Comments for jakerasmussen.com http://jakerasmussen.com No perfect people allowed. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on 10 Reason Why Church Planting Sucks by Phil N. http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/12/04/10-reason-why-church-planting-sucks/#comment-3016 Phil N. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:59:54 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=169#comment-3016 'Dude! Good observations and recognition of reality (for more than just church-planting). Just wish some could have been a little more pointed (grin)! ‘Dude! Good observations and recognition of reality (for more than just church-planting). Just wish some could have been a little more pointed (grin)!

]]> Comment on Check Her Out! by Priscilla http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/11/19/check-her-out/#comment-2981 Priscilla Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:11:35 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=167#comment-2981 wow, great video :) we should get a copy. wow, great video :) we should get a copy.

]]> Comment on Just Crap? by Jewel Tyson http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/23/just-crap/#comment-2946 Jewel Tyson Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:24:15 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=161#comment-2946 32kvc2x33jm5wczw 32kvc2×33jm5wczw

]]> Comment on John Piper on Voting and the ‘08 Election by DJ http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/11/01/john-piper-on-voting-and-the-08-election/#comment-2942 DJ Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:04:14 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=166#comment-2942 Oh, but I DO know. Yeah I agree with you man, don't necessarily agree with all of it (though all of it is for sure thought provoking), but I dig the overall call to be about the kingdom and not feel like our whole world rises and falls on the political candidate that gets elected. Piper rocks. Oh, but I DO know.

Yeah I agree with you man, don’t necessarily agree with all of it (though all of it is for sure thought provoking), but I dig the overall call to be about the kingdom and not feel like our whole world rises and falls on the political candidate that gets elected.

Piper rocks.

]]> Comment on Epic Church Movie Theater Ad by Deandra http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/03/13/epic-church-movie-theater-ad/#comment-2940 Deandra Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:59:15 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=50#comment-2940 Well written article. Well written article.

]]> Comment on Getting Help. by Mia http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/25/getting-help/#comment-2939 Mia Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:55:47 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=162#comment-2939 Breaking down your processes into tangible actions/steps so that you can see, hopefully subjectively, what you need to DO to acheive your goal may help w/ accepting the offers of help. It will allow you to point to a certain step you've identified and say "actually, yes, you can do 'this' for me." You may also want to identify, along w/ each step, supportive roles others can play in order to help you with each step you've identified. The help may be running an errand for you so you are free to work on something else, to actually doing something that is part of the project, but I think either way, listing out these identifiable steps will clear the possible fog that is preventing you from seeing the ways in which people can help you. IF it so happens that you need help even breaking down the big picture into smaller steps, I think you should look to someone in your community who has business experience or who you feel has the skills to assist you with creating a step-by-step approach to reaching the goals you need to reach and then once that is established, you'll know how and when to accept help. Breaking down your processes into tangible actions/steps so that you can see, hopefully subjectively, what you need to DO to acheive your goal may help w/ accepting the offers of help. It will allow you to point to a certain step you’ve identified and say “actually, yes, you can do ‘this’ for me.” You may also want to identify, along w/ each step, supportive roles others can play in order to help you with each step you’ve identified. The help may be running an errand for you so you are free to work on something else, to actually doing something that is part of the project, but I think either way, listing out these identifiable steps will clear the possible fog that is preventing you from seeing the ways in which people can help you.
IF it so happens that you need help even breaking down the big picture into smaller steps, I think you should look to someone in your community who has business experience or who you feel has the skills to assist you with creating a step-by-step approach to reaching the goals you need to reach and then once that is established, you’ll know how and when to accept help.

]]> Comment on Just Crap? by Jake Rasmussen http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/23/just-crap/#comment-2938 Jake Rasmussen Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:42:59 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=161#comment-2938 Brad, Thanks for checking out my lamo-blog. I think you and my mom are the only ones to read it. J/K. I didn't think of the angle you took there. But, I totally agree that technology can take over for sure. I think technology can really help in the process though. But, by and large do you think that social networking and such assist with relationships or harms them? -Jake Brad,
Thanks for checking out my lamo-blog. I think you and my mom are the only ones to read it. J/K.

