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2. The role of the Holy Spirit is to counsel.
John 16:12-15

Are you going through something you need wisdom for? Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you. If nothing jumps out at you as a major issue, ask yourself the question: how would my life be different today if I followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every situation?

Wow. What a day. I’ll separate my thoughts into the service and the Picnic Baptism.

• Great service today. One of the first times I was absolutely sure the Spirit of the Lord was moving.
• Communion was very powerful. Celebrating the cross is always life-changing and God-honoring.
• Lots of people were on vacation. That’s okay. Jesus was there!
• Tyler P. did an amazing job on the piano after he, Zak, and Sabrina did an amazing job with an acoustic set.
• I love meeting new people each week. This week I met a guy from England. England to Morristown…wow.
• Announced today the addition of Tyler Rhoton to our team at the end of July. Longer post this week about him is coming.

Baptism:

• Unbelievable and overwhelming night. Great chance for us all to celebrate what God has done in these 6 months and get a glimpse of what He wants to continue to do. 21 people followed Jesus in baptism! Among them were:
• The person who God gave Sara and I a front-row seat into what He was doing in her life. This person was powerful motivation for Sara and I to start this church.
• My mom.
• 3 dads and their kids.
• A lifelong friend who is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet but still in need of Jesus.
• A former pastor.
• A future pastor.
• A future male teacher who will be an example to kids who want to follow Jesus.
• The cutest little girl you’ve ever seen.
• A guy who’s dad passed away a few weeks ago but got to see his son reconnect with God before he went to be with Him.

Thank You God and thank you Arrowhead Church! We’re just getting started.

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The passages of Scripture we studied on Sunday are speak so strongly that it would be a great thing for us to go back through them this week. We’ll begin with the first point from Sunday’s message and work our way through.

The role of the Holy Spirit is to convict.
John 16:5-11

These verses speak to us about being made aware of our sin, our own attempts to be righteous, and the judgment that is coming. Are you fully aware of your sin? Are you absolutely sure you have trusted in Christ as your Savior? Take some time to wrestle through that today and to thank Jesus for offering His life.

Father’s Day last year was significant because it was my first. This year it was significant because Eli could say “Happy Day” to me. I think they’re all going to be significant now for some reason. The most mundane of minutes bring such potential now that God has given me a son. On Sunday I cleared my throat and it was significant. Yep. The scenario was:

Me: “Ahhemmm.”

Eli: “Ahhemm.”

It caught me off guard but then I realized he was just doing what his dad did. A couple weeks ago after a run, I was leaning against the wall stretching my calf and Eli came over and pushed against the wall as well. All the manliness in me melts when he does stuff like that. It’s so humbling to have a son who wants to imitate me.

I do the same with my dad. I think about life the way he does and I’m always wondering what he’d do in a situation.

Fatherhood is a privilege. I am very blessed. I want to imitate my heavenly father as well. Ephesians 5:1.

Much of what we’ve talked about this week is about leadership. Take some time today to think clearly about the need for leadership in our country. Pray specifically for our leaders in America, in our state, and in our counties. Also, I’d be humbled if you’d pray for me and the leadership of our church.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14
These short verses speak clearly about masculinity. Take some time to think through the following phrases:
-Be watchful.
-Stand firm in the faith.
-Let everything you do be done in love.

Where in your life could you apply these ideas?

After spending last week at Myrtle Beach with family, I am feeling much more recharged and refocused. Sunday was a great day with family and at church.

• Week 6 of our txt series was on Biblical manhood. I believe so strongly that male leadership is absolutely essential for the foundations of a home, church, community and nation. That isn’t to belittle the female spirit, but it’s the Biblical order. I didn’t want to beat men down today but rather to call them to step up. Got lots of good feedback about the message.
• 1 more week of txt next week. Can’t wait to talk about the Holy Spirit.
• Next week is going to be incredible! We’ll wrap up our series, celebrate the Lord’s Supper together, and then have our first ever baptism service at Panther Creek at 5:00 pm! I’m so pumped for us all to get a chance to celebrate life-change! If you’re interested in baptism but haven’t registered, let us know this week.
• Crowd was a little down but it was a strong attendance today for Father’s Day. I pray for a day when we’re able to expect record crowds for worship on Father’s Day because men are leading their families to Jesus and to church! Sadly that isn’t the case in America right now.
• I said in the service that I appreciate the men of Arrowhead so much. Many bust their tails to do setup at 7:30 when they could sleep in and go to church at 200 other places in Morristown. Many stay late to tear down. Many serve with kids. Many lead small groups. We are laying a foundation!
• Tyler and the band kept it pretty upbeat today. I even heard a few claps in the congregation. We are getting crazy. Ha.
• I love it when people visit church 1-2 times and start speaking in first person about “their church” and what “we’re” doing as a church. Heard that a few times today.
• Also had a few guests I wouldn’t expect to see back…I guess you either love us or hate us! We’re definitely not the only church in town! I do think it’s great though when people give us multiple looks before deciding if Arrowhead is a fit for them.
• There are many reasons why doing church in a portable setting is difficult, but one reason I love it is I get to meet someone almost every week who comes in to Rose Center after we’re done for some other event. Where else do you get to meet unchurched people right there in your church building?

Have  a great week! It’s gonna be a busy one for me, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I thank God for calling us to start this church!

We continue this week with some devotional readings and thoughts from the messages from our series at Arrowhead called txt. If you’re not familiar with what we’re doing, I’ll post 3 times (this is the first) this week to give you some Scripture to read and some questions to ask dealing with the topic of the message from Sunday. Here we go…

Ephesians 5:22-33
What does this passage teach about the role of men and women? The teaching clearly isn’t a view that men are higher or better than women, but it does speak clearly about roles. What is the analogy used to speak of these roles in these verses?

Take a look back at the previous 2 posts for the details here…

2 Samuel 12
How does God get David’s attention and bring him back to a place where he’s bearing fruit once again?