An Epic Journey » god

Chill – finding a liveable pace at Christmas

epic — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:25:12 +0000

Our December message series is “Chill”, I’m excited about trying to help people find some margin in their life at the Holidays. It seems like our lives are already busy, basketball practice to drop kids off at, games to go to, meetings for work that run late, Doctors appointments, homework, finals, and a million other things that occupy our attention. The problem is, if you are trying to follow Jesus but all of your time is consumed by other things – it’s easy to forget and leave behind God. This Christmas, that’s all changing!

A Few Follow Up Tips From Sunday

epic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:59 +0000

Yesterday we talked about how to get right side up with our finances. I laid out a simple strategy of Deciding to do away with debt, Starting to specifically set aside savings, and to Purposefully plan.
I have a few side notes that I want to leave with you – just a couple of tips.

1. When you begin to pay off credit cards or loans you will pay them off much faster if you begin with smaller ones and focus your excess income on paying just one credit card or loan off first. Jenni and I did this and as we would pay one off, we would transfer the money we were already used to paying on that credit card to the next – it was like a snowball effect.

2. Get rid of services you don’t need. Ask yourself tough questions. Do you need a home phone? If so, could you go a creative route like using a Magic Jack – $40 one time fee and then $20/YEAR for phone service.

Do you need cable? Jenni and I use an antenna on our house, and receive 20 channels in HD (most people don’t realize that HD is being sent over antenna’s for free) and we save bundles every month. Most TV’s also allow you to hook your computer up to them now and most TV networks are putting their shows online (www.Fancast.com is a great place to catch up on your shows for free, with less commercials and when YOU want to watch them)!

3. Plan ahead for meals. One thing Jenni and I are doing to try and cut back on how much we eat out is to plan out a monthly calendar. This helps us curb how much we spend eating out monthly and also helps cut down the grocery bill by not wasting food (if we are buying a head of lettuce for tacos one night we might do a salad the next).

4. Be sure to check out Epic Churches Budget resource by visiting epic4life.com/budget. This will be very helpful to you as you try to plan!

these are simple ideas that could help you cut several hundred dollars out of your monthly expenses right away! You can do it, it just takes some discipline! Can’t wait to hear the creative ways you are finding to cut costs, save money, pay off debt and use your money to fund the Kingdom of God!

Tailgate Party

epic — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:12:09 +0000

Yesterday after church we had a tailgate party and it was an absolute blast! I love the people at Epic! Man, it’s so fun getting to watch God bring all the right people on board to make a difference in this city!!!

Lunch

epic — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:03:38 +0000

Today I had lunch with Pastor Mark Hoover from New Spring on the east side of Wichita. I was really impressed with Marks humility and sense of call and direction to reach people who are disconnected from God! It is so good to be surrounded by churches who get it! I can’t wait to see how God forms a bond between New Spring and Epic! In case you didn’t know, we’re on the same team!

In Prayer

epic — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:43:05 +0000

I was just spending some time praying today and really felt a strong compulsion to ask God to lead Epic. You see, I’m afraid that as a leader I can work on systems, creativity, relavancy, and so many other things and never let God lead. It is my hearts one desire that God would be the one who leads, that Christ would be the one who is glorified. That as leaders we would take on the humility and gentleness of Christ as we follow Him. It’s so easy to get this all switched around and miss the boat – so I’m going to do my best to keep my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith. How bout you?

Grand Opening Month Starts Tomorrow!!!

epic — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:28:35 +0000

To all of you out there in the Blogosphere, don’t forget that tomorrow at 9:40am Central time, Epic Church is launching out with our Grand Opening month at the Warren East Movie Theatre! Please be praying for us, I can’t wait to see who God brings our way!

Where’s God in The Mess

epic — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:04:53 +0000

All September long, Epic Church, is going to be taking a look at “Where’s God in The Mess”! We will explore this basic question that keeps people disconnected from God and look at where God is in the midst of life’s trials.

Come in September and you can get help with your mess! Epic Church is giving away 6 months of free maid service – and you could win BIG!!!!

Each week you will have a chance to enter into the drawing and get your house clean – don’t miss it! The drawing will be on October 4th – you must be present to win….

Can’t Sleep

epic — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:33:22 +0000

Already I can’t sleep as I think about our launch Sunday! Jenni and I laid down to take a nap today (after doing some yard work) and all I could think about was next Sunday and what God is going to do!

As I think about it, I just keep asking Him to show up. It doesn’t really matter if I preach a great sermon, or if our band comes off flawlessly. What matters is that the God of the universe shows up and turns a movie theater into a holy place! If you are praying for us, this would be the one thing that I ask you to pray for – that God would show up – that His presence would ignite Epic Church!

Sermon Thought of the Week

epic — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:27:56 +0000

As I’ve been preparing for this weeks sermon I’ve been thinking a lot about the things other people try to place on us that work for them but might not work for you. The passage I’m preaching from is in 1 Samuel and it’s about David fighting Goliath (a giant). At one point, Saul try’s to make David wear his armor and take his weapons. The problem is that the gear doesn’t fit David. Without over spiritualizing the text too much, I think there are a lot of people who will tell you what type of “Armor” you need to be wearing, when all along, God has uniquely designed you for the circumstances you are going through. David, it ends up, didn’t need the armor of Saul, he needed his reliance in God. Perhaps if Saul had relied more on God he wouldn’t have needed the armor as much either. Just a thought…

Rocked the Trial Run

epic — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:39:58 +0000

Today was our first time setting up at the Warren for a Trial run of Epic Church – and seriously, it rocked!
Our team set up and tore down in record time and our band could go toe to toe with just about anybody when it comes to musical talent! It’s an amazing thing to dream about something for 2 or more years and to now see it start to take form and shape in reality!
All I kept thinking today was how amazing God is and how I still am not sure how everything got pulled together. What a cool ride to get to be on!

Want to attend Epic before anyone else? Shhhhhhh… It’s real top secret, but there’s a way you can do it. Click on this link to find out more…