1 Corinthians 3:21 - 23 (TMSG) 21. I don’t want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift— 22. Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, 23. and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.

I like the way Mr. Peterson puts verse 23 in The Message. We are “privileged to be in union with Christ.” The New Living Translation and New American Standard say, “we belong to Christ.” That’s good and it’s true, for we were “bought with a price” (1 Cor. 6:20, 7:23). We do belong to Him.

But often we forget that that is a privilege, “For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). It is a special honor to be called a child of God.

Not only is it a privilege but notice, we are “in union with Christ.”
• “In Him we have been made complete” (Col. 2:10).
• “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph. 1:7)
• “For in him we live, and move, and have our being…” (Acts 17:28)

Only through Christ Jesus and our relationship with Him, does life have true meaning. What a privilege to be His. Each and every one of us who call Jesus, “Lord” have that same privilege. That person you may not get along to well with at church, has the same privilege as you. Let’s keep that in mind as we go about our lives this week. We are not the only ones privileged to be in union with Jesus Christ. We must actively seek unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ in order to honor our Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:18 - 20 (KJV)

18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

In chapter one Paul told us that through the wisdom of the world man did not come to know God, but by faith (1:17-31). He pointed out that Christ was made unto us wisdom” (1:30).

Obviously this is an important point. Here he emphasizes that if we (or anyone in the church) think they are “wise” it would be better to repent and recognize that God is a whole lot wiser! Otherwise we will be defeated by relying on our own wisdom.

What is he saying to the church? The same thing from a different angle, “Christ is to be the center of everything.” He is to be the center of your thinking, of your plans, of your meetings, of your conversation. No man can do that or deserves to be in that place, only Christ.

We need to be careful then that we do not glorify any human being, whether it’s Billy Graham, our local preacher or ourselves.

To God be the Glory.

1 Corinthians 3:16 - 17 (NASB) 16. Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17. If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.

As the body of Christ we are the temple of God. He individually indwells us with His Holy Spirit, but it is in community, that is, together, each with His own unique gift, that we form the “body.”

That is why so often we are exhorted to encourage one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) 11. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

We are told to restore the one that has fallen away.

Galatians 6:1 (NLT) 1. Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

If one of our brothers and sisters in the Lord is doing harm to themselves, whether it is through drugs, living in sin, or something else, and we do nothing to help, God will “destroy them.” That weakens the body of Christ.

We need to constantly (“day after day” – Hebrews 3:13) pray for each other, help each other in anyway possible and love on each other with God’s Holy love in order for the body of Christ to be strengthened and to be a strong witness to those who have not yet come to know the saving power of Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:10 - 15 (NASB) 10. According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13. each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. 14. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Church – Jesus Christ is not only your Head, He is your Foundation.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes a particular “church” seems to be building on a different foundation? Perhaps it’s the foundation of “good works” or the foundation of “social events.” But when we build on any foundation that isn’t Jesus Christ it is NOT going to glorify Him. Apart from Him we can do nothing.

We need to look at everything we do, and ask ourselves is Jesus leading (as Head)? Is this event/activity based upon the foundational sacrifice of Jesus Christ for His people?

Yes, we have to individually ask these questions as members of the body. But, we also have an obligation to look at the local body of believers we are associating ourselves with and ask these same questions. If we find that there is a discrepancy, then we bring it to question in love to the authority/ies that are over the church. We, the church, are called to unity and, not just to “agree” with each other, but to agree that Christ is the Head of the body and He is the Foundation as well.

August 7, 2006

1 Corinthians 3:5 - 9 (NASB) 5. What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8. Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Church – be unified – you have the mind of Christ. You are not to be split into factions because one person might be more charismatic or “likeable” than the rest. God is the One who is important in your life. He is the One Who saved you. The Lord God is the One Who sent His only Son to die in your place – all of you, me and anyone else who thinks they deserve some kind of credit or special reward here on this earth. Only God deserves the glory, the honor and the recognition that He alone is God.

Church, “3. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6. and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.” (Ephesians 4:3 – 6, NLT)

Hear the words of Jehovah:
I am GOD, your God…No other gods, only me. (Exodus 20:2a, 3)

God’s Water is Better!

When we first moved onto our property about 9 years ago, there was relatively little “green” around. Lots of brown dirt & brown tumble weeds, but the only green things in sight were tumble weeds and a variety of other weeds.

