Comments on: Your Path To Purpose

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:01:11 +0000

Oops… found a typo in my own comment. (Ugh.)

would be the proper phrase.

should read:

In which would be the proper phrase.

OK, back to your regularly scheduled blog. =)

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:59:45 +0000

Joseph, I agree with you. However, there are far too many days when the things I am passionate about are really not Kingdom things. For example, spreading the “gospel” of the usage of turn signals on Nashville highways!! That and not tailgating; turning on one’s headlights on overcast, cloudy, rainy, or snowy days; and not waiting till the last minute to merge (as the lane you’re in peters out).

Or the overusage of where (it is NOT the universal subjunctive conjunction, people!!!). How many of you have heard “It’s a situation where…” Ahem, a situation is not a location (a “where”). would be the proper phrase.

And use a comma, for heaven’s sake, when addressing a person:
Pete Wilson, though you are not my pastor, you are my best friend’s pastor. And she thinks you are faboo. And I think she is faboo. Therefore, you MUST truly be faboo.

See? =)

Hmm… I think I’m still stuck at the first question. I know I feel very passionate about some issues (as you have now read), but I’m not sure how to zero in on a particular population demographic. I mean, I’m not sure which set of people I am consistently concerned about. Or… what is the common thread that runs among people whose plights most quickly tug at my heart-strings. (Esp. to the degree that I care enough to actually do something and not merely feel an emotion for them and yet do nothing.)

*sigh*

By: danielle

danielle — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:54 +0000

Pete,

Thank you for being on spot in the Spirit and for encouraing and influencing people much outside the boundaries of “your” church onto godliness, holiness and purpose.

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:38:54 +0000

@Danielle, I believe you can listen to all the messages via our website. I also know we’re getting ready to launch our new website where the messages will be available via podcast.

Thanks for your kind words!

By: danielle

danielle — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:51:28 +0000

Hey Pete,

You always have such great, true, “right-where-I’m-at” messages. Is there a way to download CP sermons? I visited the Baggage one recently, but wasn’t able to sit and listen at my computer. Do you have podcasts or downloads?

Thanks!

By: amy

amy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:54:02 +0000

your posts always make me think. Lol. I honestly don’t know how I would answer these questions or even if I could answer them.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:50:53 +0000

Brenda, I don’t know you personally, so if I may presume to be so bold and say, it’s difficult for me to think that you want an understanding of what God wants you to do with your life, more than the fact that He wants you to do something. You say you’ve been praying for years now that He would show you what He wants you to do, but sometimes it’s a lot simpler than we make it out to be. What are you passionate about? Often times, what He calls us to do may start out looking very different from what it will end up as. Whatever it starts out as though, it often entails something we are passionate about so that we give everything to it even when it’s hard. Judging from your writing, it’s difficult for me to think that there’s nothing that you’re passionate about. My two cents!!

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:14:10 +0000

Pete – I tried to go listen to the sermon yesterday and it wasn’t up yet. I look forward to hearing it, and taking my own notes (can I download them from your site? I couldn’t find it) and moving through the series.

I’ve started the previous “baggage” series and am working my way through those.

Thanks

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:38:31 +0000

Love the questions Pete, although they scare me a little. Mike and I are listening to your message tonight. I can’t wait! Then I’ll get back to the questions…

By: Jonnelle

Jonnelle — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:26:27 +0000

To echo what others have said, I *love* the variety of populations that everyone has been called to serve and the causes people feel passionate about. It makes me so happy and humbled to serve along side fellow believers being the hands and feet of Jesus in different ways.

Salt and light are needed everywhere.

It is sad (and I am guilty of it!) when we feel that our cause is the *only* important cause and get upset when others don’t share the same zeal of it. I guess what I need to learn is that others can still care about what I am passionate about and support it (either monetarily, with prayer, or advice since they see it from a different perspective) but not be all WHOO-HOO best thing ever! about it. I/we can get hurt, angry and defensive.

And what I can learn when I don’t share someone else’s passion is to not rain on their parade.