Monday, December 29, 2008

Joeyisms

This weekend Pastor Joey shared a compelling message of how he sees church. Here are a few takeaways and a few humorous statements made that I thought everyone would enjoy...

"We're here to help people."
"I need your help. I want to team together to create a place where God can show up and people want to be there."
"I love the Church."
"The church is not a building."
"You don't go to church--you are the church!"
"The church is what's sitting next to you."
"It's not what it looks like on the outside of the building, it's what the people look like."
"Atmosphere is the heart you worship with!"
"I had shaped myself by what the church said I should look like instead of what the Word of God says I should look like."
"America is the 3rd largest unreached people group in the world" (According to some mission agencies)
"100 million people in America don't attend church, 87% of them have been to before, but don't go now."
"I don't confront people, I share the Word of God, the Spirit of God confronts people."
"My dream is to drive up at church and see people tailgating in the parking lot waiting for church to start."
"Church is not about where you came from it's about your heart."
"That's why I try to go out and greet people when I'm not injured from all my special forces missions."
"We're a place where thirsty people can get a drink."
"Whoever is thirsty!"
"I believe church should be relevant."
"I had some 'issues'."
"What you believe to be true will be true for you."
"People will treat you the way you act."
"We take our opinions and make them God's thoughts."
"It's not what you do--it's who you are."
"Church is not an event--it's an everyday lifestyle."
"The most dangerous spot for anybody to be in is where nobody can tell you no."
"I really believe that God can do miracles."
"I believe that nothing is impossible with God."
"We got caught up in the style and miss the truth."
"I learned that if you're not anointed just be short and funny and I don't mean like Pastor Ric."
"I believe the church is powerful."
"You know the rules, but your heart's not there--it's called religion.
"If the devil was here I would just bite him. You know you've gone old school when you don't want to fight you just want to bite somebody."
"We can be so formal that we miss God."
"You're more important than what you do."
"God wants to have a relationship with you!"
"God is madly in love with you!"
"What can we do around this area?"

Can't wait til next week to see what God's going to do through the You Are Series. Make sure you're here and don't miss the opportunity to win an Ipod Touch.