–Guest blog post by Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–
This past Sunday we showed a video that I had been excited about ever since we began planning our Worship Him series. We called the video A Life of Worship. The reason I was so excited about it was because we wanted to illustrate how worship is more than just what we experience together on Sunday mornings. How we worship God personally throughout the week has a tremendous impact on our relationship with Him.
If you didn’t get a chance to see the video this Sunday, here it is.
One of my favorite ways to worship God is to ponder who He is. Any little thing can set me off on a journey to learn something new about who God is, how He thinks, and how He loves. I can be sitting at a stop light and I’ll start thinking about how our eyes work and how God makes these little blobs in our heads capable of using chemicals and electrical pulses to see the most incredible things. It tells me that God has an intricate mind that engineers amazing things, but also has a taste for tremendous aesthetics in what He creates. He loves beauty and order.
In those few moments sitting at a stoplight I’m brought to my knees (not literally of course because that would be a bit difficult in the drivers seat), and I worship Him as I ponder who He is. Psalms 111:1-4 says:
1 Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart
as I meet with his godly people. 2 How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!
All who delight in him should ponder them. 3 Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.
His righteousness never fails. 4 He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our Lord!
This week, how have you pondered who God is, or delighted in the great things He’s done in your life?
–Guest Blog by Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–
On Sunday, Pastor Jim shared a unique opportunity that we have as a church to reach out and respond in a powerful way to the crisis in Haiti. If you weren’t here on Sunday, check out what he shared in the video below.
Our church responded in a huge way and has given $5,330 so far towards the $8,000 needed for the adoption process. This week has been an interesting week because God has opened the door sooner than we expected and the adoption process may be able to happen quicker than we thought even last Sunday. We’re praying that God will enable us to finish this in order to remove any barriers that might be in the way to ensure that this boy finds a safe and welcoming home. We look forward to the day when he’ll be reunited with two of his sisters and united with his future family.
We, as a church, are excited and proud to partner in this effort because it not only changes a life currently, but for years to come. We will be able to continue to invest in the life of this boy as he becomes a part of our church.
To partner in this process you can send a check made out to Compass Church with Haiti in the memo to the church office at:
We’ve also had many people ask about posting this opportunity on Facebook. We have set up a link here that you can post for your Facebook friends that includes the video of Jim explaining what we’re doing and information on how to give.
Thanks Compass for being a generous church! It’s an honor to partner with you in what God is doing both in our community and across the world.
–Guest blog from Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–
I’m sure your hearts have been heavy as you’ve heard and seen the devastation in the aftermath of this week’s earthquake in Haiti. Our immediate reaction at seeing something so tragic is wondering how to best respond to help alleviate the suffering. You may be wondering how we as a church can respond to this tragedy.
Tomorrow, at the end of our service we will be taking up a special offering for Haiti. We have a unique opportunity to reach out in a way that is very personal, and will make an impact for years to come. Please come ready to be generous tomorrow as our Pastor, Jim, shares with you the opportunity we have as a church to be generous and reach out in a powerful way.
James 1:27 says “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”
Compass, tomorrow we’re going to get as pure and genuine as we can get. I can’t wait!
–Guest Blog from Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–
Just wanted to do a quick shout out and celebrate what happened on Sunday. We did something we haven’t done before and that was to look back at some of the most impacting series we did this past year and pulled message clips from those Sundays that had a huge impact on people’s lives. We also pulled songs from worship services during those series and had some extended worship.
It was great getting to go back and reflect on what God has done this past year. We played the bumpers from those series, and during that I just kept thinking about individual lives that I know were shaped during that time. I was also challenged again by the words God had given to Jim to speak during those times.
It was an incredible Sunday. If you were there and were particularly moved by a message, here are links to the full messages.
The Reunion – a powerful message for those that have been dropped by someone in their lives, and how God is there for us no matter what.
Biblical Baptism – baptism is an important part of our spiritual journey, and if you’ve ever wondered why this is the message for you.
Waiting in the Dip – a message that speaks to being in a dip in your life, even though you’ve done everything thing God had asked you to do. This is a direct message that speaks to the fact that even if you live a life dedicated to God, you’re still going to experience difficult times. Learn how God can use those times in our powerful way in our lives.
It’s been an incredible year, and I’m looking forward to see what God has in store for 2010. Make sure and be here on Sunday as we kick off our new series NeXt and look at what God’s vision is for our church and the impact we’re to have on those around us.
To close off, here’s a walk down memory lane. We’ve compiled most of the bumpers from this past year. Take a look and remember how God has worked in your own life in 2009.
Guest blog post from Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor:
October was pastor appreciation month and two weeks ago Jim surprised the staff by bringing us up on stage and collecting a special offering to honor the staff of Compass. That time really meant a lot to us as a staff. Well, yesterday Jim presented the staff with what you all had given and to say we were all blown away is an understatement. I know that I speak for all of the staff when I say that we are so honored to do what we get to do. We are constantly humbled at how God uses us to help lead the work He is doing here at Compass.
Thank you for blessing us in this tangible way. Check out the video of our staff time yesterday.
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