Mosaic Uptown's Second Service Recap

Mosaic Uptown's Second Service Recap

1st Service, we had 205 people. 2nd Service, we had 190. This is a very good thing. The reason that this is a good thing is because around 15 people who came the first time were people who were there to support Mosaic Uptown's launch.

Mosaic Uptown meets at the Visulite Theatre on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. Our vision is to reach out to the city of Charlotte while offering an environment that is not the norm. We don't need a buildling, we don't need stability of location, nor do I think a lot of people desire it. The change is excitement, the chaos is less each week but still creating a culture that is fluid is very important. People need to be okay with change. The culture of Mosaic seems to be headed in that very direction. Our destination is the same but the avenue that we reach this may change. People need to understand that structure always submits to what the Spirit of God is doing.

I have an amazing team that I am working with. The volunteer staff are incredible. The foyer team had 26 volunteers today. Emily Hollister is the volunteer cordinator for the foyer team. It has been amazing to see her heart blow up for Jesus more and her life really being lived on mission. She has the most AMAZING heart and I can trust her. She does what needs to get done with no questions asked.

Each person on the team is vital. Their presence is what makes all of this possible. Without our volunteer staff, Mosaic would not exist. Naeem was talking today about how it really does matter who you have around you. The people who are giving their lives away at Mosaic are the right kind of people. They give of their lives, resources, time and most of all their passion. Uptown Volunteer Staff, thank you for giving your lives away. We are excited about the future.

There are thousands of children who are invisible and they are constantly running to save their own lives. Walking five to ten miles at night, they roam to grasp a sense of safeness in the abyss of their terror. These children are what we know as the invisible children. They have been made famous by the documentary which was made by three USC students which has catalyzed movement on their behalf.
This is a social justice issue which needs to be addressed by our culture. There are children in Africa who are suffering, being killed, raped, murdered, tortured, and anything else your mind can think up of that is absolutely horrific. And we as American do what? Nothing or at least the majority, we sit in our comfortable worlds where we live and think of what we will eat next. The person next door wonders what she will buy next and the boy next to her thinks of when he will have sex next. This is our culture and not even at its worst. If not that extreme, Christians talk about the good they will make in the nations but I see only a select few activating and going to them. Will we counter it? I think this generation will and I see more and more rising up!
There is potential and I will not be the negative one and say that we are going down hill. But I will see that we have been raised to think of things that are worthless, hopeless and countless in the face of eternity. We need to rise up and exchange the mundane for the dream. We need to cast vision over our friends and hope over the nations. We need to excite the world to the reality that there is a God who cares for them and who desires to see change. God will act on his own behalf but he has placed humanity on this earth to ignite change and pull goodness from the heart of each person. He is the only one that can use you to do this and have an impact on eternity. People can pursue social justice and that’s great but when justice is pursued through the kingdom of God, it’s the best you will ever get.
The person who started the movement in Rwanda, the genocide going on in Sudan and the army leader who leads the people that take children to make them soldiers are people whose hearts desire goodness but they can not see it. There eyes need to be cleared and their minds need to come undone. Will you be the one to go? Don’t just go and be with the victims…go to the root. My question is how do we do this?

Children....

There are thousands of children who are invisible and they are constantly running to save their own lives. Walking five to ten miles at night, they roam to grasp a sense of safeness in the abyss of their terror. These children are what we know as the invisible children. They have been made famous by the documentary which was made by three USC students which has catalyzed movement on their behalf.
This is a social justice issue which needs to be address by our culture. There are children in Africa who are suffering, being killed, raped, murdered, tortured, and anything else your mind can think up of that is absolutely horrific. And we as American do what? Nothing or at least the majority, we sit in our comfortable worlds where we live and think of what we will eat next. The person next door wonders what she will buy next and the boy next to her thinks of when he will have sex next. This is our culture and not even at its worst. If not that extreme, Christians talk about the good they will make in the nations but I see only a select few activating and going to them. Will we counter it? I think this generation will and I see more and more rising up!
There is potential and I will not be the negative one and say that we are going down hill. But I will see that we have been raised to think of things that are worthless, hopeless and countless in the face of eternity. We need to rise up and exchange the mundane for the dream. We need to cast vision over our friends and hope over the nations. We need to excite the world to the reality that there is a God who cares for them and who desires to see change. God will act on his own behalf but he has placed humanity on this earth to ignite change and pull goodness from the heart of each person. He is the only one that can use you to do this and have an impact on eternity. People can pursue social justice and that’s great but when justice is pursued through the kingdom of God, it’s the best you will ever get.
The person who started the movement in Rwanda, the genocide going on in Sudan and the army leader who leads the people that take children to make them soldiers are people whose hearts desire goodness but they can not see it. There eyes need to be cleared and their minds need to come undone. Will you be the one to go? Don’t just go and be with the victims…go to the root. My question is how do we do this?

Where I am at....


on the road to beautiful by charlie hall

I crumble at Your kiss and grace
I'm a weakling in the dust
Teach me how to cling to You
With all my life and all my love
Father come to me, hold me up 'cause I can barely stand
My strength is gone and my breath is shot, I can't reach out my hands
But my heart is set on a pilgrimage to heaven's own bright King
So in faltering or victory I will always sing
And on the road to beautiful
My seasons always change
But my life is spent on loving You
To know You in Your power and pain
You're my portion in this life
You're my strength now in my fight
And to You I pledge my heart
In the pain and in the dark I'll love You
I'll love You, I'll love You
I'll love You...
This is where I am. Barely holding on because I have been so overwhelmed but I have a peace in my soul and family around me that loves me. God answered two huge prayers this week and I am so thankful for that....