We tried hard for a couple of years to put in a lawn. Granted, we live on a large piece of land but, over those few years we spent hundreds of dollars on various kinds of grass seed, fertilizer & peat moss. We also spent numerous hours, preparing the ground by hand & with tractors. Then we spent countless hours watering those precious seeds every day until a hint of green finally appeared.
The end result of all that work was a sporadic patchwork of green. It was disappointing to say the least.

Today, some 5 years after I had pretty much given up the hope of ever having a lawn, I sit on my porch looking out on our property and I see a blanket of green that I have had to mow at least once a week! You see, in the last few weeks we have had at least 5 inches of rain. God looked down on me and felt pity. He showered me with His water and it is beautiful.

Jesus Christ, God’s only and unique Son has water for us that’s even better than that which turned my grass green. In the Gospel of John, Jesus was talking to a Samaritan woman and said to her about the water He has to offer,

Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14. but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life. (4:13 – 14, NASB)

Not only will we have eternal life when we come to Him in faith believing in his substitutionary death on our behalf, but we too will have that “living water” to brighten and enrich the lives of others.

In John 7:37-38, Jesus said,

…If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38. “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’

• Is your life enriched by the “living” water that Jesus has to offer?
• Or are you trying to “water” it on your own with the “water” the world has to offer?
• Are you “watering” the lives of others with those “living” rivers flowing from your soul?

Thank you, Lord, for your “rain.” Thank you for “greening” up our lives through the living water offered by your Son, Jesus. Help us to enrich the lives of others with the overflow that you have poured into us.

1 Corinthians 3:3 - 4 (NLT) 3. for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? 4. When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?

When the church doesn’t act unified according to God’s plan, problems break out like jealousy and quarrels. Often times this is because somewhere along the line we (mistakenly) thought the church should be a democracy (a system of this “age”, world). But the church, the body of Christ, is to operate as a THEOCRACY with God as the Sovereign Ruler.

1 Corinthians 11:3 (NLT) 3. But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

God has established an order to things. When we break it, problems occur in the functioning of the church. Take a look around at some of the churches you’re familiar with. Is Christ the head? Is the Pastor (Greek: shepherd of the local flock), if that position exists, the next authority in line to direct the church as God’s leader? Is the Pastor submitting to the Authority of Christ, or trying to do things in his own strength? Are the elders and deacons submitting to the authority of Christ and the pastor? Are they chosen according to the guidelines found in 1 Timothy 3 or by a “popular vote?” Or, are they/we trying to insert a man-made democratic system to appease “the people?”

God’s wisdom is far above man’s wisdom. When operating by God’s rules (found in His Word) jealousy, quarreling and following after different men (Paul, Apollos, you or me!) will not occur on a regular basis. If it does occur, look to see if you are submitting to the authority of those placed above you (pastor, Christ) and, if not, repent, realign yourselves with God’s will and move on to build up the body!

1 Corinthians 3:1 - 2 (NASB) 1. And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,

In looking at what the “church” should be, we must also look at what the church shouldn’t be. Paul started out this letter with God’s purpose for the church, our incredible calling to be “separate” from the world and the fact that this all occurs by God’s power as we yield our lives to Him and grow closer to Him.

In chapter 3, Paul begins by telling them that they have failed to grow. Does the responsibility to grow in Christ rest solely with the individual?

Hebrews 3:13 (NLT) 13. You must warn* each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) 11. So encourage** each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

* KJV translates this “exhort”
** KJV translates this “comfort”
Both are the same Greek word: parakaleō, which according to Thayer’s Greek Definitions means:

1) to call to one’s side, call for, summon
2) to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.
2a) to admonish, exhort
2b) to beg, entreat, beseech
2b1) to strive to appease by entreaty
2c) to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort
2c1) to receive consolation, be comforted
2d) to encourage, strengthen
2e) exhorting and comforting and encouraging
2f) to instruct, teach

We, the church, the “called out ones”, have a responsibility to see that we are all growing in the Lord. If this aspect of what the church is to “be” is left out, only spiritual babies are left…essentially, carnal Christians, still living according to the worldview of this “age” and not according to God’s worldview, a biblical worldview (operating system!).

Pray for each other and share what God is doing in your life. Share with each other what God shares with you from His Word. Not just on Sunday, but every time you see each other! Or, for that matter, even when you don’t see each other, share what God has laid on your heart with others through email, letters, IM, or a phone call. Remember the adage a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? Let’s eliminate the “weak links” by instruction, encouragement and through prayer.

