Grunt in Church

At Wyandotte Family Church we truly believe in creativity, excellence and relevance in communicating God's word and the experience of church.

The past year and a half we have had the privilege to have Terry Kowalski lead our Grunt Team. He is currently leading one of our D3 Home Based Connection Groups and will continue to serve on the Pavement Posse in the parking lot. However, he is going to be stepping down as director of the Grunt Team.

The past year and a half we also have had the same 4-6 people come for set up. These faithful men & women of God have been used mightily and we value them and appreciate them greatly.

NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GRUNT IN CHURCH!! We are completely overhauling the Grunt team and launching something NEW. Here is the goal.

GOAL #1--Develop 2 Grunt Teams (#1 & #2) who rotate every other month. That way each Grunt team will set up & tear down and see an entire series through. This will allow people to have a month off and be able to stay fresh.

GOAL #2--We already have 1 person who is willing to help lead team #1 so we are praying and looking for someone who will lead team #2.

GOAL #3--Recruit 6 new people who will commit to every other month.

Simply email info@wyandottefamily.com with a yes to joining the grunt team and we can jot your name down to be contacted. You can also experiment and give it a try for a few months. You be surprised at how fun GRUNTING really is.

We have had a great month going through the series Gifts! (By the way you can listen to the messages on iTunes (subscribe to our podcasts) or at our website http://www.wyandottefamily.com/listen.html )

Week one we talked about God has created you to be unique. We are supposed to be different. 

Week two we looked at the various natural gifts that God has given us. You can read
Exodus 26-31. I would encourage you to read those 6 chapter and write down how many different natural gifts & skills it took to build the Tabernacle. You can also read Romans 12:6-8.

God has given you a natural gift. 

Week 3 we looked at supernatural (Spiritual) gifts. You can read about them in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. We talked about how we want to be a church that is supernatural but not strange. (Thank you Pastor Hubbard for that quote. That helped encapsulate my entire sermon in one phrase)

If you haven't taken advantage of the "Let us Help You Open Your Gifts This Christmas" campaign, I encourage you to so. This weekend is the last chance to turn in a gift certificate and get a free Strength Finders 2.0 book. 

Let us help you open your GIFTS this Christmas

We kicked off our NEW series GIfts this past Sunday. (By the way you can listen to the message on iTunes or at our website http://www.wyandottefamily.com/listen.html )


We looked at God's Word and how He has created every single one of us to be unique. 


Tired of feeling insecure? Tired of comparing yourself to others and battle pride or insecurity? Tired of feeling like you were given the short end of the stick when God created you. Open God's Word and follow us on this journey as we discover that God has given us the gift of uniqueness!! We all have been give natural gifts and have the potential to operate in supernatural gifts. It's going to be a fun month as we open up our GIFTS. 


(BTW: if you come this month we have a special GIFT for you)


Further Reading & Study:


Psalm 139
Genesis 1
1 Corinthians 12:12-18 

Spiritual HUB

Last month series "Family Ties" was a series that we can revisit and listen to time and time again (By the way you can on iTunes or at our website http://www.wyandottefamily.com/listen.html )

God designed the family to be the main environment where spiritual growth happens. From learning how to pray, worship and developing a missional heart, the family is the spiritual hub for growth. 


We tried to give practical resources and support all month to empower parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles to be empowered to lead their families. You can be a spiritual leader in your family. You can show your family who God is and be His hands and feet! Keep growing and learning and don't give up!  


PS. The family adventure is something you can do often with your own family. Better yet get together with another family and do your own family adventure :) 

Love loses itself

Julie & I just had our 3rd child almost 4 months ago. There is something powerful, mystical and amazing when it comes to babies. We love babies with all of our hearts. We get up in the middle of the night and lose sleep to feed them and change their diapers. We protect them and keep them warm. We do everything we can to love and take care of them.


Did you ever think of why? What have babies ever done to deserve that kind of love? Nothing! (except be adorable). 


That kind of love is the kind of love our heavenly Father gives us. A love that is sacrificial and a love that is unconditional. 


We are great at giving that kind of love to babies however we are not so good at giving that kind of love to others that have grown up. We get hurt, offended, betrayed, used, neglected and abandoned. Our heart grows cold and we build walls. 


I pray that we return back to the kind of love that God calls us to live and give. A love that is unconditional and a love that is sacrificial. When we begin to love others this way we will see much fruit!

Love is Paitent

This Past Sunday we looked at a 3rd aspect of love...patience. We shared two practical things we can all do in our daily lives to grow in this aspect of love. You can listen to the message at www.wyandottefamily.com Click on the media tab on the bottom right and select listen to messages.

To me this is a HUGE topic because patience is running thin in our culture. People are too stressed, busy, and worried to be patient. As followers of Christ we have another opportunity to shine the light of Christ as we live lives full of patience!

One of the interesting things I found in my studies was the correlation between patience and the Holy Spirit. Many times patience is mentioned in the same verse the Holy Spirit. It is also described as one of the fruits (evidence) of the Spirit.

Usually when I find myself losing patience and being short with those around me, I find myself running on empty. The reality is that we often leak. We experience God and His Holy Spirit in a prayer time or on a Sunday morning which is great. 

However, just like a car we need to constantly be filled. The more we are filled with His Spirit the more we will see patience in our lives.

Over the next 4 days why not pause and spend some time in prayer asking God to fill you with His Holy Spirit. Think about what your days ahead hold and allow God's fruit to be manifested in your life.

Love sees past the present into potential

Love sees past the present into potential. Love has this amazing ability to see someone for what they could be instead of only what they currently are. I am so thankful God loves me this way.


This past Sunday we asked the question, "How did we love this way in our daily lives." I believe the secret sauce is found in Luke 19:10--For the Son of Man came to seek & save those who are lost. Because He had a singular mission and focus. He was able to see opportunities for miracles everywhere. He was able to see what people could become because that was His mission. 


Because Jesus lived missionally he always SAW things that most people missed. Look at how many times it said, "Jesus Saw." When you read this phrase it's normally followed by a miracle. 


Matthew 4:18--As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers...


Matthew 4:21--Going on form there he saw two brothers...


Matthew 5:1--Now when he saw the crowds...


Matthew 8:18--When Jesus saw the crowd around him...


Matthew 9:2--When Jesus saw their faith...


Matthew 9:9--As Jesus went form there he saw a man...


Matthew 9:22--Jesus turned and saw her...


Matthew 9:36--When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them...


Because Jesus knew his mission and was focused, he was able to see what others didn't. 


What would happen if we embraced Jesus' mission for our lives? What would happen if we lived our entire lives for His glory and His cause? 


I wonder what things we would be able to see?

Love sees past the present into potential!