aaron swensen

Journey Through Psalm 119

aaronswensen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:52:34 +0000

“If I were predisposed to keep your statutes.”

verse 5 NET

“But I will make a covenant with the whole nation of Isreal after I plant them back in the land, says the Lord. I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.” Jer 31:33

Have you ever heard someone say, “unleash your hidden potential?

As a follower of Christ my hidden potential is Christ’s character, the fruit of the spirit. Sometimes it is so difficult to tap into that! I know that when my actions consistently reflect the character of Jesus…God is honored by my life.

Unleash your hidden potential – Jesus’ character – today!

Great Breakfast…

aaronswensen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:36:06 +0000

Yesterday I met one of our church partners (aka members) at the Brookside By Day…this place was awesome! If you like the classic down home style food you will love this place. One of the coolest things about this place is that if you are trying to be a little more on the healthy side these guys will accommodate you. The guy I ate with had an egg white omelet with spinach and mushrooms with tomatoes and whole wheat toast…that’s what I am talking about.

Aside from their food being amazing they have crazy good service! Make sure and check them out!

Brookside By Day, 3313 South Peoria Ave, Tulsa, Ok

(918) 745-9989

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aaronswensen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:58:27 +0000

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Journey Through Psalm 119

aaronswensen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:10:00 +0000

“You, God, prescribed the right way to live; now you expect up to live it.”

verse 4 Message

A week or so ago Joy, my wife, got this nasty head cold. She laid in bed and just tried to rest it off. This is the way she has always medicated herself…”if I rest, it will go away!” After a week goes by she is still feeling like crap. Finally, I call my drug dealer…pharmacist and he told us call the doctor and get him to write Joy a prescription for some medication that I cannot spell. We did this and 1 hour later her drugs were ready!

After a few days of taking her prescribed medication…letting it get in her blood stream killing off the sickness…she was a hole new Joy!

God has shown me the right way to live in His Word. When I allow His words to run through my veins it begins to kill off all of the things that conflict with who he is.

After His Word is in me it becomes apart of me and now I am more like Jesus!

Journey Through Psalm 119

aaronswensen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:08:00 +0000

“They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways.”

verse 3 NIV

Do you remember as a child your parents saying to you, “if you do what I ask of you we wont have any problems…” ?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with simply doing what God asks us to do. There are times where God has asked me to do something that I know I should do but I am not very comfortable with, i.e. Abraham and Isaac. Then there are times when I am so sure I heard the voice of God that I must move, i.e. Noah (6:9-22). This reminds me of Evan Almighty!

I know that it may seem difficult, but there is nothing wrong with doing what is right…following God’s Word!

What is God asking you to do that is right?

What would it look like if we all took God at His word and did what was right?

Journey Through Psalm 119

aaronswensen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:30:00 +0000

“Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek Him with all their heart.”

Psalm 119:2

Have you ever lost anything? Maybe it was your favorite San Diego Padres hat, maybe the jeans that you know look the best on you and you want to wear them tonight, or perhaps you have misplaced your car keys (just lost mine last night!). Loosing these things are SO frustrating to me. I will turn the house upside down looking for these things until i finally find what it is I am looking for.

God is asking me to SEEK HIM. Not for some personal gain so that I can say to people, “hey, I spend time with God…that qualifies me to say this…or that to you..”. No, it is for the love of the chase. God loves it when we are chasing after Him with everything in us just because we want to.

God, I am looking for you in your Word, speak to me……

Journey Through Psalm 119

aaronswensen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:10:00 +0000

“Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the Law of the Lord.”

Psalm 119:1

I can always tell when I have drifted away from reading God’s Word. My life begins to spirial downward into a mud hole. Sin usually creeps in…in the form of a negative attitude and leaks over into a ton of areas of my life not to mention a complaining spirit, out of wack priorities, and the list continues. It is only when I reach a certian point doI finially come to the realization…i am here because of my choices and my choices are going to be generally far from God’s best because my actions have said…”no, I got this God…” and on the shelf He goes.

Lifes journey is more…explainable, bearable, and quiet honestly worth it when I allow God’s Word to frame my life.

Tulsa Hope Academy

aaronswensen — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Yesterday we took a group of people from the Tulsa Campus to the Tulsa Hope Academy for a one day MicroMission. Check out the pics:

This motivates me to do more for Jesus! What about you?

STRENGTH

aaronswensen — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:28:00 +0000

I ran across this when I was reading this morning:

God is our refuge and strength,

always ready to help in times of trouble.

Psalm 46:1

What does God’s strength look like? When you have it do you know about it? How can I get more of it?

What are your thoughts?

Champion

aaronswensen — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Joy and I were out tonight looking at houses. We had a blast! We met this couple who just built their house (the builder just wanted us to see their floor plan) and they were the coolest couple. As we started to talk with them Jim, the guy showing us the house, walked off and Joy and I really start to engage with these people. After it was all said and done Joy invited them to church. I think we should take them to dinner so we could get to know them better. My wife is a champion for meeting new people and getting them connected in meaningful relationships. I have a lot to learn from her!