WORD…

PART 2

The church according to 1 Corinthians 2 should:

* Seek out God’s purposes through His Word. (v. 7)
* Understand that the rest of the world, non-believers, will not understand God’s purposes. (v. 8-9)
* God’s purposes are revealed by God’s Spirit to believers (v. 10-12)
* It takes being “in the Spirit” (surrendered to, yielded to, etc.) to study God’s Word, because the Spirit is the One Who instructs us and reveals God to us. (v. 13)
* Understand that non-believers CANNOT understand the deeper things of
God and that’s why the church must continue to tell them WHO Christ is and WHAT Christ did for them. (v. 14)
* Judge/examine/correct itself but cannot be judged, etc. by non-believers who do not have a biblical worldview. –care must be taken not to let the church be influenced by non-believers- (v. 15)
* The church, the called out ones, have the Spirit of God, the mind of Christ and are taught by the Spirit of God. No non-believer can teach us “spiritual things” since they do not understand the things of God. (v. 16)

This was made very real yesterday as I received a call from a Christian girl wanting me to convince/convert her non-Christian/aethist boyfriend/fiancée. The only thing we can do is talk about sin in the world, our part in that, God’s remedy…Jesus Christ and His death on the cross for us. It’s up to the Holy Spirit then to convict them of that sin and the truth of God’s remedy.

We can not “argue” a non-believer into the kingdom. If we could it would be “man’s wisdom” that got the glory and accolades. A non-believer will not accept or understand God’s Word until they are indwelt by the Holy Spirit upon recognizing their own sinfulness and accepting Jesus Christ’s death on the cross on their behalf.

Prayer on their behalf and sharing what Jesus has done in OUR life, through verbal testimony and physical actions (the way we live), is the most effective way to witness.

The Church, according to 1 Corinthians 2, should:

• Not try to impress others but (v. 1)
• Reach non-believers by preaching/teaching WHO Christ is and WHAT He did. (v. 2)
• Recognize all human weakness (including its own) and glory in God’s strength (It’s His church!) (v. 3)
• Demonstrate God’s power at work (not glorifying men's accomplishments) and be a place where His Spirit is clearly at work (v. 4)
• Show complete faith in the power of God and NOT in the wisdom of men (v. 5)
• Provide opportunity for believers to grow in maturity (v. 6)

1 Corinthians 2:1 - 6 (TMSG) 1. You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s master stroke, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. 2. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified. 3. I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate—I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it— 4. and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God’s Spirit and God’s power did it, 5. which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God’s power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else. 6. We, of course, have plenty of wisdom to pass on to you once you get your feet on firm spiritual ground, but it’s not popular wisdom, the fashionable wisdom of high-priced experts that will be out-of-date in a year or so.

1 Corinthians 2:14 - 16 (NASB) 14. But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. 15. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 16. For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of Christ.

We, the “called out ones”, the “set apart to God” people, “have the mind of Christ.” That’s got to be the greatest ‘word’ to any and all who hear it. We don’t have to depend on our mind…we have HIS.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions says the word “nous” (translated ‘mind’) means,

the mind…comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging, determining, reason in the narrower sense, as the capacity for spiritual truth, the higher powers of the soul, the faculty of perceiving divine things, of recognizing goodness and of hating evil, the power of considering and judging soberly, calmly and impartially; a particular mode of thinking and judging, i.e thoughts, feelings, purposes, desires

I believe God’s Word to be absolutely True. When Paul says we have the mind of Christ and I think about having Jesus’ perception, understanding ,etc. I am blow away. We just need to “tune into” His mind, and “tune out” our natural mind until we only know His.

If you start getting down or depressed or worried today, just remember, you have the mind of Christ if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior!

1 Corinthians 2:9 - 13 (NASB) 9. but just as it is written, “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” 10. For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. 12. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, 13. which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

We, the “called out ones” of God have received the Spirit of God. Wow! The church is filled with people who have received the Spirit of God. For a purpose he goes on, “so that we may know the wonderful things God has freely given us (NLT)”. We are even taught by the Spirit!!! Talk about blessed….

But I suppose we should look at that little clause Paul has inserted in v.12, “not the spirit of the world.” All too often we participate in this world as though we were of this world. We pay just a little too much attention to entertainment, TV, secular music, hobbies, or even our jobs. But we “called out ones” are to “come out of the world” and the world mindset and be ONE together on God’s team, being about God’s business.
Going to school today? OK, but remember God is with you and wants you to act like you’re His child! Going to work today? OK, but remember when you get upset that God is there with you and wants you to react according to His principles.

