http://jimwatkins.org Glorifying God Together Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's that time of year again.  Secret Church is tomorrow night.  Madison and I just left church from a late night of lighting the new set.  I'm thankful for a hard working intern that doesn't mind staying late to get the job done.  I think Mandi is working on a ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=212 James 2:14 says, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?" In light of what our pastor has challenged us with from God's word as a church, I have been looking for ways to put my ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=201 This summer, our worship team went on a mission trip to New Orleans. The main focus was construction - repairing remaining damage from Hurricane Katrina,  and getting to know the people at those homes. We were split up into several teams, with each team at a different house.  ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=178 A couple of weeks ago, the worship staff had a unique opportunity to invest in a worship leader from another country. Raul Chirica is from Iasi (pronounced Yahsh), Romania, and was in the states for a couple of weeks. Our team had the great privilege to get to ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=198 Every now and then, I have people ask me how we display a video across multiple screens at Brook Hills.  For the last series, “Love Story” we used three 7’x12’ screens all hanging in the same plane with a 1’ space between each screen. Here’s a picture: [caption id="attachment_190" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="www.brookhills.org"][/caption] We’ve ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=188 A member of my small group recently told me about a web tool you can download to help you study the bible called E-Sword. Despite the cheesy tagline ("the Sword of the Lord with an electronic edge") it may be something worth checking out. I was looking around ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=184   “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. . . . Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal in missions.” --from Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper   There is a truth ringing in my ears and with each day it gets louder and ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=169 The chorus of the song "God of Justice" by Tim Hughes has always struck a certain chord with me: "We must go, live to feed the hungry, stand beside the broken, we must go. Stepping forth, keep us from just singing, move us into action, we must go." ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=133 We need to be responsive to God's calling on our lives not to build our own kingdoms, but to see that His work is carried from generation to generation.  Let us wear the calling well. I though it might be good to ponder what is does mean to 'pass along.'  Well, ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=105 This last month and a half has been SOOO busy--due in part to preparations for the worship team's next project.  On Sunday, we're heading to New Orleans for a week-long mission trip.  It has been 4 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the city, and there is still so much rebuilding ... http://jimwatkins.org/?p=119