Prayer and Healing

prayer/healing REPAIRED


I went through a prayer session today with some woman at Mosaic LA and can I just say that God opened my heart up to areas I was never aware of; It's funny how he knows me so well; He brought meomories to mind only he could of; His spirit flowed through my heart and allowed me to forgive people I never knew I was angry at; My stomach feels looser and my body feels more free; This journey that he began today is one that I will not take lightly; It's one that has to be taken; Erwin spoke on something today that correlated so clearly with this; God spoke directly through him to my heart; It was a part where he said, you have to look past the storm and see the sunlight; Don't be fake and act like the storm isn't there, just make sure you are speaking the hope you see through the storm; Right now there is a storm in my midst; There are things that I was unaware that now have been unveiled; There are places I don't even want to began to go because I know the pain there is difficult and real; I just hope humanity realizes that so much has hurt them and their heart is to precious to be hurt anymore God desires to heal

The second part of this is about strength finders; The woman and I talked about my strengths in the midst of the different environments that were deeply rooted in heartache; My strengths were so difficult to deal with within those contexts; It was SO AMAZING to see strength finders used during prayer; I am so excited to get certified this week and take it to the nations; People's lives will be changed when they see there strengths and their God given talents; The lie that people should focus on their weaknesses instead of their strenghths will be defeated at least a TINY BIT but God's heart in my heart; I can not take it for one more day, seeing people focus on their weaknesses breaks my heart; May we live to show people the things inside their souls that are AMAZINGLY theirs and given to them by the creator of all that is good!; Give your lives away for the sake of other people and fufilling their dreams; This is where healing comes from; Stop be silly and selfish and love on some people today Wake up Worldwe need to live with more urgency

Crystal Clear!

So I was working out today and was reading "Natural Health". It is one of those amazing magazines where you can see the image of God all over it. I am currently doing a project on the existence of Jesus in a mixed religious world and how we as His followers can say that he is the only way. First of all I see glimpses and common ground material in so many things. I read an article in the magazine that made me think of this.

It was called "Crystal Clear". What is energy? Most of us think of it as a commodity- whether its gasoline or Red Bull, we buy what we need and that’s that. In actuality, the human body is an energy conduit that never rests. We're all constantly transmitting energy information to the universe and receiving it in return. "Everything is eternally moving and vibrating at an incredible speed," says Japanese researcher Masaru Emoto, author of the bestselling The Hidden Messages in Water. While individuals vibrate at unique frequencies, Emoto theorizes that each of us has the sensory skills to feel and affect the vibrations of other beings, as well as objects, place, and occurrences in nature. Using high-speed photography, he discovered that frozen water crystals respond distinctly to positive or negative energy contained in words, images, and music. Water exposed to kind and beautiful expressions forms magnificent, jewel-like crystals, while harsher stimuli result in shapes that are dull, warped and fragmented.

It’s funny to me how beauty and creativity affects the universe even in the greatest of ways like it does to water particles. How can people not believe? There are many reasons…there is hurt in this world which is the harsher stimuli which makes them shape and view things as fragmented and negative. There is an unknowing of what really has created all that is. It makes me sad but SUPER excited to know how water crystals respond to goodness because the human soul is so much greater. Pascal says the human soul can’t bare itself to anything without it being affected. I hope your life is affected the souls around you in a very positive way.

Rival and Heart

Main Entry: 1ri·val
Pronunciation: 'rI-v&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream -- more at RUN
1 a : one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess b : one striving for competitive advantage

There are rivals in my life for my heart and for my life. There is more than one thing striving to obtain something that only the ONE can possess. How much longer will my concious enter into a place that is aware of this battle and letting the certain thing that should not win WIN. I am aware of the rivals and the roots. What will i do to uproot these?

It begins with this verse that I continue to pray in my heart, soul, body, and mind. "Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name."

So many times in the old testament you see divided hearts. In Ezekial 11, God is speaking with Ezekial about the condition of the heart of certain leaders of the people within Israel. The leaders were divided and vile. They were serving two things, tangible items and unseen ones. They were advancing evil and not overcoming it. While Ezekial was prophesying to the people about their consequences in sinning, one of the leaders died. Ezekial cried out to God and pleaded with him not to kill everyone. God explained that he was going to give them an undivided heart and even better A NEW HEART.

God has declared a new heart within each of you, he has given it to you if you are in Christ Jesus. That heart is not stone, it is flesh. You are brought back to Eden, not longer haunted by it in a taunting way. You are hearing echoes of the enternity that God is longing to bring you into. He has given this to you. Take hold of it, claim it, and celebrate it. My heart has been renewed! I am in love with Jesus more and more. I pray that world will know this hope. GO GO GO Kingdom.

Meeting with Scott and Leadership Chat with STeve.

Amazing Night. Oh my gosh it's been a while since I have experience something as holistic as I have tonight.

I met with Scott which by the way, can i just say that I believe in him so much! It is like having someone in front of you who can explain what you are saying in a very real and in tune way. He knows me fairly well in both my weaknesses and strengths. He can see my limits and the boundaries that need to come up in my life. He understands me wanting to feel connected and that this is the thing that matters. It's not the process in which this takes place but the end result of the connectedness.

I am blessed to have Scott, Alice and so many other back in my life. It's been so long since I have actually felt like I was giving my life away to Mosaic but I am very excited about doing this for my last three months here in L.A. and who knows that God will do next....

Steve did a great job tonight while he spoke about emotional intelligence. I will leave you with this. Self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relational management are what make you have emotional intelligence. It's amazing to see how much of this I lack but how excited I am to join the journey with so many others in this quest to become more healthy in this context. Did you know that the successful people are the ones with eq regardless of their iq. Funny thought?