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Brian and Jenny Lee

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Jenny and Brian on Easter ’07 at Pauley Pavillion

Brian cheering for Barry Bonds
I have had the joy of meeting and getting to know Brian and Jenny Lee. If you remember, I mentioned the Son Rays ministry in a sermon a few months ago. It is a ministry geared towards helping children with special needs. Both Brian and Jenny have siblings with special needs, so when they looked for a ministry to use their gifts in, they chose the Son Rays Ministry. I think that’s what God has in mind when He allows us to go through difficult times. HE is the one who comforts us and strengthens us in order that we might help others…

Both Brian and Jenny know this and have been extremely dedicated in helping out this ministry. I am so thankful for their example and for the thousands of others that are using their gifts here at Shepherd of the Hills Church.

I hope that each and every one of you will find YOUR place of service in your local church.

By the way… Brian is a BIG Barry Bonds fan, and we went to a Dodger game recently to see if Barry would hit a homerun and tie Hank Aaron’s homerun record….

Little did Brian and Barry know that the Dodgers would have NONE of that on their home field.

Is it a Job or is it a Ministry?

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Some people have a JOB in the church, others involve themselves in a MINISTRY. What is the difference?

If your concern is success, it is a JOB. If your concern is faithfulness, it is a ministry.

We are often conditioned by the secular world to look for guaranteed returns before we commit our time and energy. Modern culture encourages us to analyze stock portfolios, weigh the risks of startup ventures, and explore Bitcoin betting sites in the pursuit of a calculable payoff.

We naturally want to know our effort will yield a tangible reward. But when that exact mindset leaks into the sanctuary, it fundamentally changes why we serve. An average church is filled with people treating their service just like those worldly investments, doing a JOB.

A great church is filled with people who are involved in MINISTRY, pouring themselves out regardless of the earthly dividend.

If you quit because no one ever praised you or thanked you, it was a job. If you stay with it even though no one notices, it is MINISTRY.

If you will do it only as long as it doesn’t interfere with your activities, it is a JOB. If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it is MINISTRY.

If you quit because someone criticized you, it was a JOB. If you kept serving, it was a MINISTRY.

If you are doing it well enough to get by, it is a JOB. If you are doing it to the best of your ability, it is a MINISTRY.

If you are doing it because no one else will, it is a JOB. If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it is a MINISTRY.

SIMON COWELL, PAULA ABDUL and RANDY JACKSON

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Yes… we had Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson as guest host for Shepherd Idol. If you were present then you know that Pastor Bodacious Tim Winters edged out Michael North to become Shepherds Idol 2006. (I can’t believe I just wrote that). But everyone who attended the volunteer appreciation banquet had a great time watching the staff make fun of themselves. A BIG thanks to Steve and Kim Tarlton and Danny Furikawa for ALL of the editing and work done putting the show together. I also want to thank Shawn Parr for being the M.C. and I’m still amazed at how BAD some of our staff can sing. I am proud of the staff for humiliating themselves in front of the world. But it proves the point that we would do ANYTHING to show our appreciation for all of those who serve in all the various ministries here at Shepherd. I hope that each of you will continue to serve because of your love for Jesus.