Ministry in Motion

“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:  ‘I know your works, and where you dwell...  where Satan’s throne is..." Today, all that's left of the ancient city of Pergamum, now in modern-day Turkey, are ruins. But when  John The Revelator wrote his letter to the church there, it was one of the most influential cities in the Roman Empire. At the end of the first century, Pergamum  was a thriving city. So why does the book of  Revelation  call it the  dwelling place of Satan ? The answer lies in the ruins of the city's temples. On one side, the city was incredibly beautiful. But on the flip side, it was one of the darkest, eeriest cities in the whole Roman Empire. But why the darkness? Why the  stern rebuke  from Jesus? Not really sure how things at  Ministry in Motion  work? Don't sweat it.  Come by  and say hi...  We meet each Wednesday @ 7pm.  Click here for directions #pkes    #MetroLifeChurch    #MinistryinMotion

Christ the King -   The Collect : Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords : Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen. Repairing - Tikkun Olam :   The world is aching for restorative hope. Whether we’ve done things that are our own fault, or whether it's the enemy who has stolen from us, God is the Restorer. “… God, will restore everything you lost; he’ll have compassion on you; he’ll come back and pick up the pieces..”     Our Father has a plan, a   goal, for restoring this broken world. N. T. Wright wrote: “The point of Christianity is not… [just] to go to heaven when you die. [Rather it’s] putting the whole creation to rights…” So I take solace, that ultimately, God will repair all things.

On this Thanksgiving, I would like express my profound gratitude toward all of you. I am blessed by all who frequent this site to read our posts, p eace be with you...Keith With Gratitude: Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love. We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side. We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us. We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone. Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the  example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying, through which he overcame death; and for his risi

Very few people will ever become ‘well known’ or household names. But many folks still want to do all   they can to add some sparkle of celebrity to their own names. The payoff can be real — the more famous someone becomes the more customers, clients or likes they’ll draw; the bigger the draw the more cultural notoriety. The American Success Prototype: - Improve Yourself - Push your " Brand " - Click “Like” — Get others to follow you Christ-followers.  I suspect that since you’re continuing to read this article, you maybe wondering how to balance your social status with your Christian beliefs. Maybe you’re considering, how you can be more successful spiritually and to a lesser degree, socially.  The Jesus Kingdom Exemplar: - Deny yourself   - Take up your cross -   Follow Me The prophet  Daniel  wrote:  Many people who have already died will live again.    Some of them will wake up to have life forever,  b ut some will wake up to find shame a

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. [1]   Human beings are complex. God designed us with the amazing ability to reason and logic and do what others in creation can not do: speak, laugh and believe in a  Divine Creator ©  Our ability to think rationally is a gift we should be grateful for, but this ability sometimes causes us to take the simplest of principles and complicate them to the point of becoming ineffective. I find it amazing how we tend to over complicate things, especially theological things. It doesn’t have to be that way. ‘A minute to learn, a lifetime to master’ easily describes the the good news of Jesus. There is a simplicity to the gospel, so that even a child can comprehend it. There is also depth and infinite richness to the gospel, which means we can spend the rest of our lives learning, discussing, and applying it’s truths.   [2] St Jerome said it this way: “The Scriptures are s

I r ish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde said:  ‘..To do nothing at all  is the most difficult thing in the world…’ I don’t believe that our lives as a Christian can be well lived in idleness. How often do needs around us go unmet because of our failure to do; to react; to trust God? I continually see an American Christian faith, neutral and shy of radical super-natural belief. It should be crying out: we can make a difference! “…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” [1] The New Testament knows nothing of a “faith” that ignores needs, closes eyes to injustice, and keeps one’s mouth closed to the truth of the gospel. We are after all, not just Christians, but ‘truth-tellers’. Isn’t that why we're regenerated and restored?   I’m convinced that our Holy Spirit infu