Sawmill Campus Blog

Food for thought….

Corey Garris — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:05:49 +0000

from an article written by Jon Acuff (see link below)…”Before I was a Christian, trying to fix myself and numb the things that hurt was exhausting. Now that I’m a Christian, trying to make life work on my own is just as tiring…I don’t want to be in charge of my growth, with effort-based faith that hollows me out and leaves me shiny on the outside and empty in the middle. I want Christ to be i…n charge of my growth. A Christ that didn’t say to the disciples, “Come and you will learn how to be fishers of men.” A Christ who said, “Come and I will make you fishers of men.” If you and I believed for a second that the same power that raised Christ from the dead was in us, can you fathom how different that day would be?”

http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2011/12/losing-your-religion/#more-6470

John Wimber’s teaching on church worship

Corey Garris — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:57:00 +0000

Check out this You Tube video of John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard Movement, talking about what worship is and what it is not. So worth taking 7:25 minutes to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2e07MW0pR4

Advent prayer calendar

Corey Garris — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:50:25 +0000

Advent: A Season for Welcoming Jesus into our Lives…please join Sawmill Campus as we take this Advent Season to pray and welcome Jesus into all areas of our lives. You can also email me, Carrie Mitchell at carrie.mitchell@vineyardcolumbus.org if you would like me to email you a copy of the prayer calendar!

Dear Lord:

Corey Garris — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:38:40 +0000

Help me to spread your fragrance wherever I go.

Flood my soul with your spirit and life.

Penetrate and posses my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of yours.

Shine through me, and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel your presence in my soul.

Let them look up and see no longer me, but only you, O Lord!

Stay with me, then I shall begin to shine as you do: so to shine as to be a light to others.

The light, O Lord, will be all from you; none of it will be mine; it will be you shining on other through me.

Let me thus praise you in the way you love best, by shining on those around me.

Let me preach you without preaching, not by words but by my example, by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what I do, the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to you.

Amen -John Henry Newman

Listen….

Corey Garris — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:02:01 +0000

“Listen in silence, because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God. But when you have listened to the voice of God in the stillness of your heart, then your heart is filled with God. This will need much sacrifice, but if we really mean to pray and want to pray we must be ready to do it now. These are only the first steps toward prayer but if we never make the first step with a determination, we will not reach the last one: the presence of God.” -Mother Teresa

Drink Deeply-Video Blog

Corey Garris — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:13:56 +0000

Video blog by Corey Garris with tips on how to drink deeply from God's well.

http://vimeo.com/31968493

Love to pray

Corey Garris — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:12:21 +0000

“Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus. Love to pray. Feel the need to pray often during the day. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of Himself. Ask and seek and your heart will grow big enough to recieve Him and keep Him as your own.” – Mother Teresa (yes, you will be hearing a lot from Mother Teresa these coming weeks)

“My secret is very simple: I pray.”

Corey Garris — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:34:36 +0000

“I don’t think there is anyone who needs God’s help and grace as much as I do. Sometimes I feel so helpless and weak. I think that is why God uses me. Because I cannot depend on my own strength, I rely on Him twenty-four hours a day. If the day had even more hours, then I would need His help and grace during those hours as well. All of us must cling to God through prayer.

My secret is very simple: I pray. Through prayer I become one in love with Christ. I realize that praying to Him is loving Him.” – Mother Teresa

Knowing Jesus

Corey Garris — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:28:23 +0000

“Ultimately, knowing Jesus isn’t about ‘getting blessed’ or ‘receiving blessings.’ Rather, it’s about knowing HIM-the changelessly faithful One-no matter what is going on around us!” -Jack Hayford

Sawmill Campus-Potluck

Corey Garris — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:46:35 +0000

This Sunday marks the 2 year anniversary of our campus! I’d like to encourage you to attend the service and celebrate God’s goodness with us. During the service we will be taking a special offering in remembrance of 9/11 to benefit those suffering in the Horn of Africa. We will also have a potluck after the service (bring a side dish) for those who can stay. Hope you can make it!

-Corey Garris

Sawmill Campus Pastor