Comments for matthewmthomas.com http://www.matthewmthomas.com Consulting with Churches, Non-Profits, Higher Education and Small Businesses to help individuals and organizations reach their full potential Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on God’s Economy #5: Ownership by God’s Economy: Messages of Hope in Financially-Uncertain Times « matthewmthomas.com http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2012/02/05/gods-economy-5-ownership/#comment-149 God’s Economy: Messages of Hope in Financially-Uncertain Times « matthewmthomas.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:58 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=227#comment-149 [...] Ownership: http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2012/02/05/gods-economy-5-ownership/ [...] [...] Ownership: http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2012/02/05/gods-economy-5-ownership/ [...]

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]]> Comment on Weekly Update, 29 January 2009 by Michelle http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2009/01/29/weekly-update-29-january-2009/#comment-131 Michelle Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:13:56 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=117#comment-131 I agree with Justin! You haven't added a new post since January? Wow. Maybe you'll have time to write if I do the bulletins again. We'll talk about that soon. Thanks for the prayer time today too. I'm looking forward to seeing what God's up to...even though I'm more than a little apprehensive. Please keep praying for me please. I agree with Justin! You haven’t added a new post since January? Wow. Maybe you’ll have time to write if I do the bulletins again. We’ll talk about that soon. Thanks for the prayer time today too. I’m looking forward to seeing what God’s up to…even though I’m more than a little apprehensive. Please keep praying for me please.

]]> Comment on Weekly Update, 29 January 2009 by Justin http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2009/01/29/weekly-update-29-january-2009/#comment-130 Justin Tue, 19 May 2009 04:25:51 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=117#comment-130 You should start writing on here again. - JL You should start writing on here again. – JL

]]> Comment on Weekly Update, 29 January 2009 by Scott Simpson http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2009/01/29/weekly-update-29-january-2009/#comment-129 Scott Simpson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:29:02 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=117#comment-129 We are a church with Baptist roots and we are also going through a time of bylaw revision. Would you be willing to share your draft copy with us? Thanks - Scott We are a church with Baptist roots and we are also going through a time of bylaw revision. Would you be willing to share your draft copy with us?

Thanks – Scott

]]> Comment on Weekly Update, 29 January 2009 by Michelle http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2009/01/29/weekly-update-29-january-2009/#comment-121 Michelle Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:18:21 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=117#comment-121 Pastor, I know that your days have been crazy, but I have been praying for you and everyone at FBC. I've felt helpless lately, but I can pray! Besides, I'm getting a little bit better every day. (And I'm off all meds!) To everyone reading this, THANK YOU for your words of encouragement, prayers, cards, and meals that you've sent; I appreciate everything! Lord willing, I'll see (and hug) all of you soon! Pastor, I know that your days have been crazy, but I have been praying for you and everyone at FBC. I’ve felt helpless lately, but I can pray! Besides, I’m getting a little bit better every day. (And I’m off all meds!)

To everyone reading this, THANK YOU for your words of encouragement, prayers, cards, and meals that you’ve sent; I appreciate everything! Lord willing, I’ll see (and hug) all of you soon!

]]> Comment on From a NZ Baptist Pastor by mark http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2008/04/27/from-a-nz-baptist-pastor/#comment-78 mark Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:14:19 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=38#comment-78 Yes. The King-Pastor (or the stage show up front) does the work and through lack of responsibility in contributing to corporate worship, the pew-sitter, well, just sits. What do you think? Yes. The King-Pastor (or the stage show up front) does the work and through lack of responsibility in contributing to corporate worship, the pew-sitter, well, just sits.

What do you think?

]]> Comment on Discipleship: A Deep Obedience by Michelle http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2008/06/22/discipleship-a-deep-obedience/#comment-77 Michelle Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=64#comment-77 Good news: I'm learning how to be an active participant in "long, deep obedience," even since last month when I wrote the first comment. Peace is coming, slowly but surely, and I think the Lord is basically pleased with me at the moment. Bad news: Obedience can be so frustrating! I reread your post, and the final paragraph hit a bit close to home this evening. I had some rough moments today, but I'm still feeling relaxed. (Praise God! I don't take that for granted at all!) Good news: I’m learning how to be an active participant in “long, deep obedience,” even since last month when I wrote the first comment. Peace is coming, slowly but surely, and I think the Lord is basically pleased with me at the moment.

Bad news: Obedience can be so frustrating! I reread your post, and the final paragraph hit a bit close to home this evening. I had some rough moments today, but I’m still feeling relaxed. (Praise God! I don’t take that for granted at all!)

]]> Comment on Vocation and Call – Whose will? by Debra http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2008/06/12/vocation-and-call-whose-will/#comment-76 Debra Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:01:02 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=62#comment-76 I believe the point here, and one that I am personally coming to as well, is that it is better to sit in the uncertainty until the open door is clear and know that you are moving as God would want you to move than to rush ahead into the unknown trying to make what you want to accomplish become God's will. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Perhaps in the waiting I will learn more than I could have in the doing. I believe the point here, and one that I am personally coming to as well, is that it is better to sit in the uncertainty until the open door is clear and know that you are moving as God would want you to move than to rush ahead into the unknown trying to make what you want to accomplish become God’s will. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Perhaps in the waiting I will learn more than I could have in the doing.

]]> Comment on Discipleship: A Deep Obedience by Debra http://www.matthewmthomas.com/2008/06/22/discipleship-a-deep-obedience/#comment-75 Debra Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:54:09 +0000 http://www.matthewmthomas.com/?p=64#comment-75 This thought on discipleship seems to dovetail with the vision of sin and grace that God has been revealing to me lately. I am starting to see, very personally, how the times when I do not consult God but instead move in the direction I wish to go or think is best are as much sin as the times when I decided to go a direction that I knew was not where God wanted me. I have felt deeply sad and completely defeated by this thought and then overwhelmed with joyous victory by the depth and breadth of the grace of God which covers me. That he can take our feeble attempts and create an actual transformation into something worthy of lasting in eternity is a miracle beyond human comprehension. I have caught of a glimpse of it and it makes me hunger to see more. Submission is such a small price to pay for such love. This thought on discipleship seems to dovetail with the vision of sin and grace that God has been revealing to me lately. I am starting to see, very personally, how the times when I do not consult God but instead move in the direction I wish to go or think is best are as much sin as the times when I decided to go a direction that I knew was not where God wanted me. I have felt deeply sad and completely defeated by this thought and then overwhelmed with joyous victory by the depth and breadth of the grace of God which covers me. That he can take our feeble attempts and create an actual transformation into something worthy of lasting in eternity is a miracle beyond human comprehension. I have caught of a glimpse of it and it makes me hunger to see more. Submission is such a small price to pay for such love.

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