ready to get married?

the bible uses an abundance of great images to help us picture our relationship with God. one of my favorites - though i admit, it's a little difficult as a guy - is that of a bride and groom. a wedding. a marriage. God's the groom, the church is the bride. but not the church as in a building with a steeple. the church as in people who have received Jesus as savior and director. as in you. me.

a lot of us as the bride prefer living together outside of marriage. in other words, having a pretty committed relationship with the groom without the full commitment of an actual wedding ceremony. i think it's just sorta where we are as a culture. gotta leave our options open because something better might come along. maybe not a better savior, but perhaps a better church. know what i mean?

but i think God still wants us to be people of commitment. wants us to live out this bride and groom scenario full bore. the father wants a wedding! so, what does that look like?

at threshold, it looks like this: 

a four-week mini-cell where you hear and tell stories. after all, stories is how we learn to understand. four sunday mornings, 8:30-9:30AM. threshold's story. God's story. the church's story. your story. what are they and how do they intersect? how can this marriage of christian and Christ be all it can be? and how can it bring glory to the Father?

if you are a regular thresholdian; if you consider threshold your spiritual home, how about making it official. join me and our elders on sunday mornings and take the leap. let's get to know one another. let's talk about how we can live together in the holy bonds of membership. if you're interested in a deeper relationship with Jesus through his church, i'll see you on sundays at 8:30am during the month of april.

oh, and the wedding will be may 11 at 10AM.

save the date!

New Member (Pre-marital) Class

Sunday Mornings, 8:30-9:30AM

April 6, 13, 20, 27

Big room across the hall from backstage

Bring a Bible please

New Member receiving - May 11 during worship

Baptisms to follow worship for those currently unbaptized

a mid-week jolt

maybe you need this, maybe you don't. could be that i'm the only one who does. but it just seems that seeing most of you guys only once a week isn't enough. facebook* has been awesome for communication to a point, but my need goes deeper than just making contact, sharing notes on the wall, or an occasional scrabulous word. i need to talk. not verbally of course - duh - though this blog thing does let me post an audio file (so be looking for that in the future). no, i need to ramble. i have this deep desire to help shepherd you more than just 30 minutes or so on sundays. so that's what this blog is for: to share ideas, readings, prayers, reflections, pictures, travels - things and events from my world that might be of help in yours. when i come across a book, a scripture passage, a movie, a person, a song that might speak into your faithlife, i'll write about it here. feel free to take it or leave it. feel free to post a reply. feel free to send me suggestions in return. this is for all of us, to help us be more intentional about imitating Jesus to the best of our ability, for the glory of God.

oh hey, and listen, if any of this makes it beyond my own little world into yours, please let me know. if nobody bothers to read it, i'll go hiking instead...

: )

*facebook: see www.facebook.com

it's a great way to stay connected with others.

threshold has a group.

my cell has a group.

i'm in groups with friends from the past, etc.

check it out.