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Electra
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Posted 8/14/2003 6:02 AM (GMT -6)

Hey, y'all. I'd really like to get some prayer for something.

God has granted me a humbling opportunity. This Saturday, I'm going to be bringing the Word at Woodland Hills Church. Yep. The "devil's advocate" is actually gonna preach! Shock

I firmly believe that there is nothing outside of the Spirit of God that empowers things like these. Sure, we can study and be diligent with the use of our gifts. But without God's spirit guiding the process, empowering the speaker, and opening the hearts of the listeners, it doesn't mean jack. I want this to be an occasion for God to speak TO me and THROUGH me, to move ALL of us.

So, please, if you would, keep your boy in prayer. Pray that God really makes manifest in this thing...and that all of us would be changed. Thanks.

Your brother and servant,
Dwayne E. Polk II

Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing. ~ Dostoevsky

One Love
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Posted 8/14/2003 6:04 AM (GMT -6)

MAN! I did it again! Posted as Electra. Log OUT, you fool. Log people OUT! Anyway, the above is ME. So there's no confusion.

"I've been converted three times. The first was to traditional Christianity; the second to honesty and the third was to the Love of God and man (humanity) The third was the real conversion. The first two were preliminary."

--Nels Ferre, a theologian speaking of his spiritual journey with the Triune God

PotOnWheel
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Posted 8/14/2003 6:15 AM (GMT -6)

ELECTRA, its really cool that you are going to preach.

You go girl!!!!

Eyebrow

Tigress
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Posted 8/14/2003 6:27 AM (GMT -6)

So do you go under the handles Meph AND Electra? Why do you do that?

So, you're going to preach this Sunday, huh? Well, I'll be sure to bring the rotten vegetables to throw at you! Big Smile

(Just kidding, I hope you know!)

Tigress

"Name a shrub after me. Preferably one that's prickly and difficult to eradicate."

-Captain Jack Aubrey
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"

Archibaldo
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Posted 8/14/2003 7:31 AM (GMT -6)

Meph,

Noticed that your post said to pray for saturday. Will you be bringin us the word on sunday as well?

"anything less than passion is dog crap." -Paul Hurckman

One Love
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Posted 8/14/2003 8:20 AM (GMT -6)

Some things...

1) Meph and Electra are two separate people who sometimes use the same computer. Electra is a brilliant, young White FEMALE and Meph is a slightly above average (but getting there), young Black MALE. I'm just stressing our distinctions so there's no mistaking our difference. Big Smile

2) I won't be preaching Sunday. Erwin McMannus will be taking the Sunday.

Thanks in advance for all the prayer support!

Holla,
Evil

Tigress
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Posted 8/14/2003 8:25 AM (GMT -6)

"anything less than passion is dog crap." -Paul Hurckman

LOL! I just love this! Flame2

Tigress

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-Captain Jack Aubrey
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BBBCanada
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Posted 8/14/2003 9:33 AM (GMT -6)

OK. I'm gonna storm heaven for ya Meph Man? But only on one condition. That it gets tape and put up on the WHC website so I can hear it. If it doesn't, well, I guess yer outta luck. So what is it bub? Big Smile

Brandon

"Corporations are simply the kind of structure that rises when hordes of people need to be managed, and after spending some time in a large church, I've found that our spirituality does not exempt us from these inefficient and dehumanizing practices."--Steve Lansingh's review of "The Office" at The Film Form

shell
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Posted 8/14/2003 12:17 PM (GMT -6)

Meph,

Wow! That is great! We usually go on Sundays, but we just might have to switch this week. I'll definitely send up prayers for you.

Blessings,
Shell

Blood Washed Heretic
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Posted 8/14/2003 3:41 PM (GMT -6)

Congrats, Meph...

Being a preacher myself, I understand the weight of the thing, and want to commend you for having what appears to be the proper heart and mindset going in. What's your text and/or topic, btw?

Oh, and Erwin McManus rocks. Seriously. He spoke at Willow Creek's Leadership Summit last week and absolutely blew me away.

In essentials, unity; In matters of opinion, liberty; In all things, love.

Springs
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Posted 8/14/2003 5:33 PM (GMT -6)

Beyah, annointeddah, in the naime of Jesus, Glowray, Hallelujah, can I get an amenah?!

I'll be there.

be blessed,
Springs

might-be-don
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Posted 8/15/2003 1:02 AM (GMT -6)

If I remember correctly, WHC doesn't usually put the Saturday night message up on their web site.

I think that Meph's message is a must to be posted to the web site.

peace, don

"Life is a gift from God, but the years have weight in them."
Terry Scott Taylor

Admin
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Posted 8/15/2003 8:44 AM (GMT -6)

I hope no one brings their pet

to church to hear meph speak.

Admin
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Posted 8/15/2003 9:23 AM (GMT -6)

go meph!

Magneton
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Posted 8/15/2003 12:32 PM (GMT -6)

Meph,

Exciting news! Looking forward to being there.

When I wake up in the middle of the night, I often take that as a prompt to pray for anyone who comes to mind. Last night you were first on my list.

I pray the Spirit uses his servant Dwayne and visits us:
With POWER for our weakness and GENTLENESS for our sorrows,
With PEACE for our turmoil and UNREST for our complacency,
With LIBERATION from what binds us and MISSION for the needs around us.

Magneton

“The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.” Henry Ward Beecher

selah
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Posted 8/15/2003 5:15 PM (GMT -6)

I'm there too.

Prayers & Blessings!!

love,
selah

"When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of a better world."

Scout Cloud Lee

BBBCanada
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Posted 8/16/2003 3:53 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by might-be-don

If I remember correctly, WHC doesn't usually put the Saturday night message up on their web site.

I think that Meph's message is a must to be posted to the web site.

peace, don

Well, then, I guess that means somebody else will have to do the beseech'n. Wink

Just jok'n. Already been pray'n. Good to hear Meph Man.

Brandon

BBBCanada
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Posted 8/17/2003 7:41 AM (GMT -6)

Well? How'd things go?

Brandon

One Love
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Posted 8/17/2003 3:28 PM (GMT -6)

OK, y’all. Sorry I didn’t say anything yesterday. Had some things to take care of. Anyways…

How did the preaching engagement go? I think it went very well. God showed up in a great way and I believe that lives were touched with this message. Mine definitely was. God is faithful, man. Believe that.

For those of you who weren't there, I hear that it's a good chance they'll put the sermon on the WHC website with the other sermons. Ain't that cool? Smile

Again, I know that it was in no small part to the prayer covering and support that I had from all of you guys. Thank y’all so much for beseeching the Master on my behalf. I know it made all the difference. Mad love to all those who were there in body and in spirit. Thanks so much!

With much joy and appreciation,
Evil

PS: eastside, thanks a lot for the kudos and encouragement. To God be all the glory, fo sho. Big Smile

Magneton
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Posted 8/17/2003 6:04 PM (GMT -6)

Yes the Spirit showed up. I was also touched by the message – it left me with a number of things to process over the next week (or maybe longer).

I’m hoping this is the seed for a series. Meph covered some territory that’s definitely worth revisiting. That eternal life is essentially intimate communion with God (Jn 17:3), as opposed to a reward, is a fruitful topic that I’d like to hear more about. And the realization that living out this reality in the present (both in our time alone with God and as we incarnate God’s love in the world)… well let’s just say I have some catching up to do. Meph, I hope you have the opportunity to flesh out some of these ideas in the near future.

Magneton

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. Gilbert K. Chesterton

shell
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Posted 8/17/2003 6:44 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada

Well? How'd things go?

Things went great! Meph was very funny and his message was annointed...what more can ya ask for? Smile

I hope he preaches again, my husband missed out on it...

Shell

S.B.G.
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Posted 8/18/2003 1:14 AM (GMT -6)

Meph,
Being a Saturday night regular, I stumbled upon you accidently.

I LOVED your style! You were smart, funny, engaging, insightful, and sincere. If this is your preaching when you're nervous, you're going to absolutely take off dude! I hope Greg brings you back again and again! (I already told him this BTW) You really blessed brother!

Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God Meph...and He will use you mightily for His kingdom.

SBG

"We need every different bead on this same string." Nicole Nordeman

BBBCanada
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Posted 8/18/2003 5:03 AM (GMT -6)

How many people go on a Saturday night?

Brandon

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Posted 8/18/2003 5:16 AM (GMT -6)

Congrats Meph! Wish I could have been there to hear your message. I'll be the first to download if it makes it up on the the WHC downloadables.

I'll see if I can persuade Charley to post it Approve

JC Sites Guy

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Springs
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Posted 8/18/2003 5:18 AM (GMT -6)

Great job Meph!

Did y'all know that Meph has been a member of this board longer than Doc! ha. Some of you long timers here, would probably agree with me when I say he been full of spit and vinegar from the beginning. Arguing esoteric stances like he lived in them. Differentiating himself from everyone. Being obnoxious and endearing almost simultaneously. So even though I haven't been to a Saturday night service in ages, I gave up a glorious evening of lounging to go hear him preach just out of curiosity as to what in the world it would be like.

It was wonderful. Even though he was heckled in the beginning by someone in the front row for using the word "basically." (Doc, you really aren't in a position to heckle, when you constantly overuse the word "fundamentally" say "pedastool" and put "passionately" and "ultimately" in every other sentence) Tongue

Meph was humble, (yeah, you read that right, ha) and presented the message from the Lord to us as well as to himself. He spoke on eternal life as knowing and being known by God, individually and in community. Really good stuff. He even threw in some good ole southern gospel preachin' for the evangelicals. Too fun.

All y'all need to get the tape. Ladies, you need to get the video, he was in fine form, Lord have mercy.

I believe the prayer cover preceeding his preaching had a huge impact spiritually, in empowering his message as it went out, and in preparing hearts for its reception. However, I also believe the Lord has been preparing Meph to preach long before any of us met him. Praise God. His style, his heart, and his faith will be a powerful force for the kingdom.

Springs

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