Howdy friends!
"6..."
It's been 6 months at Hill Country Bible Church - Northwest. It has been quite a journey so far and I'd like to write more about it. Before I do though, you can help me with my blog post about it.
When I write about my first six months at HCBC-NW, I would like to answer any questions you may have. Simply leave a reply of your question(s) here at my blog comment section or email me at ajordan.music@hcbc.com and I will happily answer your questions.
"Better than Shaun Groves?!"
You may have heard about the weekend illness that attacked the Jordan Family (My wife wrote about it on myjordanfamily.blogspot.com).
I was blessed not to fall ill to the crud. When Elias went down I told Jennifer, "I'm not going to get sick...(my Pentecostal/Charismatic friends will like what I said next)...I'm rebuking this illness in the name of Jesus...(my Contemplative/Conservative friends will like what I did next)...and I began using every immunity booster I've ever purchased. Props to Airborne, Echinacea, Elderberry extract with VirusBloc, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Sovereign Silver, Acai,soap and water, apple juice...
When Jennifer gave me word that Elena was ill on Sunday morning, in addition to missing my 1st Sunday at HCBC (I am not legalistic, I just LOVE attending church here - so that was a bummer), on my 6-month/half-anniversary date (I get corny over things like this) I did not immediately remember that Christian Recording Artist Shaun Groves would be leading worship at our church that day. I would have been crushed that I missed a star, unless what happened...happened!
What I will ALWAYS remember about this date is the fact that my sick precious 2-year-old daughter, whom former co-worker Matt Mehaffey once said "...had me wrapped around her finger before she was born," crawled up into my lap in her rocking chair in her room at around 9 a.m. - the time when our 1st service begins - and stayed there until around 12:15 p.m., approximately the time our 2nd service ends, as I rocked her, hugged her tight, sang to her and occasionally dozed off with her.
I can't get this moment out of my mind perhaps because I know one day she will be a teenager and may not even acknowledge my existence! It was a sweet and unrepeatable moment in time. So, while I would have love to have been at church under the worship leadership (sermon) of my awesome senior pastor Tim Hawks and (music) guest artist Shaun Groves, and while I would rather my family never be ill, I will treasure the moment I had on Sunday for all of my days. I'd have to say, having my little one in my arm was, to me, better than Shaun Groves!
New Blogging Format Update
Finally, I have obtained some recordings of myself on saxophone, but I don't know how to edit DVD's down to make it fit my blog. Can anyone help me?
In the meantime, I am gathering my devotional thoughts, so once I learn to edit DVDs I should have one kickin' blog!
Thanks for being my friend!
aj
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Hoorah for God!
A praise report from HCBC's Evangelism Pastor regarding what God has done so far this week through Backyard Bible Clubs & Extreme Adventure:
"What a week! What a harvest!
Our mighty God showed up once again to bring in the harvest. Can I hear a drum roll...
Backyard Bible Clubs:
2300 participants
359 conversions
54 recommitments
Xtreme Adventure:
500 participants
19 conversions
28 recommitments
(These are not final numbers, but they are very close.) "
When I saw those numbers I prayed for every children's and student ministers everywhere.
God bless you in your efforts to lead people to the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ today, this summer and every day!
What a significant impact you make on the kingdom of God!
"What a week! What a harvest!
Our mighty God showed up once again to bring in the harvest. Can I hear a drum roll...
Backyard Bible Clubs:
2300 participants
359 conversions
54 recommitments
Xtreme Adventure:
500 participants
19 conversions
28 recommitments
(These are not final numbers, but they are very close.) "
When I saw those numbers I prayed for every children's and student ministers everywhere.
God bless you in your efforts to lead people to the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ today, this summer and every day!
What a significant impact you make on the kingdom of God!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
My Church Family and My Blog News
I wanted to share with you some information about the summer at my church, Hill Country Bible Church - Northwest, and some changes I'm making to my blog.
CHURCH
At church summer is the time for "The Great Adventure." I'm not sure of all of the history as I'm still relatively new here, but I can give you some idea of what I'm experiencing now in 2008.
The Great Adventure officially began on Sunday, June 6 with "The Concert of Prayer," one of the most dynamic and exciting prayer services I've ever experienced. (I once attended a revival prayer service with Henry Blackaby, author of "Experiencing God," and that was pretty life-changing as well). The Concert of Prayer service's music was led by The Dutton Band who lead worship regularly at The Heights Church in the DFW area. We prayed for Backyard Bible Clubs (K-4th grade), Xtreme Adventure (5th grade - 7th grade), SummerFest and GO (Global Outreach) trips.
Our senior pastor, Tim Hawks gave the church these points for prayer:
"Here are some specific things you can pray about over the coming weeks:
145 Backyard Bible Clubs will be held throughout the community with over 225 student leaders (July 7-10)
Xtreme Adventure: The Ultimate Knockout will bring over 500 fifth through seventh graders to our campus (July 7-10)
SummerFest takes place Friday, July 11 here on campus. We expect well over 6,000 people in our community to attend!