We have received the Spirit of God. Think about that when you wake up in the morning. Thank Him. Ask Him to make you more aware of His presence in your life. How blessed we are!! Now, let’s go share it with someone else…

1 Corinthians 2:6 - 8 (NASB) 6Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; 7but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; 8the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

Jesus said in John 10:27-28 (NASB) 27“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

It would appear that Paul is showing the church a principal. When he first came to the Corinthians he preached only Jesus Christ (v. 2). Now he is telling them that to those who are in Christ, to the more mature, to the “called out ones” he speaks with “God’s wisdom in a mystery.”

The church is to be evangelistic, reaching out to non-believers and preach “Christ and Him crucified.”

The church is also to unfold the “mystery of God” to it’s members. Teaching, discipling and growing it’s members to become more mature in the things of the Lord. Not just staying in the “basics” of Christ and Him crucified, but diving in to the Word, searching for His will for us today, searching for a deeper relationship with Him. Everything we ever wanted to know can be found in His Word!!!! The scriptures say, “By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life.” (2 Peter 1:3, NLT)

As the Lord brings each of us closer to Himself through prayer and study, wouldn’t it be great if we shared that with each other?

1 Corinthians 2:6 - 8 (TMSG) 6We, of course, have plenty of wisdom to pass on to you once you get your feet on firm spiritual ground, but it’s not popular wisdom, the fashionable wisdom of high-priced experts that will be out-of-date in a year or so. 7God’s wisdom is something mysterious that goes deep into the interior of his purposes. You don’t find it lying around on the surface. It’s not the latest message, but more like the oldest—what God determined as the way to bring out his best in us, long before we ever arrived on the scene. 8The experts of our day haven’t a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn’t have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross.

1 Corinthians 2:1 - 5 (YLT) 1And I, having come unto you, brethren, came—not in superiority of discourse or wisdom—declaring to you the testimony of God, 2for I decided not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified; 3and I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, was with you; 4and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power— 5that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

The faith of the church, all of those who call on the name of the Lord, should rely only on the POWER OF GOD. It should not be influenced by apparent intelligence, charisma or persuasiveness of men. Once again we’re drawn to the same point that we have seen before…the FOCUS of the church is to be on JESUS CHRIST and GOD the FATHER.

I mentioned last night that I heard a message that I had to download (gbible.org, message #330) because it struck me…This morning I remembered the one point that stood out and it was this, too many churches get caught up in thinking that ministering to each other is what it’s all about. That in itself is not bad, but when you put God in the number 2 position and think that “you are doing something,” it’s wrong. GOD is to be the focus of our love and attention. People are second. Return to your first love. Return to Jesus Christ and rest in Him. Let Him carry you, direct you for He alone is your righteousness, your holiness and in Him alone you have redemption. Have a blessed day!

What a great summer! We were able to help sponsor an every other week outreach in Willcox aimed at the teens of the area. 6 young people accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior as a result. We also helped sponsor a Concert at the Willcox High School with four different Christian Bands. What a blessing. That's really why we started the R & R...to help young people. Now we're doing that plus going into our eighth year of ministry to two local Nursing Homes.

All three of the members of Reflection are pursuing academic degrees right now...all online. Sharon, in Business Management, Bea in Health Information Management and John is seeking his Master's in Biblical Studies. Keep us in prayer!!

Teenagers and Seniors...the two largest age groups in the U.S. They will continue to grow in the next few years.

We have worked with the seniors for over 5 years now and John has been a youth pastor for almost 13 years. This year the R & R has taken a more active role in the lives of young people by giving 2 scholarships to teenagers going to Christian colleges. We have also been underwriting the expense of having young Christian musicians come into our area (very rural) and play for the teenagers that John works with. The results have been fantastic as they nurture not only the teens in our area, but provide the musicians that come with opportunities they might not have had. It has also been interesting seeing friendships develop between the two groups which are maintained through the miracle of the internet.

This coming summer a youth group from Atlanta will be coming out to join John's teens in a week-long camp adventure they are calling "Cafe Cochise 2005." They will be spending one day at an orphanage in Mexico in addition to praise & worship, special speakers, service projects in the local community and helping with Vacation Bible school in the evenings. Please keep it in prayer.

