Eric Nathan Fitzpatrick

This is part two of the three week series. Video link

We are the grove
Part two
We are called
Romans 12:1
1corth

When we are called by God we are called to:

1. Make a difference. Do I ?
•live differently
Write Am I whiling under living sacrifice.
• pick up our cross
Mat 10:38
•make disciples
mat 28:19-28
•mature
heb5:11-14
•be transformed
Romans 12:2

2. Do our part
Romans12:3-8
We each have a part in this body. Each have a gift.

3. Be Generous and give what we can.
2cor9:6-15
•giving matters to the kingdom
•are you a generous giver
•give first to God not after the bills are paid
•cheerful, consistent, sacrificial, first fruits.
•it's not the law it's the spirit.

4. Does your giving matter ? Is it worth your sacrifice?

It matters today.

It will matter throughout eternity.

The last three weeks at the Grove have been amazing. Here is the first weeks message. click this link for the video

We are the grove
Part one
We are committed
Mark 12:28-34
Eph- we are set apart, loved

1. Committed to God first and always.

When we don't put God first we have no chance to make it in this life.

Being a Christian is a growing process

As we move through the levels with God his question is always are you still going to love me. Do you still trust me. Put God first.

If God took a way your joy the thing you look forward to each week, would you be okay with that?

2. What does commitment look like?
Joshua 24:14-24

He made a line in the sand have you done that?

If you don't chose God as number one the life will fall apart.

•Correct choices not always easy choices
•we can only serve one master
What's number one in your life.
Put me first and everything will be put into perspective

3. Committed to a vision and uniqueness

Every church is different.
One is not better but different
• core values: biblical truth- outreach- relationships- teamwork (we are better together)
•friendliness
•all people
•lost people
•obedience
•generosity
•truth telling
•next generation
•sacrifice
•ministry
•changed lives

4. Committed people stand together; they never run. They don't battle from within

5. Committed means you do whatever it takes for family.

To hear the story of Pastor Toms grandson click here.

When life goes through hard time what do you do. Will you chose God and allow him to do a miracle.

A friend of mine needs some help to Go where God has called her. Please read and pray about how you too can help God use her. Thanks. Anna Thank you for being the Women God has called you to be. I am happy to be called your family.

Dreams connected to real life

Posted in Real Life by Anna Coffey on 5/4/2010

The other night I had a dream that I had to jump out of a plane to prove I wasn't scared of heights.  People told me that I couldn't do it because they knew my fear would take over.  So, to prove them wrong, I had to do it. The exhilaration was neat and I found that I enjoyed parachuting very much.

Last night I had another dream of having to prove myself.  This time, I had to prove I was not scared of needles.  So, I did something I know I will never do in real life (because they are just not my thing).  I got a tattoo.  This too, led to a new habit.

Anyway, I woke up and thought of how this seems to relate to my life.  Back in 2003, I did my very first mission trip and this sparked something in me, you can say I was addicted.  (Though I know it isn't an addiction at all, it is just something God placed on my heart.)  I did a couple other short mission trips after that and they made my heart burn for more!  I know that I am called to long term and am just waiting at the starting line for God to pull the trigger.

In 2009, I got to experience first hand what it's like to be away from "home" for longer than 2 months (longest I had ever been away from home) by going on The World Race.  I had many people doubt I would ever raise enough money to go in the first place, others tell me that it was a bad decision and that I needed to grow up and take on responsibilities of life around me here in the USA.  And though those comments hurt, I wasn't going on the race because I wanted to.  I was going on the race because God told me to and I was being obedient.

I am now going to Bolivia, and it seems like I have less people behind me and more people telling me what I NEED to do.  I want you all to know that I have prayed for countless days about this and never made a decision to go until God confirmed it.  I just want to be obedient to my Father.

Know that I love all of you and am thankful that you all want to make sure I make right decisions in my life.  I understand where your heart is coming from.  But I want you to know that we all need to be obedient to God no matter the risk.  I want you to be behind me and support me.

Thank you also to those of you who do understand my heart!

Would you please prayerfully consider supporting me.  To support me, click on the link "Support Me Please!" to the left.  Thanks and God bless!