Wayne’s World of Blog

One day a friend and I were “studying” when the basketball game (that we were  studying) was interrupted by a commercial.  The commercial was advertising pearl necklaces for “only $19.95″ plus shipping and handling.  These were not your everyday pearls, they were “GEN-U-INE simulated” pearls.  The voice-over was so enthusiastic that it made you want to “order right now” before they ran out of their “limited supply”.  The over-emphasized word “GENUINE” followed immediately by the under-emphasized word “simulated” was designed to trick you into buying something that you thought was real but was only a cheap immitation.

This morning as I was meditating on Christ’s encounter with Satan in the desert, I was reminded once again that Satan has nothing of value to offer us.  The very best that he can offer us is a “genuine SIMULATED” immitation of the real thing.

As you make your way through this week LISTEN to the “fine print” and don’t waste your time or money on cheap immitations.  Let this be a reminder that God has the “REAL DEAL’ in store for you and I. Peace, PW

We have much to pass on this week regarding the “Ministry Center”.  Last week we saw further development of Lake Faith Community :)). The site contractors finished digging and shaping the west end of the lake and the walking track.  It is so exciting to see a dream and a drawing become a reality.  As I stated in the last update, the plumbers and electricians moved in last week and began to work their magic.  They “stubbed out” (construction talk which means they put the piping and conduit in the ground and sticking up out of the ground so the concrete can be poured around them) the plumbing and the electrical at the building pad. This puts the pad one step closer to getting the cement floor poured.  The next step will involve putting the rebar in place which is the last step before pouring the floor.  Isn’t that exciting?

Another exciting and very visible development this week involves the sidewalk which extends from the parking area to CR210 and across the front of the property.   I received an email from someone in Cimarrone who noticed the construction and is interested in getting involved.  How EXCITING!!! (If you double click on the pictures they will enlarge)

We will be meeting on the property this Friday (Good Friday) for communion (6:30pm-7:00pm).  If you show up at 6:15 we will be giving a tour before the service starts. 

I received a schedule from the builder today and he indicates in it that they should finish around the latter part of October or the first of November.  We will be in our new space for Christmas!!!!! That’s it for now. PW

Welcome, to DiMare Construction who arrived on the construction site Tuesday, March 4.  The first order of business…getting the “porta pot” set up.  That’s it, right next to the building pad is a beautiful aqua colored porta pot ready for business. 

After taking care of the ”porta pot”, attention turned to the job at hand, building a ministry center.  Before they started putting concrete forms in place they needed to make sure the grade of the pad was right…oops…4″ to low on the north west corner.  More dirt was brought in and the pad was brought up to grade.  The masons (not the ones from the Davinci Code) then moved in and began building the forms so the foundation can be poured.  Plummers and electricians move in next week to put in place all of the stuff that is going to go under the floor slab.  Once they are done, the concrete for the floor can be poured.  The site contractors continue to work on the lake which is really beginning to take shape in the northwest corner.  That’s it for now. Peace, PW

I have often heard the adage “If you ask the wrong question, you will get the wrong answer.”  I am reminded of some significant questions in scripture like this one from a Jewish Pharisee “How can a man be born again when he is old?”, the right words but the wrong question.  How about this question asked by the disciples “Who (of us) is the greatest?” or “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”.  Perhaps good questions but the wrong questions for the situation at hand.

I was reading an article about a church a little younger than FCC and a question in the article provoked me.  The pastor said, instead of asking “what’s the vision for our church?’ we asked the question “How could a community of people help actualize the Kingdom of God in (their town)?”.

We at FCC have wrestled with and avoided gimmicks and programs to “build/grow” the church.  We have done so, not because we don’t want the church to grow, but because the growth we seek is not programmed or gimmicky.  It is our desire for the church to grow naturally out of the spirit lead witness and power that God has uniquely made available to  His people (the Church).  This manifests itself in loving, caring seriving relationships with others.  Jesus told his disciples that their love for one another would be the evidence to others that Christ and His message were real.   

Their subsequent question is equally as provoking “What would Church look like if, instead of meeting needs with programs, we sought to meet needs primarily through relationships?”.

How would you answer those questions?  Let me know by clicking on “comments” below.  Peace, PW