JoshLazar

are you kidding me?

begins next Sunday @ Lifepoint Church:

update on life...

* I'm not on vacation anymore!
* I am back in the swing of things and the normal routine
* Lifepoint Church is experiencing the groanings of the Holy Spirit getting ready to rush down on it!
* I am probably more geeked out right now in my ministry and what God is doing in the hearts, lives, and leadership of our volunteer teams than ever before!
* We are dreaming huge dreams and God seems to be answering YES to all of them right now!
* It pays to be 100% in the arms of what GOD wants for YOU - not what YOU want for YOU
* Caed is becoming a little dare-devil. His new trick is leaping from furniture to furniture.
* Mia's pregnancy is doing great! By the way: Its a Girl!
* We are launching a brand new website in the next couple of weeks - Time to put out big-boy pants on!
* Lots of other great stuff I can't share with you right now!
* One more time - I absolutely am blown away by the talent and leadership that God is placed in my ministry team at Lifepoint!

Vacation in Myrtle Beach...

Wanna know what I'm up to while I'm on vacation? 

Follow my tweets. Over there on the left!

and the winner is...

So, our creative team leader Fudi offered up this challenge to our creative team. Move a soda can 5 feet or more in a creative way. If everyone's moved 5 feet then the the winner would be based on creativity. You can modify or add to the can in any way you choose.

I thought I would play along too!
Thanks Fudi for putting the video together!

Environmental Projection

Saw this video on Camron Ware's blog. 

Brilliant - 

1.5 Today...

It is so hard to believe that Caedmon is a year and a half already! Looking forward to many more:
This is my shirt from when I was a kid!

God dwells in the praises of His people...

Worshipping God tonight with Los and the crew from Hillsong United...

I Can't Sleep...

Ok... so its 2:01 am as I begin to write this post. Can't sleep. It's weird, I'm completely wide awake and I am not a late night person. One of the practices I began several years ago is this. Whenever I wake up in the night I ask God to show me who He wants me to pray for. I've been praying tonight for a lot of you out there tonight. Probably you the one who is reading this.

I've prayed for the volunteers on the creative arts team at Lifepoint. I've prayed for marriages of friends to be strengthened. I've prayed for Caedmon and his future salvation when He can understand God's grace. I've prayed for the future children we will one day meet. I've prayed for my Pastor. I've prayed for God to show me sin in my life so I can confess it before Him. I've prayed for God to protect me from stupidity that would riun my life and ministry! I've prayed for Mia. I've prayed for continued fresh and clear vision from the Holy Spirit. And much more...

So, I thought I would come over to our home office and do some work. Maybe that will help me feel tired. I sat down and just felt led to write this post. Sorry, if I'm boring you reader out there in the blogosphere.

So... Here are some of the things I completely thank God for and give Him glory for!

• My salvation - I am a sinful man who has been bought with the high price of the life of my Savior. He gives me my identity.
• My family - I have the most beautiful wife, Mia. She has brought so much joy into my life since meeting her 6 years ago. She makes me laugh and she knows how to knock sense into my head when she needs to. I have such an amazing little boy - Caedmon. He is 100% ALL BOY! In the words of comedian Ricky Mokel, he is wide open! He gets more and more personality all of the time. Mia and I both have been blessed with great Christ-following parents. They are all still together in their marriages... rare. WE have great siblings - all of which claim to know Jesus personally.
• My Church - Lifepoint Church is one of those moves of God that is very rare. In it's short 4 years, God has changed hundreds of lives locally and even hundreds more through its influence nationally and globally. The regular stories of life-change completely support the fact that God has given a clear direction and our Pastor has led us to stick to that alone! I am so blessed just to serve in this place, let alone get to do it as my occupation!
• Great friends - see above. My church is the place where we have our dearest friends. The people we get to serve with are the people I enjoy spending my time with. I feel like the ministry we all get to do together is the place where we "hang out." Its so much fun doing life and ministry with people who share that common passion.
• My home and possessions - God has blessed Mia and I so much with what He has allowed us to manage. NOTHING we own belongs to us. We are stewards. We manage what He has given us. Yeah, I'm not rich. We often say no to things because of the dreaded budget - BUT, we are truly so rich! We have a home to live in, cars to drive, clothes in our closets, and diapers to change the little man's rear end with! God has always been faithful to us.
• My influence - I love more and more the fact that God is using me to influence others. My prayer is that God shapes, grows, and enhances me, so I can do the same with those God has me influence. Each day God gives me more of a shepherding heart to see others grow and reach their potential. Some would call that coaching, but I think thats what Jesus was talking about!
• Good health - Thank God I dont get sick often. Yeah, I sure hurt myself a lot lately, but thats another discussion! God has blessed me with great health. Little fact: In almost 9 years of full-time ministry I have only missed one week of "sick" time. That was for a minor surgery to have a cyst removed... :) Never a sick day!
• The future - I thank God now for what He is going to do in the days to come. I truly 100% believe that if YOU are following the will and vision of God - the best days are always yet to come. That's cool. We've seen some pretty amazing things so far! But we haven't seen anything yet! If God gives us more time on this earth, the ministry WILL grow and we will see a broader reach and greater impact - if GOd chooses to come and get us, well get HEAVEN! Yeah, enough said there...

So, their you go... Thanks for playing along. Still not tired. I think I'll do some creating!

Cinci-Blogumentary #7

God was glorified last week in Cincinnati. 200 Students and adults ministered along side of 8 church-plants. My prayer is that God will continue the work He started last week to reach thousands and beyond for the Kingdom in Cincinnati and the home towns of all the churches that participated! 

Much Love P2! Live for God, stay strong! Together we can move harder, better, faster, stronger!

 

Cinci-Blogumentary #6

QUICK HITS:

* This has been a good week. 

* 200 Students getting trained and mobilized to help 8 local church planters. How much more exciting could it get?

* I have felt like I've had a strong connection with the students. I really love getting to speak into their lives. 

* Many of the guys in the group have really been challenged and I can even see the changes in their lives just from this week. They have formed groups for their ministries back home to be leaders. The Church needs more men to step it up... Come on brothers, lets do this!

* This week has been fun, but it makes me realize even more that God has wired me specifically for the ministry He has placed me in at Lifepoint. I am so fulfilled in accomplishing His plan for me!

* I get to get on a plane in 7 hours to see my family. I have really missed them this time!

* Here are some pictures of Caedmon that my family sent me! 

 

* OK... time to get my mind wrapped around my last teaching this morning.