MOVE THAT MOUNTAIN!

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

So I’ve been asked to pray about starting a college/singles group at the church I attend in Memphis. Actually it is the church I’ve decided to join b/c I need to be involved with a church family that will hold me accountable to my attendance, as well as my service to the Lord. So back to the singles group thing. Why me? I guess b/c I am single and I know how to meet strangers on the street, I can get them to join a church group based on being single and/or in college. The pastor seems to think it will be fun and it will but there has to be lots of planning and inviting done ahead of time in order for something like this to work. Am I cut out for it going to school? Sure, I just need to start each day with a better schedule and life will work out just fine. I’m only taking 3 classes this semester b/c I still haven’t gotten that MMR shot I need. I’m getting it on September 25th when I go back to my hometown for a visit. (I go back this weekend too, whoop, whoop!)

I try to think about what would be part of a college/singles group and the only thing that comes to mind is serving LOTS of free pizza and cookies! College kids will eat up millions of pounds of pizza the next few months. I don’t know the numbers on those statistics but I do know they eat lots of food and especially if it is FREE! I was shocked by what the University of Memphis’ Tiger Den has to offer in the way of food. There was absolutely no cafeteria food in there, it was all conveince food and some sandwiches like a deli would make but no food like I experienced in high school or just 10 years ago when I was a college student. Where did it go? No wonder obesity is an issue in this country especially if every college campus offers food like that. I know in my hometown that the newly named Bethel University offers cafeteria type food along with some other stuff but those items are offered inside the student center but inside University of Memphis’ Tiger Den which is their cafeteria you have all these convenience food places grouped together as the choices for food. Okay, how did I end up talking about all of this off the subject stuff?

I’m still praying about a ministry for college/singles at my new home church in Memphis. I’m not confused about how to do it but I am curious as to what to do to make the how happen. Did that make sense? I’m not really doing a whole lot at White Station Baptist to serve the Lord so I’m excited to be asked to do this. I just really want to be able to put the time and effort into doing the ministry and it be successful. If you have any ideas PLEASE share them with me. I’ve got a couple of things in mind and I’m also going to hook up with the Baptist Student Ministries on campus for help in getting the word out about our new ministry and for any ideas about how to begin this type of ministry. I’m a “non-traditional” student (which means I’m not college age going during the typical college years) and I’m thinking that will be an advantage for me.

Tonight at church we read Matthew 21:18-22 and if we ask God in faith for our “mountains” to be removed, they will come tumbling down. “Truly, I say to you , if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:21-22 ESV We were asked do we really expect God to move when we ask Him to move the mountain?