First Time Grandpa

Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”

Mere words cannot express the miracle of new life – 2X! My oldest daughter, Hannah, just gave birth to twins, Samuel Zohar (brilliance) and Hope Zakiah (pure one).

People are asking me what it feels like to be a Grandpa. Honestly, I just became one so it is hard to know.

All I can do is share what I am feeling and thinking.  Here are twelve words that described my day (in no particular order).

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We took our EGS Service to our new building on Friday Night. Next week they demo the building and begin construction.

Great worship. Rapid-Fire thanksgiving and prophetic declarations spoken and written and amazing cHOP stories.

I love our multi-cultural community. I show a few of the declarations that were written in their own native language.

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A House of Prayer/Church is only as effective as the volunteer staff who serve in it. We cannot do what God is calling us to do without them.

Creative “Thank-You”

We invited every staff volunteer to an Appreciation Dinner to celebrate and honor them.

Above is our creative “thank-you” note each of our staff volunteers received at the dinner. We wanted something different, fun and memorable to express our thanks and appreciation.

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Giving thanks in all circumstances is the most reliable indicator of my spiritual health.

thank youA biblically grateful and thankful person is someone who appreciates both how undeserving he/she is before God and how generous God is to them.

But, how do we honestly give thanks when we face difficult situations and circumstances in our lives?

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17 Lessons in 17 Years

March 18, 2013 — 10 Comments

On Sunday, March 17 we completed 17 years at Harvest House Church/Convergence House of Prayer.  I  shared with the church 17 lessons learned in these 17 years.

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In preparation, I intentionally gave myself only 1 hour to write these 17 lessons. I wanted to grab the first things that jumped out of my heart and mind.

I realize that there are probably hundreds of lessons learned through the years but these are first in line.

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