I didn’t think of the angle you took there. But, I totally agree that technology can take over for sure. I think technology can really help in the process though.
But, by and large do you think that social networking and such assist with relationships or harms them?

-Jake

]]> Comment on Just Crap? by Brad Ruggles http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/23/just-crap/#comment-2937 Brad Ruggles Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:26:17 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=161#comment-2937 Just found your blog through a Google Search on Jedediah clothing. This is a great question. One I've been asking is, What happens when technology takes a higher priority over people? It's hard for me not to get wrapped up in my blog and social networking. People are what matter. Just found your blog through a Google Search on Jedediah clothing.

This is a great question. One I’ve been asking is, What happens when technology takes a higher priority over people? It’s hard for me not to get wrapped up in my blog and social networking. People are what matter.

]]> Comment on An Equation For a Church? by Jake Rasmussen http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/20/an-equation-for-a-church/#comment-2936 Jake Rasmussen Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:22:08 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=159#comment-2936 Man I appreciate your comments. And I do think you are right in comparing the quote-on-quote, body to the church. I think there is more to it. …this is messy in my head so I am going to spit it out and we can clean it up later… Although the body of Christ is, in fact, believers who follow Jesus yet then there is still the church. Is it two different things or not? In my mind, at first glance, I would say yes. Follow me here. The body of Christ is universal, meaning all believers // everywhere. Yet the church is a smaller segment of, just that. The body. So, yes they both can be the same thing yet different. Meaning…. the Revolution Church and Epic Church are indeed, churches, yet we are still part of the body of Christ. Follow me…. Ok, as I am typing this I am feeling silly trying to break this down. Sure… your equation can have a place on this blog. The “goal” might not be so much about growth at all. Numerically speaking, but in transformation. Bringing about Kingdom transformation here in our city. Maybe in the equations I have found which started my wheels spinning had the church and kingdom on the wrong side of the equals sign. Regardless of Epic Church ever reaches “x” amount of people the measure of her effectiveness is in transformation not addition of souls. But, I imagine that regardless of what equation you and I can come up with your heart and my heart desire to see our city a better place. To see marriages strengthened, divorce to go down, our jail systems to become less crowded with druggies, wife-beaters, rapist, and so forth. And that is only if the body of Christ, works together to fulfill our mission, to bring the Kingdom of God to earth and we see healthy churches birthed and strengthened. Or am I full of it? Man I appreciate your comments. And I do think you are right in comparing the quote-on-quote, body to the church. I think there is more to it.
…this is messy in my head so I am going to spit it out and we can clean it up later…
Although the body of Christ is, in fact, believers who follow Jesus yet then there is still the church. Is it two different things or not? In my mind, at first glance, I would say yes. Follow me here.
The body of Christ is universal, meaning all believers // everywhere. Yet the church is a smaller segment of, just that. The body. So, yes they both can be the same thing yet different. Meaning…. the Revolution Church and Epic Church are indeed, churches, yet we are still part of the body of Christ. Follow me….

Ok, as I am typing this I am feeling silly trying to break this down. Sure… your equation can have a place on this blog. The “goal” might not be so much about growth at all. Numerically speaking, but in transformation. Bringing about Kingdom transformation here in our city. Maybe in the equations I have found which started my wheels spinning had the church and kingdom on the wrong side of the equals sign. Regardless of Epic Church ever reaches “x” amount of people the measure of her effectiveness is in transformation not addition of souls.

But, I imagine that regardless of what equation you and I can come up with your heart and my heart desire to see our city a better place. To see marriages strengthened, divorce to go down, our jail systems to become less crowded with druggies, wife-beaters, rapist, and so forth. And that is only if the body of Christ, works together to fulfill our mission, to bring the Kingdom of God to earth and we see healthy churches birthed and strengthened.

Or am I full of it?

