little down time with Spencer.  He's a great young man and has been a great addition ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246410250 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246410250&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246410250 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:42 -0700 June 23, 2009 June 23, 2009 : We experienced our first "unofficial/official" H2Ochurch.tv Perry experience tonight.  It was a night of celebration, thanks, and sharing what God has revealed to us during this 7-day fast.  I will update you more with some thoughts and some pictures of tonight later in the week.  Right now, I am headed to bed as we have a big rest of the week ahead of  us! Oh yes, we did get water to come out ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409923 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409923&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409923 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:43 -0700 June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009 : Yesterday, six of us started a 7-day fast that will conclude next Tuesday night.  We felt that God was calling us to fast to break through some barriers/obstacles and to continue to release supernatural resources that will allow us to fulfill the vision God has placed in our hearts for H2O as a whole and, specifically, the Perry community.  Please feel free to join us for any or all of the fast.  ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409895 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409895&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409895 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:15 -0700 June 17, 2009 June 17, 2009 : It was such a unique start to the day.  We met at 8am to "open" the OIKOS Prayer Center inside the H2O Perry facility.  If you have been to the building, go up the stairs, and head toward the right.  The furthest soutwest room will become the Prayer Center not only for H2O, but more importantly, other churches and people in the community that believe that prayer is the foundation to everything ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409828 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409828&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409828 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:57:08 -0700 June 15, 2009 June 15, 2009 : It all  started yesterday with a chip.  We had been talking about what it would take to remove the plaster and expose the original brick wall in the HeBrews seating area.  Well, today, I had two great helpers - my son, Zack, and of course, Spencer.  They both felt the plaster had to come down.  So, slowly but surely, they started to chip away. About 10 hours later, you can see their ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409578 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409578&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409578 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:52:58 -0700 June 14, 2009 June 14, 2009 : Tonight, with the blessing of technology, Barry, Pam, Quinn, Becky, Tina, and I had a video conference call through TokBox .  It's free and quite effective.  If you have never used it, I highly recommend it.  With technology, we were able to pray, strategize, and connect with one another even though we were in 3 separate places.  What a blessing!  One of our conclusions from this hour-long meeting was to start a 7-day ... http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409234 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409234&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409234 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:47:14 -0700 June 12, 2009 June 12, 2009 : Thanks to Spencer, he was able to locate the "lost" H2O Perry site that I started last month.  He is a life saver!  Pat and Kali came over for a few hours tonight to help scoop plaster, pull nails, etc.  Yes, Spencer was there too.  It's truly amazing to me that people so freely give of their own time to this vision. http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409198 http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409198&comments=comments http://www.h2ochurch.tv/blog/perryblog.php?entry_id=1246409198 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:46:38 -0700