Cardboard Testimonies at First Irving

Mission South Irving

This is from First Irving Website about MSI:

WHAT IS MISSION SOUTH IRVING or MSI?
MSI is a brand new idea at First Irving, and hopefully, a new movement and expression of faith for us as a faith family. MSI is a church-wide effort of First Irving to impact our city with the Gospel of Jesus, for the Glory of Jesus. We will be focusing an entire week of ‘missions’ in the area right around our church. The Irving Missionaries who sign up for the entire week will be sleeping in the church, eating meals together, praying together, sharing the gospel, helping the poor, giving away Bibles, serving our community, cleaning local parks, helping widows and single mothers, all in an effort to make Jesus the most famous name in South Irving.

WHY MSI?
God told Jeremiah in Jer 29:7, “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” We believe South Irving should be a better place, because First Irving is there. There are really 2 reasons for MSI. First, we want to serve our city in a very tangible way by serving the community and needy people within the community in the name of Jesus. Second, we want to empower the people of the First Irving Family to live a life of constant mission. We want to encourage each of us to grasp our responsibility to share the gospel with joy and love. This starts in our city.

WHEN IS MSI?
The formal aspect of MSI will be March 13 – 19, 2011. This is spring break for all the local schools, so we hope to get First Irving students involved, and also share the gospel with local kids who are on a break from school.

WHO CAN BE INVOLVED?
Anyone and everyone. There is no age limit to MSI. If you want to serve and share the gospel, we would love to have you.

You can also be involved by hosting an open house the during the week of MSI! For ideas and details CLICK HERE for the Word Document.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Click HERE, to register online.

If you are interested in opening your home for the Open House party, please let Tyler or Brett know. We will discuss this more on Sunday morning.

Verse of the Week

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

Got a plan? An Idea? Talk it over with God, I bet He'd love to hear it!

A Night of Psalms

You can find more information HERE. We hope to see everyone there! Don't forget to fill your bag with nonperishable food items.

Verse of the Week

"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine..." Song of Solomon 6:3

Happy Valentine's Rolling Stoners! Take some time today (if not every day!) to let your handsome husband or beautiful bride how much you love them.

Valentine's Day Party

We had a great time at the Valentine's Day Party! There was so much good food and desserts and conversation. It was great just hanging out and getting to know each other better. The main purpose was Project Agape, and we met our goal of 100 baggies to send with the SEALs team to the homeless. Way to go Rolling Stones group!

I hope you each have a great Valentine's Day tomorrow, and a fabulous week!

Verse of the Week

"Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly." 2 Timothy 2:16

Hmmm....so even we think that harmless gossip at work is okay, the Truth says it is NOT. Don't be pulled into this easy sin.

Have a great week Rolling Stoners!

Verse of the Week

"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life." Philippians 4:6-7 The Message

One of my favorite verses! Why do we worry about things? Because that's what we do best. So next time you catch yourself worrying about something...PRAY!

Have a great week Rolling Stoners! :-)

Verse of the Week

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” - Matthew 7:12

Wow! If that's not plain as day, I don't know what is?! I teach at a public school, and I still teach my kids this everyday! So....as the Golden Rule says...Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!

Have a great week Rolling Stoners!!

Rolling Stone Christmas Party: December 16, 2010

New Year, New Goals

We all look forward to a new year, and an opportunity to better ourselves. I'm not a big resolutions person, but I always try to take a look at my life and see if it truly reflects how God would want me to be. Though one resolution is to take better care of this blog. If you come across anything you want to add, please email me at MBL6613@gmail.com , I would LOVE some material to put on here.

I hope each one of you is able to slow down, make time for your beloveds, and especially make time to grow and deepen your relationship with our Father. It amazes me every day, that He wants to hear from me!

We have been talking about generosity in ABF with Brett and Tyler leading the way. God has been so generous with me. His patience, His protection, His compassion, His pursuit of me. I am definitely thankful for the last one!

A few upcoming events:

January 29th: Women's Birthday Celebration @ 10AM. Tickets are $8 each.

February 12th: Valentine's Day party @ The Leidner's. We will be bringing different toiletries to pack up for the SEALs mission team.

