What To Think About

What we think determines who we are. Who we are determines what we do. John Locke once said; "The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts". Good thinking will produce more good thinking only if we make it a habit.

Our life is a reflection of the way we think. The word of God in Philippians 4:8 tell us what to think about; "...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

We are to fill our minds with things that will inspire others to come to Jesus.

What have you been filling your mind with?

Seeking The Remarkable

At D7 Church we are not seeking the sensational we are seeking the remarkable.

Sensational is to do with intense feelings or causing intense feelings, while remarkable is something worthy of noting or attention. Something striking or extraordinary.

A lost focused, passionate for the house of God, totally sold out for the cause of Christ bunch of people. That's remarkable!

Loyal Christians are rare and extremely remarkable!

Christians willing to serve their church because they understand that the gospel is bigger than their personal preferences, issues and personal "calling". That's Remarkable!

Teenagers preserving their purity. That's remarkable!

A homeless man giving his tithe. That’s gut crushing, mind blowing and totally remarkable!

Jesus the son of God coming to serve. That's remarkable!

Jesus dying on the cross for the sins of humanity. Totaly remarkable!

We can summarise all of the above with the following remarkable statement by the apostle Paul:

I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.(1 Corinthians 9:22)

That is D7 Church's mission, this is what we live our lives for! If even Jesus made himself weak to the point of being beaten beyond recognition what make us think that we are any different? A bunch of people doing whatever it takes , becoming whatever they need to become to win the lost that is truly remarkable! Feelings come and go but the remarkable will definitely make history.

Heart Of A Hero

We are starting a new series at our church called "Heart Of A Hero". It's based on Isaiah 58:6-11. See also Angela's post. We will be looking into the life of the greatest man who ever lived and learn only one principle he left for us to follow.

Jesus died to give us life, he lived to preach the kingdom, he came to build his church, he showed us a pathway to greatness opposite to the world’s standards - SERVANTHOOD!. I could even summarise what we do in the following way:

Church = Impact through serving

Jesus was the ultimate example of a leader, celebrity, rebel, king, philanthropist, prophet, healer etc. He achieved all this by doing only one thing - Serving.

It's not worth holding onto the things of this world and in the words of Jim Elliot, "He is no fool who loses what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." (Mt. 6:19)