Jesus is a Dude (Preview)

First off, I am a Christian, Jesus is awesome
- He is my saviour, Lord, God and King.

I do not intend in any way to disrespect Jesus in this, or the following blog post.
I do however, intend to challenge the strangely feminine view of Christ that many people seem to hold.  Also I must add, I love my church, this is not a stab at Hope CC by any means, but an invitation for men across the capital C Church, the body of Christ, to man up.

In our churches often everything is slightly, if not very, feminine.  From the colour schemes of our buildings and the style and lyrics of songs to the tone of the preacher.  This, I believe is a problem, one that needs to be addressed.

This post is primarily aimed at boys and men, but all are welcome to read and comment.  Also I would add that I am not a chauvinist, and I hate guys who abuse and disrespect women.  Please don't hear me that I am against women in church or anything of that sort, that's not at all my point, but what I desire to see is a change in the culture of kids without fathers.  And men not boys, stepping up to serve Jesus, loving and serving their families, working hard, carrying the load that God puts on us.




Godly Dudes (certainly challenging myself) need to step up and take responsibility, loving and leading with passion, strength and humility, like Jesus.

I hope and pray that by the grace of God, I challenge your view of Jesus Christ.

Men, would you honestly worship that guy?

Revelation 19

Dudes, read 1st and 2nd Timothy and Titus, then read them again.

Full Post "Jesus is a Dude" to be up within the next couple of weeks.

Church, Woohoo!

Well this is my first blog post, hopefully not my last...

What I want to talk about is my church, Hope Community Church.
http://www.hopecc.org.uk/home.php

So I first came to the church about 7 years ago (not 100% sure how long) but anyway around that time, with my family.  The last 2 years or so, I've been at Hope myself, after my family decided to move church following a season of change in the church leadership.  

Admittedly it's not been a completely smooth ride over the last few years, which I must say is no fault other than my own.  The amount of investment and teaching that has been poured generously into me from people in the church family has been huge, I've met some truly amazing people, made many friends for life and I would most certainly not be the same person I am now if it were not for the people I've met, the various church ministries and support I've recieved.  Not that I'm amazing now at all, but I would be far far worse still if not for God's grace working through my friends in our church.

So I must say a mahoosive big THANKYOU, to all my friends and our leaders aswell as all our people.  AND I'm excited to say that finally i'm becoming a member tomorrow!  I've never been a member in a church before so its a new experience for me, one that I look forward to very much.  It is about time I made a commitment to the church, and gladly I'm nailing my colours to the mast at last.

I love Jesus, He is awesome beyond our imagination!
I love my church and I'm buzzing to get more involved and serve Jesus here as I believe he has called me and put it on my heart to do so.  

You would be very welcome to join us for church anytime, we meet on Devron Way in Hinckley 10:30 start every sunday (more detail on website).

Good times :-) Woohoo!
God Bless x