March 18th: This is the neighborhood party that Pastor John was talking about to wrap up Mission South Irving. Anyone want to volunteer their house and neighbors???

Care Groups:

Since our class is becoming so big, Care Group Leaders, please make sure you are scheduling events with your groups.

Baby/Wedding Showers:

This will be left up to each individual care group. The ABF will still schedule meals for after babies are born.

Equipping U starts Sunday Jan 23. You can find out more information HERE .

The past couple of weeks Bobby and I had an opportunity to travel across the country for vacation and a workshop for my job. Everywhere we went I was amazed by God's wonderful creation. Thought I'd share just a few!

"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad, let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the Lord." (Psalm 96:11-13)

Activities

We have a lot going on the next few weeks! I know with summer comes vacations, but we hope to see everyone there.

Free the Captives- Saturday, July 24, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Irving Bible Church, 2435 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas 75063, Cost: FREE

Conference Website:http://www.freethecaptiveshouston.com/ftc-dallas-conference.php

Guys Day/ Girls Day- Saturday July 24th, Guys are going to Hurricane Harbor and girls are meeting at Southlake town square for Brio, Gelato and girl time

Hillsong/ Pig Hunt Friday July 30th at 7pm come and worship at Fellowship Church in Grapvine while the men go on their pig hunt for the Luau :)

Stoner Luau- Saturday July 31st at 6:30pm, Self's house, get ready for Hawaiian themed fun, kabobs, pineapple drinks, grass skirts and coconut bras!

Brother Yun, "the heavenly man"

I listened to this sermon last week by Brother Yun and thought it might encourage someone. He was heavily persecuted for sharing the gospel in China. It was the NY Times best seller in 1993 was written about him called "The Heavenly Man". I recommend it if you have not read it...basically like reading a modern day book of Acts!

Free The Captives

Free the Captives' main goal is to reach out to the body of Christ in the DFW area and discuss human trafficking from a Christian perspective.

When: Saturday, July 24, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Where: Irving Bible Church, 2435 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas 75063
Cost: FREE
Register: by July 14 at http://www.freethecaptiveshouston.com

Conference Website:
http://www.freethecaptiveshouston.com/ftc-dallas-conference.php

Free the Captives' Anti-Human Trafficking Conference in the DFW Area

Did you know
… that the average cost of a slave today is $90?

… that between 100,000 and 300,000 American kids
are trafficked annually in the US?

… that approx. 27 million people are enslaved worldwide?
… that you can do something about it!

Free the Captives invites you to attend a free anti-human trafficking
conference aimed at educating and mobilizing the Church.
Find out what you can do to end modern day slavery and help its victims.

Conference Speakers:

Andy Hein, International Justice Mission,
"Human Trafficking around the World"

Christina MacKenzie, ALERT Ministries,
"Sex Trafficking of Domestic Minors"

Julie Waters, Esq., Free the Captives,
"God, the Church, and Human Trafficking"

How Great Thou Art!

We sang this in church yesterday and I thought I'd share. Such a great song!

Shane & Ruthie Davis Baby Shower 5.23.10

Stoner Fiesta 5.9.10

Faith

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:22-24

The incredible strength and majesty of our God! He has the might to move mountains and does so through even our smallest faith. When we place our trust in Him, He molds us as He gives us the desires of our hearts.

Judging

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Luke 6:37-42

To forgive: to let something go, pardon, Just Drop it!!!

This passage really called me out this past Sunday morning. God says: YOU HYPOCRITE! First deal with your own life before you start pointing out the problems in others. How often do I judge others? Probably every day. I judge strangers walking down the street, coworkers, and if I'm 100% honest with myself probably my friends and family at some point. It may seem harmless at the time, but really, I'm being a hypocrite. I have a 2x4 in my own eye and I'm trying to tell someone else about what is in their eye.

Then I was reading my Journey devotion for the weekend and it was talking about judging others also! One thing that spoke to me greatly was "Instead of harboring a critical spirit that keeps me bound and miserable, I now can keep my eyes on the cross that keeps me free."

I got this verse both from our preacher AND the Journey devotion. I think this will be my verse for the week.

"You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat."