Calling: It's both Promise and Command
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Chris Sims
4y ago
In Deut 1:8 God tells the people: “See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give to your fore-fathers.” This is both a promise (I have given it) from God and a command (go in and take it) to us.  From our point of view, we find ourselves in 4 different spots based upon what we do with God’s Promise for us and God’s Command to us.  Each of these relate to living on Mission and to the fulfillment of our calling. They are:    Futility - You have little or no awareness of the promise (call) and no possession of land (purpose).  This is batting 0 for ..read more
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How to discern that God IS calling You
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Chris Sims
4y ago
There was a time when God called Israel to go into the promised land.  All the way from Abraham, he said Go and I will show you (Genesis 12).  God is a God of Covenant and within that Covenant He calls us to Himself and calls us into His Service. Like many of us, back in the Old Testament, God’s people (Israel) were in an epic struggle to obey Him and often struggled to discern His calling and/or to be obedient to it. One very memorable time is in the life of a man named Zerubbabel.  His story unfolds in the historic books of Ezra & Nehemiah and the prophetic books of Haggai and Zechariah ..read more
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A Tale of 3 Preachers
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Chris Sims
4y ago
Have you ever stopped and thought of how diverse the pastors you have had in your life have been? Specific to the preaching of the Bible, each pastor has been uniquely called and gifted by God to preach the Word faithfully but that faithful preaching has such a varied style, substance and even take-away’s. From that vantage, I believe we see a glimpse of how God wants to shape us holistically by a myriad of counselors (seems like Proverbs has a bit to say about that). In my pre-pastoral life, I had 9 pastors (2 of them twice!). They were each great men of God that I respected and learned ..read more
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Multiplying like Star...fish? A new take on Genesis 15
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Chris Sims
4y ago
Genesis 15:2-6 is a powerful picture of waiting on the Lord. Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ” 3 Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.” 4 Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.” 6 Abram believe ..read more
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Our Values and Guidelines
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Everett Gaither
4y ago
WindCity Church and Forever West hopes to serve the Lord by helping prepare church planters for church planting in this region through strategic apprenticeships. These will last from 6 months to 2 years and will be available at WindCity Church, at another multiplying church with like values or onsite of the church planters mission field. We will utilize the Send Network training and assessment process to help prepare church planters in every situation where it is possible. Even when assessment isn’t appropriate or available, we contextually incorporate elements that can help prepare the minist ..read more
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Our Story So Far
Forever West Church Planting Blog
by Everett Gaither
4y ago
WindCity Church’s location in the Eastridge Mall provides us many unique outreach opportunities. WindCity Church launched in 2014 as a Wyoming Southern Baptist Church that happily partnered with the Wyoming Southern Baptist Mission Network and the North American Mission Board and The Send Network. When WindCity Church was being planted the prayers of the leadership where to plant a church that would be a part of many more churches being started. To infuse that vision into the heart of the church, we have been strategically and relational ..read more
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