Living Good in the Motherhood
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
05/10/09 - Living Good in the Motherhood - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore discusses the benefits of servanthood in "Living Good in the Motherhood" in this Mother's Day Sunday service.
Living Good in the Motherhood
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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Living Good in the Motherhood
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 10, 2009
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Gentleman Wins!
I noticed a few cool things this morning in the One Year Bible reading in the book of Ruth. Naomi tells Ruth to go and lay at the feet of Boaz, their family redeemer, and then he will tell her what to do. In other words, she gave him authority to speak into her life by sitting at his feet--the position of a servant. Then he was able to give her instructions and provide a strategy for her to win. She put herself in a position to win. Humility makes us a winner!
Too often, we will not position ourselves to win because we think we have to know all the answers and have the plan. Ruth had neither, but by positioning herself as a servant she got the plan and the answers. God wants us all to win and Jesus modeled the life of a winner--it looks like a servant. Someone said it well at the ARC All Access Conference last week: "We are not leaders who serve. We are servants who have been given the opportunity to lead." Increase your influence this week by finding people to serve.
Increase your success by giving authority to the right people. Ruth doesn't just go and lay at anyone's feet, she is at the feet of a man who has proven he is a safe place. Many times we give authority to the wrong people and get burned. That's why it's called "disillusioned"--we were putting our confidence in an illusion. Ruth was putting her confidence in something real and tangible--someone who could be trusted with her life.
Boaz had earned that trust because he was a gentleman. Don't see enough of that these days. Boaz doesn't know Ruth, but sees her working in his fields trying to scratch out a living. He goes out of his way to show kindness to her, treating her with dignity and respect. In the end Boaz the gentleman gets the girl. Looks like kindness, gentleness, and servanthood are the ticket.
Too often, we will not position ourselves to win because we think we have to know all the answers and have the plan. Ruth had neither, but by positioning herself as a servant she got the plan and the answers. God wants us all to win and Jesus modeled the life of a winner--it looks like a servant. Someone said it well at the ARC All Access Conference last week: "We are not leaders who serve. We are servants who have been given the opportunity to lead." Increase your influence this week by finding people to serve.
Increase your success by giving authority to the right people. Ruth doesn't just go and lay at anyone's feet, she is at the feet of a man who has proven he is a safe place. Many times we give authority to the wrong people and get burned. That's why it's called "disillusioned"--we were putting our confidence in an illusion. Ruth was putting her confidence in something real and tangible--someone who could be trusted with her life.
Boaz had earned that trust because he was a gentleman. Don't see enough of that these days. Boaz doesn't know Ruth, but sees her working in his fields trying to scratch out a living. He goes out of his way to show kindness to her, treating her with dignity and respect. In the end Boaz the gentleman gets the girl. Looks like kindness, gentleness, and servanthood are the ticket.
05/05/09 - True Worshipers - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore discusses being a "True Worshiper" in this Tuesday message.
True Worshipers
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 5, 2009
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True Worshipers
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 5, 2009
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sunday, May 3, 2009
05/03/09 - From Spectator to Coach - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore recasts the vision of the Church At Mirror Lake, focusing on "From Spectator to Coach" in this Sunday service.
From Spectator to Coach
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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From Spectator to Coach
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, May 3, 2009
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Friday, May 1, 2009
Things I Like and Things I Don't Like
My Dad's favorite singer was an old country artist named Tom T. Hall. He had a song about things he loved with lines like "I love old pick up trucks..." I was forced to listen to WPLO, the country AM station in Atlanta back in the day, while riding alongside him in his pickup truck. He had an air horn on the top of the truck that I got to pull every now and then and that was fun. But of all the old style country songs I was forced to hear, the one about things Tom T. Hall loved seems to be the one I remember most. I thought I would use it as my diving board and jump into things I like and don't like.
I like the Church. Not just my church, which happens to be the best one in the world, The Church at Mirror Lake, but I like every life-giving church in the world. I like churches that lift up Jesus, proclaim His Gospel, make Him famous in their cities, and love people. I like their leaders. I like those that are the fastest growing churches in the world and everybody knows them and those that are quietly transforming the lives of people in rural communities and nobody outside their community knows them. I just like the church. I like coming together for large meetings on the weekend and I like gathering in small groups. I like the church. I like Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes, Ed Young Sr. and Jr., Craig Groschel, Chris Hodges, Ben Brinkman, Hal Hodges, Chuck Angel, Troy Shaw, Pastor Cho, Tommy Barnett, Eddie Long, Creflo Dollar, Josh Roberts and all the pastors and leaders in the world that we know and don't know. I like the Church.
