Friday, January 30, 2009

fear is a tool of the enemy to keep us from living


"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?”  Actually, who are you not to be?  You are a child of God.  Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.  There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so other people won’t feel insecure around you.  We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us… And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -Nelson Mandela

Monday, January 5, 2009

A Tale Of Three Kings

The Boise Vineyard has launched a 13 week sermon series titled "The Heart of David" studying the life of David in the Bible. The series will focus on the ups and downs of his life and why he has been called "a man after God's own heart". 

They are also using the book "A Tale of Three Kings" as a reference and have created a blog on-line for people to enter into the conversation and study http://www.ataleofthreekings.com 

The VineArts ministry at the Vineyard has painted a large 3 paneled canvas backdrop coinciding with this study reflecting various elements of David's life (through artistic symbolism) and the connection to Christ and God's hand throughout the ages.