Comments on: Who Are We? http://www.arborheights.org/2010/04/15/who-are-we-2/ Encountering God in WORSHIP, his WORD and EACH OTHER Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tammy http://www.arborheights.org/2010/04/15/who-are-we-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2514 Tammy Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:24:37 +0000 http://www.arborheights.org/?p=232#comment-2514 Hi, Pastor Ken ~ I am looking for a church and I appreciate your blog message here! Could you write to my email address to tell me a little bit more about your church, since I am new to Seattle. Do you have weekday services or bible studies? The reason I am trying to decide is I will have to take public transportation to get to your location and I am wanting to know a little more information. RE: Blogging ~ It is difficult to jump in to blogging I think, so a very excellent job here as Erik says. Blessings to you on this sunny day in Seattle! Tammy Hi, Pastor Ken ~ I am looking for a church and I appreciate your blog message here! Could you write to my email address to tell me a little bit more about your church, since I am new to Seattle. Do you have weekday services or bible studies? The reason I am trying to decide is I will have to take public transportation to get to your location and I am wanting to know a little more information. RE: Blogging ~ It is difficult to jump in to blogging I think, so a very excellent job here as Erik says.

Blessings to you on this sunny day in Seattle!

Tammy

]]> By: Erik Kowalker http://www.arborheights.org/2010/04/15/who-are-we-2/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Erik Kowalker Sat, 22 May 2010 02:03:57 +0000 http://www.arborheights.org/?p=232#comment-34 Welcome to the blogosphere Ken! First Facebook, now a blog. What's next? Twitter?! :-) Glad to see you took the plunge with this blog. Looking forward to many more postings of your insights. By the way, here is my 2 cents in the blogosphere... <em>Soli Deo Gloria</em> Ken! Welcome to the blogosphere Ken!

First Facebook, now a blog. What’s next? Twitter?! :-)

Glad to see you took the plunge with this blog.

Looking forward to many more postings of your insights.

By the way, here is my 2 cents in the blogosphere…

Soli Deo Gloria Ken!

]]> By: Dave http://www.arborheights.org/2010/04/15/who-are-we-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Dave Wed, 19 May 2010 22:45:54 +0000 http://www.arborheights.org/?p=232#comment-32 Knowing who we are in Christ is very important. Actually believing it and living it out is equally important. During my teenage years, I participated in a conference that explored our identity in Christ. At the end of the conference I knew what the Bible said about my identity. However, it was not until my mid-twenties when I learned to live within that identity. My self-worth was determined by my performance. My success in school, work and relationships determined whether I was a worthy person. I did not allow myself to fail. If I did, then my worth would be defined by that failure. It was my mentor that helped me recognize the inconsistency between what I believed in my head and how I lived my life. The knowledge I had about my identity in Christ did not shape my self-worth. My actions proclaimed that the truths of the Bible were untrue. It has been a hard journey for me to fully trust in my identity in Christ. As I’ve shared this journey with other people, I was surprised at how many people share this struggle. It is one thing to learn about our identity in Christ, but that is only the beginning. It is a great struggle to think that you are a person deeply loved when you are rejected by your peers or a loved one. It is a great struggle to think you are a person of great significance when you failed a test, or a class, or in your career. It is a great struggle to think you are a person endowed with great power when you lose your job and unable to provide for yourself and your family. Knowing who we are in Christ is very important. Actually believing it and living it out is equally important. During my teenage years, I participated in a conference that explored our identity in Christ. At the end of the conference I knew what the Bible said about my identity. However, it was not until my mid-twenties when I learned to live within that identity. My self-worth was determined by my performance. My success in school, work and relationships determined whether I was a worthy person. I did not allow myself to fail. If I did, then my worth would be defined by that failure. It was my mentor that helped me recognize the inconsistency between what I believed in my head and how I lived my life. The knowledge I had about my identity in Christ did not shape my self-worth. My actions proclaimed that the truths of the Bible were untrue. It has been a hard journey for me to fully trust in my identity in Christ.
As I’ve shared this journey with other people, I was surprised at how many people share this struggle. It is one thing to learn about our identity in Christ, but that is only the beginning. It is a great struggle to think that you are a person deeply loved when you are rejected by your peers or a loved one. It is a great struggle to think you are a person of great significance when you failed a test, or a class, or in your career. It is a great struggle to think you are a person endowed with great power when you lose your job and unable to provide for yourself and your family.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.arborheights.org/2010/04/15/who-are-we-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Debbie Wed, 12 May 2010 10:43:45 +0000 http://www.arborheights.org/?p=232#comment-23 Where do I turn when I can't sleep in the wee hours? To the church website. Where do I turn when I can’t sleep in the wee hours? To the church website.

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