Dangerous….it’s my middle name

I was in church Sunday, where we were completing the OnePrayer series…along with 1,000+ other churches.  I escaped to our conference room to be alone to watched the message that would be delivered by Perry Noble from New Spring Church. At first, he was making my laugh with his intense and ridiculous jokes. Then, somewhere in there I was lost in what he was saying. Just when I thought I was zoning out…I was pulled right back in with his prayer…..I pray that we would be the dangerous church that God wants us to be. I was punched in the face with it…..and I quickly shook that off with a fist pump.  I got overwhelmed with excitement.  That a pastor…in MY church….was saying something like that. 

the definition of dangerous:

dan-ger-ous: full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.

I don’t want to be a part of a church, or start a church that doesn’t do those things. I want to be risky, I want to be unsafe. I don’t want to go in to a sunday service not playing a certain song because I am afraid it will freak people out.  I want to freak people out. Now, I don’t want to do a song or quote a scripture to intentionally spook someone. I want to sing that song or quote that scripture because its REAL! Because it’s what God said.  

Not playing a song because you are worried that it would scare people is just retarded.  There…I said it!  I can’t sit here and let people be deprived of a worshipful, powerful message that someone arranged directly from His word. To me….that is NOT being dangerous. 

Being dangerous is making people squirm. 

Being dangerous is not holding back.

Being dangerous is rocking faces with every bit of it being God’s word…even if it scares people because you are singing about blood, or fire, or anything that aren;t “glory” words. (I’ll explain “glory ” words another time if you don’t know what I am talking about.

Being dangerous….is following what God has planned for you.

Being dangerous is shaking up a city, community, or the world

Being dangerous is preaching and BELIEVING God’s word

Being dangerous is doing something….that get people talking.

Being dangerous…..following God wherever he wants you

So…for every safe person, pastor, worship leader, pastor’s assistant, youth leader, etc…..

Do your community, your city, your WORLD a favor….and grow a pair and be dangerous!

JLuc.

Are You Ready?

I hanging out at my house yesterday, trying to complete the awful and tedious task of trying to find a sweet new wallpaper for my laptop. I couldn’t get satisfied with anything I was coming up with.  I didn’t even like a sweet vintage fender strat on my screen. So I started thinking…..how can I make this silly unimportant thing a deeper deal than it should be? Well, I came up with it.  I want it to be something that has been put on my heart….something that will remind me everyday that I will be a part of it shaking it up.  Something that will get me fired up every time I open my laptop. Something that when I see it I will always say…..big things are going to happen. I searched and searched and searched and I found it……..

The city of Boston skyline

Now….are you ready Boston?

Are you ready World?

Big things are going to happen there….

That city is going to be turned upside down….

Are you ready?????

 

JLuc.