The reason for this season

Good morning out there! I hope everyone had a great weekend. As we rapidly approach Christmas, I pray that we all focus on Jesus. I heard a pastor this weekend say something I had not heard before that really stuck with me. He said Jesus is not the reason for the season. How about that? You know the reason for the season?

Us! We are the reason for the season. The reason Jesus humbled Himself and became a man, a man bound for death. Us! Think about that one for a while. He loved me and you enough to come down here, become His creation, live, die, and rise again for us. How amazing is that love! That thought alone should make this Christmas the best ever.

Now an update on what is happening in the mind of Shane. Wow what a scary trip! Buckle up and hold on! I received an email from a brother on this journey with me that was the right email at the right time - God continues to work and move in ways that only He can. This brother and I have been talking a lot about the whole church thing and he knows where I am on the house church idea. He put his thoughts down and a lot of his thoughts are the same as mine (I know what you are thinking, scary that someone else out there thinks like me). What I took from his email and where I am sitting right now is that after the holidays I want to get some people together, sit down and talk through what I am thinking. I am leaning towards starting something not as a replacement for church, but in combination with the church (a supplement if you will). Something that will create the community that I feel is missing in the church as I have talked about before. Something that will allow people who feel called and committed to a church to still attend and get plugged into. Something that will fill the gaps a lot of people are feeling. I ask you to please continue to pray about this as the Lord continues to reveal His direction and show His leadership. I am so excited about what is happening and where we are going.