Pleasure and the Pursuit of

I was going to call it God's Passion for His Glory - after the John Piper book of the same name. Let me recommend it to you. It will blow your mind (Hopefully more than that-) take you deeper in the Lord Jesus. Here is a humble teaching on Philippians 2 which I would like to offer up so that your hearts are rewarded with true riches. Lets start...

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

What kind of love is this?

1 John 3:1 "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him." NKJV
NASB adds in - and such we are.

Help me to find the riches of the kind of love that makes me your child. I do not want anything else. To be loved by you and to love you is where my identity and value lies. The revelation of Your love is the source of all delight and pleasure. Do not withhold yourself from me, my Beloved. You have said to my heart, "Seek my face" my heart says to you "Your face, Lord, I will seek" Help me into the deep places of God. You see my heart. You started it, I have an answer to those who ask me "He started it" This kind of love which my heart yearns for.

Thank you so much!

We just had our YWAM staff retreat at Hanmer this weekend. I would like to share all about it as Father God has gone above and beyond what anyone asked for or expected to happen.

Thank you Father for loving us.

I also want to thank Denver for leading us in worship

Jeremy for handling everything so well - God really speaks through him.

But I guess if i'm going to start thanking people I will have to thank everyone, for it wouldn't be the same without them.