ESPRESSO PEOPLE ::: ESPRESSO

I anticipated starting off the day with a WIZARD LIST of 11 attributes for healthy churches and then decided who – was – I – kidding…. who really cares about 11 attributes… who really cares about a healthy church or THE NEXT CHURCH PLANT. Let’s talk about YOU + JESUS and a short black also called AN ESPRESSO!!

If you just peeled your eyelids and scraped the sleep out of your eyes then I suggest you have an espresso before we get moving. If you are already in your cubicle bored out of your mind then POW… PERFECT TIMING…. and of course if you are at home, listening to music in the background and simply clicking around the web for interesting stories….. THEN HERE YOU GO.

Let’s keep it plain and simple with Jesus. Toss out the “O Holy God” and repeating “Thank you Lord – Thank You Lord – Thank You Lord” every time you pray to Him. Think about how many times you say “Father God”, “Amen” and “Hallelujah”…. relate that to how you communicate with any of your friends or family. Do you get ALL HOLY WITH PERFECT VOICE INTONATIONS when you talk about the WEATHER, SPORTS OR WORK? Would sound something like this ::

Hey Bobby, Hallelujah, Thank you… so good to see you at work Brother in the Lord and faithful servant of the Lord…. O how blessed I am to have watched the Lakers … Amen…. Kobe was hallelujah …. well brother…. How majestic was thy sleep last night… so glorious, so glorious, so glorious…. what a game, what a game what a game what a game!!! ARE WE ON REPEAT :: ARE WE ON REPEAT ::

Jesus wants to HEAR YOU :: NOT SOME REGURGITATED prayer you heard your pastor or deacon in your church BLAST OFF about. He simply wants you, the good, the bad and the ugly. Now your saying but those people who pray seem to always acquire answered prayers. My response to that is… YES they may have some answered prayers but ARE YOU THEM?

:: CHALLENGE ::

Sit down and imagine what you would talk to Jesus about if he was sitting across from you sipping on an Espresso, or Latte, Mocha Frap, Machiatto or just drip coffee. He is looking at you, the steam from the coffee is rising and He is asking –YOU–, WHAT IS GOING ON? He is asking –YOU–, ARE YOU READY TO build His team? He is hanging out with –YOU– and completely interested in YOUR LIFE.

Are we praying to God in a SUPER HOLY way because we mirror many pulpits or leaders in our church? Do we pray this way because we think God will hear us better? Jesus clearly states to come unto me as little children and He will give you rest. Matthew 15:19

–Be You–