We are the Friesen's: Judgement House

Welcome....Here's a glimpse of our happenings!

The verses that have REALLY spoken to me (Sarah) lately....

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." Matthew 7:24-25

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. I Peter 5:8-9

From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' Acts 17:26-28

May the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33

God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It's up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation. Deuteronomy 29:29 (The Message)

Friday, October 31, 2008

Judgement House

Many of you reading this blog know all about Judgement House as many of you are a part of it.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

I just typed in the "Great Commission" -- as opposed to just the "ordinary commission."

We are commanded as Christians to spread the good news of Christ Jesus. Our church is working on just that -- with Judgement House -- for the second year in a row now.

Judgement House is an eight-scene walk-through drama which effectively presents the gospel through a relevant and gripping story about people whose lives have been cut short by tragedy (this would be straight off of the Grace Community Church website). Individuals are confronted with a life decision about where they will be spending eternity.

Judgement House is a MAJOR undertaking for our church body. I'm not sure how many people it takes to "pull it off," but it takes many people.

Marc and I decided we should be a part of it this year. Marc is one of the "security" guys. They make sure parking is taken care of, make sure groups are walking through the various scenes without problems, etc. etc....Since Luke is young, my job this year with Judgement House is to stay home and be with him so that Marc can be at Judgement House without worry about home.

It truly is a major commitment on the entire church body. Every job counts in Judgement House, from registration, to acting in various scenes, to providing of food for the cast, to security, to nursery workers for those kids staying in the nursery each night, etc.

I'm not sure yet how many people have accepted Christ (or made life-changing decisions), but that's what the whole object of Judgement House is -- changed lives for Christ.