345 students and adult leaders will take the good news of Jesus Christ to East Austin, Toronto, Chicago, Mexico, Wales, Central Asia and Peru. "
You can help HCBC - NW impact every man, woman and child's life in the greater Austin Area by briefly praying for these things as well.
Jennifer and I host a Backyard Bible Club. Last night was the first one and I thought it went really well. I am expecting God to do great things in many people's lives - children and parents - through this club.
BLOG
When I decided to blog I knew it would be a little more high-maintenance than folks told me it would be! I've been persuaded to make some changes to make my blog better and, beginning next week, this is the format I'm going to try:
1x/week - blog a devotional/thoughts from the Holy Bible
1x/week - blog impressions from society or personal life (I currently call that "Wacky Wednesday")
1x/week - blog myself playing music
Apparently, people still like to hear me play music and, since I've been fortunate enough to make friends from high school, Texas Tech, New Orleans Seminary, and Indiana who are now spread all over the world - if you want to hear me on saxophone, you will be able to do that soon through this blog. (It won't be a professional-quality recording but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway).
I'm hoping to blog in a Monday/Wednesday/Friday format beginning Monday July 14.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or ideas regarding my blog, I welcome them.
You may leave comments on my blog's comment section (listed at the bottom of each post) or through my Facebook Notes section.
Until later, thanks for your prayers and your comments!
CHURCH
At church summer is the time for "The Great Adventure." I'm not sure of all of the history as I'm still relatively new here, but I can give you some idea of what I'm experiencing now in 2008.
The Great Adventure officially began on Sunday, June 6 with "The Concert of Prayer," one of the most dynamic and exciting prayer services I've ever experienced. (I once attended a revival prayer service with Henry Blackaby, author of "Experiencing God," and that was pretty life-changing as well). The Concert of Prayer service's music was led by The Dutton Band who lead worship regularly at The Heights Church in the DFW area. We prayed for Backyard Bible Clubs (K-4th grade), Xtreme Adventure (5th grade - 7th grade), SummerFest and GO (Global Outreach) trips.
Our senior pastor, Tim Hawks gave the church these points for prayer:
"Here are some specific things you can pray about over the coming weeks:
145 Backyard Bible Clubs will be held throughout the community with over 225 student leaders (July 7-10)
Xtreme Adventure: The Ultimate Knockout will bring over 500 fifth through seventh graders to our campus (July 7-10)
SummerFest takes place Friday, July 11 here on campus. We expect well over 6,000 people in our community to attend!
345 students and adult leaders will take the good news of Jesus Christ to East Austin, Toronto, Chicago, Mexico, Wales, Central Asia and Peru. "
You can help HCBC - NW impact every man, woman and child's life in the greater Austin Area by briefly praying for these things as well.
Jennifer and I host a Backyard Bible Club. Last night was the first one and I thought it went really well. I am expecting God to do great things in many people's lives - children and parents - through this club.
BLOG
When I decided to blog I knew it would be a little more high-maintenance than folks told me it would be! I've been persuaded to make some changes to make my blog better and, beginning next week, this is the format I'm going to try:
1x/week - blog a devotional/thoughts from the Holy Bible
1x/week - blog impressions from society or personal life (I currently call that "Wacky Wednesday")
1x/week - blog myself playing music
Apparently, people still like to hear me play music and, since I've been fortunate enough to make friends from high school, Texas Tech, New Orleans Seminary, and Indiana who are now spread all over the world - if you want to hear me on saxophone, you will be able to do that soon through this blog. (It won't be a professional-quality recording but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway).
I'm hoping to blog in a Monday/Wednesday/Friday format beginning Monday July 14.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or ideas regarding my blog, I welcome them.
You may leave comments on my blog's comment section (listed at the bottom of each post) or through my Facebook Notes section.
Until later, thanks for your prayers and your comments!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Wacky Wednesday 4 - Citizenship
How patriotic are you? Are you a really a good citizen of these United States of America?
Lest I become conceited, I thought I'd take a quiz to confirm my patriotism during this July 4 week's edition of Wacky Wednesday.
I invite you to take the MSNBC Citizenship quiz and report back to me how you did:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/
As for me, with a score of 70%, I received this evaluation:
"65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick."
Take the quiz and leave me a comment, good or bad, regarding your score!
Lest I become conceited, I thought I'd take a quiz to confirm my patriotism during this July 4 week's edition of Wacky Wednesday.
I invite you to take the MSNBC Citizenship quiz and report back to me how you did:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/
As for me, with a score of 70%, I received this evaluation:
"65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick."
Take the quiz and leave me a comment, good or bad, regarding your score!
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