Catalyst West: Craig Groeschel

April 24, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

3:54 PM tonymorganlive - Jud is introducing Craig from LifeChurch.tv.
3:55 PM tonymorganlive - (Just in case you didn’t know, Craig is the most handsome pastor in America.)
3:55 PM tonymorganlive - “I was taught and I thought” that’s the name of the talk.
3:57 PM tonymorganlive - “What believe determines what we do.”
3:58 PM tonymorganlive - “Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of the American church.”
3:59 PM tonymorganlive - “I was taught the church should be a safe place, but I’m learning the church should be dangerous again.”
4:00 PM tonymorganlive - “We’ve been inviting people to a very safe God.”
4:02 PM tonymorganlive - “You are called by God to preach a very dangerous message.”
4:02 PM tonymorganlive - “Preach Christ.”
4:05 PM tonymorganlive - “He was different in the presence of God.”
4:05 PM tonymorganlive - “Don’t trust the package. Trust the power of the Gospel.”
4:07 PM tonymorganlive - “Practical Athiests = People who believe in God, but act like he doesn’t exist.”
4:07 PM tonymorganlive - “Lukewarm pastors build lukewarm churches.”
4:09 PM tonymorganlive - “I was taught was to build my church, but I’ve learned my highest calling is to build His Kingdom.”
4:11 PM tonymorganlive - “My pastor says your pastor doesn’t preach the Truth.”
4:12 PM tonymorganlive - “I was competitive with churches in my community.”
4:12 PM tonymorganlive - “I was building my own little kingdom more than I was building His Kingdom.”
4:13 PM tonymorganlive - “Build your church on what you’re about and not what you’re not about.”
4:13 PM tonymorganlive - “Don’t put others down.”
4:14 PM tonymorganlive - “One of my important missions in life is to unite the Church.”
4:15 PM tonymorganlive - (LifeChurch.tv offers all of their resources for free.)
4:16 PM tonymorganlive - “We can do more together.”
4:18 PM tonymorganlive - “I was taught that success is only found in the big numbers, but I’m learning that the scorecard is changing.”
4:18 PM tonymorganlive - “You can offer free beer and draw a crowd.”
4:19 PM tonymorganlive - “I was driven by the numbers.”
4:20 PM tonymorganlive - “Don’t blame yourself the declines, or you might be tempted to take credit for the increases.”
4:20 PM tonymorganlive - “Find your identity in Christ.”
4:21 PM tonymorganlive - “Otherwise, you’ll be preaching to bring people in rather than to glorify God.”
4:21 PM tonymorganlive - “We have to redefine the win.”
4:22 PM tonymorganlive - “There are 4 billion people who need Christ. How can we claim to be a megachurch? We are a small church with a megavision.”
4:23 PM tonymorganlive - “People want to join a big mission.”
4:25 PM tonymorganlive - “You may agree or disagree. I don’t really care a whole lot.”
4:26 PM tonymorganlive - Line 1 = “I believe in the Gospel enough to benefit from it.”
4:27 PM tonymorganlive - Line 2 = “I believe in the Gospel enough to contribute comfortably.”
4:27 PM tonymorganlive - Line 3 = “I believe in the Gospel enough to give my life to it.”
4:28 PM tonymorganlive - “What kind of message am I preaching and living?”
4:29 PM tonymorganlive - “If you stay the same, maybe you don’t really know Him.”
4:30 PM tonymorganlive - (Craig just did the worm.)
4:30 PM tonymorganlive - (That was a pretty powerful message.)