John Markum

3 Ways to Lose your Soul

New series: 3 Ways to lose your soul

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” – Matthew 16:26. Everyone has faith… Some put theirs in a list of do’s and don’ts . Some in money. Some in people. But what if the things that we’ve been living our lives for are all empty? What if the very things that we have put our faith in are the same things that will make us lose it all… even our soul? And more importantly: How do we avoid losing our soul?

Join us on Saturday nights for some real soul searching. Begins March 5th, 6 pm. To know more about The Awakening, go to: www.qcawakening.com

 

Blessings,

John

 

“Come to The Awakening!”

We wanted to share the following video with all of the friends of our Saturday night worship experience, The Awakening. We’re asking all of you to watch the video, and pass it on. Even invite someone to come to church this Saturday with you. We are encouraging all of you who are close enough to attend, to see for yourself what The Awakening is all about. We understand that many people have their own hang-ups to coming to church. Maybe you did go to church at one point and you’ve stopped. Maybe someone in a church hurt you. Maybe life has simply been painful and you feel like God wouldn’t want you anyway.

Whatever your story is, we have a place for you at Edgewood on Saturday nights. Come as you are – hurts, successes, failures, baggage, doubts, insecurities, hopes, and dreams – and find that you’re not alone, and we’re all in this thing called “life” together. It doesn’t matter if you’ve struggled with addictions, had an abortion, grew up in church, or have been running from God. This is a place of hope and healing. This is a place to start again. This is a place to belong.

We hope to see you this week!

John

 

Text-a-Prayer

I am serious about prayer. Experience has taught me that the times of most consistent prayer always yield the the richest times of the blessings of God. Conversely, whenever I’ve gotten less consistent with my prayer life, my world gets more and more chaotic. Now I’m not saying my life is easier when I pray. I’m saying that God’s hand of favor seems to press on me the more I press into Him. Which actually results in some of biggest obstacles becoming my greatest opportunities to see God move.

I want to experience that kind of God-anointed, Holy Spirit-empowered prayer life every day. Not only for me, but for you. I hope that you are regularly getting alone with God, and connecting with your Heavenly Father. But to take it to a whole ‘notha level, we need to lift one another up. I want to pray for you… whoever you are reading this today. If you will comment on this blog, or text me your prayer request, I will pray for you today. Not because I’m awesome and God always does what I want Him to, but because God is awesome, and He always does what is best for me, even when I don’t understand. So share it with me, and I will pray for you. There is much power in consistent prayer.

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Blessings,

John

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