I don't like church bashing. I don't like blogs that bash the church. I don't like tweets that bash the church. I don't like emails, books, articles, phone calls, or any other mode of communication that puts down, ridicules, belittles, denigrates, negatively compares, or destructively criticizes the church. I don't like hearing people in the U.S. put down large gatherings and talk about how the "real church" is meeting at their house or their coffee shop. Isn't it odd that you never hear negative comments about large gatherings in buildings from people in countries where there is no freedom to gather in large gatherings in buildings owned by local churches? I don't like the "either-or" attitude. I like large gatherings in buildings owned by local churches AND I like small gatherings in homes and coffee shops. I don't like comments like "a mile wide and an inch deep" made by jealous people because somebody's church is rocking the world. How much deeper does it get than seeing lives transformed by the Gospel? I don't like seeing Christians criticize the church because we have enough opposition without attacking from within.
I like what Jesus said, "Leave them alone. If they are not against us, they are for us." (Mark 9:39-41) I like people who are for the Kingdom of God. I like reading what they write, listening to them speak and cheering them on. I like keeping my life free from static and clutter so I like not reading stuff that puts down the church, its leaders, and the Kingdom of God. I like it when Greg Surratt tells people to grow up and quit acting like 5th grade boys on their blogs, facebook and tweets. I like Greg Surratt.
I like people. I like seeing people fall in love with Jesus and with His church. I plan on spending the rest of my life on this planet helping people do that. I like other people who have that plan.
I like the Church. Not just my church, which happens to be the best one in the world, The Church at Mirror Lake, but I like every life-giving church in the world. I like churches that lift up Jesus, proclaim His Gospel, make Him famous in their cities, and love people. I like their leaders. I like those that are the fastest growing churches in the world and everybody knows them and those that are quietly transforming the lives of people in rural communities and nobody outside their community knows them. I just like the church. I like coming together for large meetings on the weekend and I like gathering in small groups. I like the church. I like Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes, Ed Young Sr. and Jr., Craig Groschel, Chris Hodges, Ben Brinkman, Hal Hodges, Chuck Angel, Troy Shaw, Pastor Cho, Tommy Barnett, Eddie Long, Creflo Dollar, Josh Roberts and all the pastors and leaders in the world that we know and don't know. I like the Church.
I don't like church bashing. I don't like blogs that bash the church. I don't like tweets that bash the church. I don't like emails, books, articles, phone calls, or any other mode of communication that puts down, ridicules, belittles, denigrates, negatively compares, or destructively criticizes the church. I don't like hearing people in the U.S. put down large gatherings and talk about how the "real church" is meeting at their house or their coffee shop. Isn't it odd that you never hear negative comments about large gatherings in buildings from people in countries where there is no freedom to gather in large gatherings in buildings owned by local churches? I don't like the "either-or" attitude. I like large gatherings in buildings owned by local churches AND I like small gatherings in homes and coffee shops. I don't like comments like "a mile wide and an inch deep" made by jealous people because somebody's church is rocking the world. How much deeper does it get than seeing lives transformed by the Gospel? I don't like seeing Christians criticize the church because we have enough opposition without attacking from within.
I like what Jesus said, "Leave them alone. If they are not against us, they are for us." (Mark 9:39-41) I like people who are for the Kingdom of God. I like reading what they write, listening to them speak and cheering them on. I like keeping my life free from static and clutter so I like not reading stuff that puts down the church, its leaders, and the Kingdom of God. I like it when Greg Surratt tells people to grow up and quit acting like 5th grade boys on their blogs, facebook and tweets. I like Greg Surratt.
I like people. I like seeing people fall in love with Jesus and with His church. I plan on spending the rest of my life on this planet helping people do that. I like other people who have that plan.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
04/26/09 - Unlocking Great Life PT2 - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the "Dressed For Success" series in part 2 of "Unlocking Great Life" in this Sunday message.
Unlocking Great Life Part 2
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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Unlocking Great Life Part 2
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 26, 2009
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
04/21/09 - Everlasting Harvest - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore discusses the "Everlasting Harvest" as he continues the "River of God" series in this Tuesday message.
Everlasting Harvest
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Everlasting Harvest
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
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