The R & R will continue to contribute to the lives of seniors and teenagers...it is our passion and our calling. Thanks for your part in all of this.
In Christ,
The Team @ R & R Ranch

Merry Christmas to you all!
Things have been quite hectic lately, but rewarding.
We just had the funeral of a dear friend and neighbor, Stella Sanchez. She shall be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

Thanksgiving week we (Reflection) sang at the Willcox Community Thanksgiving service, Wynne Chapel's Thanksgiving Eve service and 3 days at the 4th annual Old Pearce Holiday Festival.

We are continuing to support missions.
1. We helped the Faith, Hope and Love Kids Ranch in the Philippines buy bakery equipment to generate income for the ministry.
2. I shall be meeting with Pastor Isaias in Agua Prieta, Sonora this coming week (He ministers in the Navojoa are, about 12 hours south of the border).
3. We have contributed to the World Gospel Missions in memory of Stella Sanchez who was the church missions president and involved passionately in missions for the last 40+ years.

We are bringing in two bands, one from Payson and one from our area to do a Christmas Outreach to teenagers in conjunction with Wynne Chapel on December 19.

Keep us in your prayers and have a blessed Christmas and New Year.
In Christ,
John

We finally finished our second album and we think you'll like it. It is simply called "Heaven." Order now to give as Christmas presents for your unsaved (or saved!) friends. CDs are $15 each.
We've listed the songs below. If you would like to order one for yourself or someone else you may go to our website or send an order by email
1. “I’ve Got More to Go to Heaven For” 2:28
By Jack Campbell, © 1974 Dayspring Music
2. “I’ve Never Been This Homesick Before” 2:42
By Dottie Rambo, © 1977 John T. Benson Publishing (Brentwood/Benson)
3. (Where We’ll) “Never Grow Old” 3:10
By James C. Moore, © 1944 R. E. Winsett Music Company
4. “No Tears in Heaven” 2:30
By Robert S. Arnold, © 1925 by Stamps-Baxter Music Co.
5. “Heaven For Me” 2:38
By Lanny Wolfe, © 1974 Lanny Wolfe Music/ASCAP
6. “Tears Will Never Stain the Streets of That City” 3:48
By Dottie Rambo, © 1974 John T. Benson Publishing (Brentwood/Benson)
7. “I Can Only Imagine” 3:26
By Bart Millard, © 2001, 2002 Simpleville Music
8. “This World Is Not My Home” 3:43
By Albert E. Brumley, © 1936, renewed 1946 Albert E. Brumley & Sons, arr. John Chapman
9. “That Sounds Like Home to Me” 3:26
By Aaron Wilburn and Eddie Crook, © 1976 Word Music & Dayspring Music
10. “Suppertime” 3:23
By Ira Stanphill, © 1950 Singspiration Music
11. “Movin’ Up To Gloryland” 2:41
By Lee Roy Abernathy, © 1983 Abernathy Publishing Co
12. “I’ll Meet You in the Morning” 3:44
By Albert E. Brumley, © 1936 Hartford Music Co.,
renewed 1964 Albert E. Brumley & Sons
13. “If You Could See Me Now” 4:47
By Kim Noble, © 1986 Integrity’s Praise! Music/BMI and Hold Onto Music

Sorry it's been so long since the last entry. It's been one hectic summer.

In July, Reflection attended the Purpose Driven Worship conference in Lake Forest, California. It was held at Saddleback Church. It was fantastic. We got to sing in the choir that backed up Paul Baloche (Open the Eyes of My Heart, etc.), attended many different classesl; vocal, new music, youth ministry, and others.

In August, John led music for the 59th annual Cowboy Camp Meeting in the Chiricahuas. Reflection sang specials for most of the services. (4 services a day).

We also managed to complete our second recording called, "Heaven." We found a ministry that duplicates and prints the CD inserts cheaper than we can produce them ourselves so we are sending it out to them. We should have copies of the CD available in mid-October.

I know I've been terrible about keeping this up but here goes the "fill in the gap" session:
We (Reflection) went to the Purpose Driven Worship Conference at Saddleback church in Lake Forest, CA in July. The first week of August we led music at the 59th annual Cowboy Camp in the Chiricahuas.

In between all that we managed to finally finish our second recording called "Heaven." We have located a church in Corryton, TN that will do the printing and duplication for us cheaper than we could ourselves. The CDs should be in by the middle of October.

John led music for a youth revival at First Baptist Church in Bisbee last night. Lane Franks was the evangelist. 8 teenagers made first time decisions to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.

The Youth Group at Wynne Chapel that John leads graduated 13 seniors this year. But the attendance has already replaced them. They are running 32+ every Sunday night! (That's what they were running before they graduated the 13 seniors!!!)