]]> Comment on An Equation For a Church? by josh reich http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/20/an-equation-for-a-church/#comment-2934 josh reich Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:27:02 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=159#comment-2934 jake, i would have to disagree with both of them. i would put it like this: body + mission = kingdom the body is the church. i have a hard time seeing the kingdom as serving the church but feel like it needs to be the other way around. the goal is kingdom growth, not church growth. just a thought. jake,

i would have to disagree with both of them. i would put it like this:

body + mission = kingdom

the body is the church. i have a hard time seeing the kingdom as serving the church but feel like it needs to be the other way around. the goal is kingdom growth, not church growth. just a thought.

]]> Comment on Powerful Reminder… for me. by Priscilla http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/03/powerful-reminder-for-me/#comment-2933 Priscilla Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:30:56 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=154#comment-2933 this is one of my favorite skits. it seems that so often we 'dance with evil' and get caught so deep in it that we don't realize we should have turned to God in the first place to get through the worst; as opposed to trying to do things on our own. i think that honestly, i did that far too often, and this video skit is a great way of showing what many of us struggle with. God is amazing, no matter how many times we stray. this is one of my favorite skits. it seems that so often we ‘dance with evil’ and get caught so deep in it that we don’t realize we should have turned to God in the first place to get through the worst; as opposed to trying to do things on our own. i think that honestly, i did that far too often, and this video skit is a great way of showing what many of us struggle with. God is amazing, no matter how many times we stray.

]]> Comment on Advent Conspiracy by josh reich http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/10/03/advent-conspiracy/#comment-2932 josh reich Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:17:44 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=152#comment-2932 good stuff jake. we are doing this at revolution this christmas. we are actually canceling church the one week in december to go and do some good in our city as a way to introduce people to the idea of serving and loving our city. good stuff jake. we are doing this at revolution this christmas. we are actually canceling church the one week in december to go and do some good in our city as a way to introduce people to the idea of serving and loving our city.

]]> Comment on Broken and Scared by Priscilla http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/09/05/broken-and-scared/#comment-2930 Priscilla Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:31:38 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=147#comment-2930 just so you know, that was one of your best sermons. actually, it WAS your best. just so you know, that was one of your best sermons. actually, it WAS your best.

]]> Comment on Why Jedidiah? by Katie http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/09/25/why-jedidiah/#comment-2927 Katie Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:42:56 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=151#comment-2927 Thanks for the shoutout! Love what you're doing and looking forward to see how our paths cross in the future. Thanks for the shoutout! Love what you’re doing and looking forward to see how our paths cross in the future.

]]> Comment on Broken and Scared by Phil Nelson http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/09/05/broken-and-scared/#comment-2921 Phil Nelson Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:02:59 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=147#comment-2921 Hope it went well! Don't back down. Porn is the worst and most pervasive sin of our generation. Something so beautiful and given by God used in base and selfish ways. Preach about it and offer help and hope! Hope it went well! Don’t back down. Porn is the worst and most pervasive sin of our generation. Something so beautiful and given by God used in base and selfish ways. Preach about it and offer help and hope!

]]> Comment on Put it on your computer by DJ http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/09/06/put-it-on-your-computer/#comment-2920 DJ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:16:44 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=148#comment-2920 Got it, and it is worth it. Covenant Eyes is better, but costs $5/month Got it, and it is worth it. Covenant Eyes is better, but costs $5/month

]]> Comment on Broken and Scared by Jennifer http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/09/05/broken-and-scared/#comment-2919 Jennifer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:22:18 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=147#comment-2919 You'll do great. I know it. You’ll do great. I know it.

]]> Comment on Please VOTE, PLEASE! by John http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/08/13/please-vote-please/#comment-2909 John Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:33:37 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=140#comment-2909 MY GIRL IS A PUBLISHED WRITER!!! MY GIRL IS A PUBLISHED WRITER!!!

]]> Comment on Refugees… In Tucson?? by Renee http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/08/29/refugees-in-tucson/#comment-2848 Renee Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:57:30 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=145#comment-2848 This is a great ministry. You will be blessed as you bless others.... This is a great ministry. You will be blessed as you bless others….

]]> Comment on Furniture by Beth Duncan http://jakerasmussen.com/2008/08/20/furniture/#comment-2803 Beth Duncan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:40:31 +0000 http://jakerasmussen.com/?p=143#comment-2803 New furniture sounds good! New furniture sounds good!

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