After debating throughout the past year about what to do online in terms of my own life and ministry, I've decided -- and am announcing tonight -- to simultaneously step up my commitment to radical obedience to Jesus and open my life up to those around me.
If you'd like to partner with me in the commitment to radical obedience and provide a holy swift kick in the pants to encourage me along, please comment below.
Thank you for taking the journey with me. I'll seek to be a blessing back to you.
Nathan
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Luke 7:36-50
When I read this passage, who am I and what do I need to pray?
Am I the woman?
“Jesus: receive me, heal me, and
forgive me”
Am I the Pharisee?
“Jesus: Break my heart and change
me”
Am I being called to reach out and serve people like Jesus?
"Jesus: “Empower me to reach
out to others with CONFRONTATION for folks who are like the Pharisee and GENTLE COMPASSION for folks who are like the woman."
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Ancient – Future TIME with God
Recently in the worship services and newsletter we unveiled the Prayer Challenge—spend around ten minutes or more each day taking TIME with God in which we: TALK with God, INVESTIGATE God’s Word by reading the Bible thoughtfully, MEDITATE on the Word by focusing on the words in prayer, and ENGAGE the word by doing whatever God seems to be indicating to us that we should do. This practice is very ancient and goes all the way back to the initial time of writing Scripture.
To unite this practice with the present and the future, we’re offering the following resources to help us all to engage the practice with regularity, discipline, devotion, and passion:
1) Bulletin Inserts – These are offered each week in such a way that by the following Sunday you’ve read and prayed about the Scripture that will be taught on in the services.
2) Sermons – That offer the preacher’s insights into the Scripture of the week.
3) Twitter – @nathanecuster – At www.twitter.com you can sign up for a free account, choose to follow me @nathanecuster, and throughout the week you can see the messages I’ll tweet that usually will relate to the week’s TIME Scripture.
4) Blog – At www.modernmethodist.com you can access more lengthy thoughts relating to the TIME Scripture as well as other writings from me and resources for our growth as “modern Methodist” disciples of Jesus.
5) Facebook Page, Columbia Heights United Methodist Church—At Facebook.com you can sign up for a free account, search for this Facebook “page,” click the “Like” button, and regularly interact with the goings’ on of our church.
6) Facebook Page, Nathan Custer—You can do the same with my own personal page…which won’t often have things to do with the TIME Scripture but will just allow you to ‘follow’ one more person’s normal life with Jesus.
7) Church Website—Communicating all the goings-on of the church at columbiaheightsumc.org, it’s a wealth of information.
As we pray and study the Scriptures individually each week, we’ll grow in our faith and spiritual strength and be prepared to benefit in greater ways from our time together in worship and prayer and discussion and study. Let’s journey together!
1) Bulletin Inserts – These are offered each week in such a way that by the following Sunday you’ve read and prayed about the Scripture that will be taught on in the services.
2) Sermons – That offer the preacher’s insights into the Scripture of the week.
3) Twitter – @nathanecuster – At www.twitter.com you can sign up for a free account, choose to follow me @nathanecuster, and throughout the week you can see the messages I’ll tweet that usually will relate to the week’s TIME Scripture.
4) Blog – At www.modernmethodist.com you can access more lengthy thoughts relating to the TIME Scripture as well as other writings from me and resources for our growth as “modern Methodist” disciples of Jesus.
5) Facebook Page, Columbia Heights United Methodist Church—At Facebook.com you can sign up for a free account, search for this Facebook “page,” click the “Like” button, and regularly interact with the goings’ on of our church.
6) Facebook Page, Nathan Custer—You can do the same with my own personal page…which won’t often have things to do with the TIME Scripture but will just allow you to ‘follow’ one more person’s normal life with Jesus.
7) Church Website—Communicating all the goings-on of the church at columbiaheightsumc.org, it’s a wealth of information.
As we pray and study the Scriptures individually each week, we’ll grow in our faith and spiritual strength and be prepared to benefit in greater ways from our time together in worship and prayer and discussion and study. Let’s journey together!
TIME with God
The Winter 2013 Prayer Challenge: T.I.M.E. with God
We're challenging ourselves at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church to daily spend time with God, and one way to do this is to spend 10 minutes or more with a passage of the Bible using the following method:
T.
TALK with God, asking God to give you insight through your prayer and Bible study at this very moment.
I.
INVESTIGATE God's Word by reading the Bible passage thoughtfully and prayerfully.
M.
MEDITATE on the Word by focusing on the passage, thinking about the who / what / when / etc., listening to God.
E.
ENGAGE the Word by deciding to do or believe what God wants you to do or believe...now!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)