Life Community Church

Growing and changing.

David Handyside — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:13:44 +0000

I just read something interesting… if you’re feeling stuck and caught in a rut and you want change or growth then start doing things that will stretch you. When we can’t control or change the things around us then there is one thing that we can change…me. It is so easy to get frustrated and ‘bored’ in our walk with the Lord because we are not stretched and having to use our faith. Walking in Christ has got to be the most crazy, mind blowing (or heart blowing) thing there ever was. Yet, can we honestly say that it is? Maybe it is time to walk on the edge and see where He takes you. What do you think. I didn’t write this just to sound clever… I am really at the point in my life when normal is just not great – I want to see Him move. I am not looking for the run of mill answers… I want to hear your hearts. I really do.

Up is better!

David Handyside — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:04:33 +0000

I am reading a Wigglesworth message that reminded me of some truth and I have had to blog it – if I have become too satisfied with my comfortable life it is highly likely I have become less interested in ‘crying out’ to God. ”Crying out” really depicts desperation or high emotions. Rom 8:1 says that there is no condemnation for those who walk according to the Spirit. Walking in the Spirit means we have taken on a different life as we are no longer of the flesh because the Spirit of Christ lives in us – a NEW life. If we get comfortable with the world and lose the desire to ‘cry out’ it seems to me like we have settled for a life that is not ours anymore… like a person who has a liver transplant but then starts to drink again. Sickness follows. If we have called on Christ for new life then He has made a new and therefore it is required that a new life of seeking the source of our life is a must!

Fire!

David Handyside — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:27:34 +0000

Jesus in Luke 12:49 said ”I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” – when I was reading this a couple of weeks ago I felt like the Holy Spirit gave me a glimpse of the heart of Jesus when He said this… There was a longing for that fire to be unleashed! And now we live in times where we seem to be waiting for it to be kindled but it is already ablaze and we just need to step in! The next 2 weeks I am going to explore what this means! Let me know your thoughts and what God is putting on your hearts!

Who do you say I am?

David Handyside — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:33:11 +0000

I mentioned this in the service this week and I may chew on it a bit more next week (we’ll see what the Lord says) but I find it interesting that Jesus seems to imply to His disciples that they should not reveal who He really was as His purpose on earth may not be fulfilled! I hope this doesn’t offend anyones way of looking at the Word but it does bring me to the realization that there is extreme power in really knowing who He is!

Tough times

David Handyside — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:59:34 +0000

This has been a tough week physically and emotionally. Amy and I travelled to Kansas on Monday (9-10 hours of driving) for Ed’s funeral and then on Wednesday we had his memorial service in Yukon. Ed’s life was a testimony of his faith and how many lives he impacted. I was speaking to his mother who is 87 and wondering why he had to go and not her… not sure I have the answer to that. I know that God doesn’t see life the way we see it… death is not the end of life – it is the end of our time on earth. Ed is very much alive.

The early church realized that and that is why they would suffer and die before they denied Christ… We need to engrain this on our minds and understand that He is in total control even when we can’t see the end picture…He does. Romanian christians would be sentenced to years in prison for their faith…often their children left to the streets when both parents were imprisoned… what a choice! Too often today our family comes before Christ because we struggle to trust Him with the ‘big picture’. As we live Christ (not through church or habit but actually allowing His Holy Spirit to move through us) we will find our ‘world view’ changes as well.

Satisfied? Think again…

David Handyside — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:31:42 +0000

I was at the Destiny Network conference today and heard a message on keeping the testimony of what God has done always before the people. This stuck with me as we forget too easily who were ‘really’ are saved by. We can become too satisfied with our salvation and not allow the Holy Spirit to fill us with His power to bring focus on Christ. Seems to me like it is time to let the Holy Spirit flood our lives and see His power flow into the areas of our lives we have become focused and limited by…

Hope

David Handyside — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:38:55 +0000

Listening to Louie Giglio’s message on hope (When life hurts most) – am stuck by the fact that ‘in Christ’ we can find hope in ALL circumstances. We are promised that we will face trouble but we need to take heart. This is tough because we like think we won’t but when we do we seem to think it is because of our lack of commitment to Him. Is it?

Crazy eyes

David Handyside — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:15:31 +0000

The end of year… and I have been thinking about all that has happened so far and see the thread of His guidance through it all. It doesn’t matter if we have been happy, sad, crazed, sane, perfect or imperfect He has been there. He’s always there – no matter what. I can come up with the most amazingly crazy eyed situation yet He will never leave me or forsake me. He loves me and He loves you unconditionally. A powerful thought in a time when we are so conditional.

Looking like Christ

David Handyside — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:23:05 +0000

I loved the “chisel skit” 3 weeks ago and the question ‘God’ asked the man…”When you look in the mirror who do you see?” The man replies “I see me” “So I need to keep chiseling until you see my Son.” And then this week the challenge was until we know who God is we will not know who we are! This is really getting the juices going and I have to be honest in saying this that I believe we have lost sight, in general, what it really means to be a Christian. We are too easily influenced the the ‘non persecuted’ church mentality of comfort and lack of reliance on Him. We need to find out who He is… we need to seek Him… search for Him…. hunger for Him… regardless of our schedule! Not really a challenge – just needs to be our everyday lives. Discipline yourself to be hungry… I double dog dare you!

Just Church…

David Handyside — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:59:44 +0000

Okay, nice and short post here… we are the church and the church gets its mandate from Christ as He is the head of the church. So what is the church? I know what we have made it and I know what it has become but what is the church really?

What does it take to send the church viral (youknow like on youtube – a small video goes viral when it is viewed all over the world and takes thousands of hits a day)? I believe I know, but I want to see what you believe and then I want to ask you this… do you want the church to go viral?