Thursday, May 08, 2008

Attitudes Impact Outcomes

I have been ruminating on something the last two weeks. It began on my trip to Orlando with some other Church Planters. We were discussing a future sermon and we found some really amazing big ideas in the text. It was funny because all of a sudden someone would break out into Pentecostal preacher mode to deliver the big idea... Wow! I have to admit it was really good. It did cause us all to laugh (a lot) but it was amazing how much I really learned. The next thing you know I was looking for big Ideas. What happened? My attitude changed. Attitudes impact Outcomes.

So the next time I am wandering why I am not getting much out of my Bible reading, the pastors sermon, a good book, or a small group discussion... maybe the problem is not the object but my attitude.

Jeremiah 29:13
"You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart."

5 comments:

Bryan Plyler said...

Lawd!!! I believe the boy's on to something. Preach on!!
I think the ride to/from the conference was at least as good as the conference (in an apples and oranges kind of comparison) :-)

Neal said...

It sounds like you traveled with some great minds! Hey, good looking blog.

Anonymous said...

welcome to the blogosphere, ruppe!

you've had a blog for like 15 minutes and you already got a comment from mcglohon...more than i've seen of him on my blog...:-)

and where did plyler come from...he jumped in the 'sphere, too.

I-95 will never be the same...neither will the way i put together messages...i'm scarred forever...in a good kind of way...

John said...

Dude.... besides the bad grammar and mispelled words, I like it! (in a pentecostal preacher kind of way)

CRJ/DJS said...

Wow, a blog virus is going around. All kinds of weazels are catching it.

You are worth hearing Pastor Ruppe. Keep them coming.