Month: January 2011

Alan Taylor at Ivy MCR – how God can change me

We can become complacent. If I’m going to heaven anyway, why bother changing now? Jesus invites us into the Kingdom NOW. He wants us to enter into what has already been won for us 2000 years ago. We’ve all picked up habits. We all have hurts & hang ups. We are powerless without his power. He has to save us His power has to change us I believe in victory. We mustn’t shy away from overcoming. That’s for us! To live extraordinary lives! We believe in miracles But sometimes they come as process not climactic events. I must earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to him, & that he has the power to help me recover. Heb 11:6 1. Acknowledge God’s Existence Psalm 14:1- The fool says in his heart there is no God Rom 1:20 – God’s power & nature – clearly seen. All the universe speaks of him. The stars are a sermon!! We need to know the historical nature & apologetics of our faith. Don’t be lazy. 2. Understand Gods Nature Our parents might not […]

2010 in review- 31 Jumbos read my blog!

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2010. That’s about 31 full 747s.   In 2010, there were 68 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 183 posts. There were 61 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 10mb. That’s about 1 pictures per week. The busiest day of the year was October 7th with 185 views. The most popular post that day was John Ortberg on Spiritual Formation at Catalyst 2010.   Where did they come from? The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, twitter.com, cvmen.org.uk, ivycottage.org, and ivymanchester.org. Some visitors came searching, mostly for anthony delaney, fishing net, melvin banks, ivy manchester, and anthony delaney blog. Attractions in 2010 These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010. 1 John Ortberg on Spiritual Formation at Catalyst 2010 October 2010 […]