Comments on: Chillin’ with the Jesus People http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: niki http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1775 niki Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:39:59 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1775 "Where did you have your connection with JPUSA, Niki? That’s awesome that you felt a connection there. I have to say, along with Dan, that it was an incredibly diverse crowd." Same place you guys did...in chicago :D i have friends that have lived there in the past. “Where did you have your connection with JPUSA, Niki? That’s awesome that you felt a connection there. I have to say, along with Dan, that it was an incredibly diverse crowd.”

Same place you guys did…in chicago :D i have friends that have lived there in the past.

]]> By: tonyandkirsten.org » Blog Archive » Chicago on my Mind http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1767 tonyandkirsten.org » Blog Archive » Chicago on my Mind Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:08:29 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1767 [...] Hard to believe that the start of our Chicago spring break trip was almost two weeks ago now! I’ve been meaning to blog about it for a while but just didn’t take the time to do it. Nancy did an awesome job describing our accomodations with the Jesus People, so I won’t go into detail on that. [...] […] Hard to believe that the start of our Chicago spring break trip was almost two weeks ago now! I’ve been meaning to blog about it for a while but just didn’t take the time to do it. Nancy did an awesome job describing our accomodations with the Jesus People, so I won’t go into detail on that. […]

]]> By: Nancy http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1760 Nancy Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:23:41 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1760 Where did you have your connection with JPUSA, Niki? That's awesome that you felt a connection there. I have to say, along with Dan, that it was an incredibly diverse crowd. Kathy, you pose some tough questions. I guess the obvious ones are reading the Word and prayer. On another note, however, I've actually been reading "Captivating" by John and Stasi Eldredge and they bring up some interesting points about that. They talk about how we rely on God for our salvation but sometimes we just want to go on with our "normal" lives on our own strength, but sometimes in order for us to really know Him, God allows circumstances in our lives to draw us back to really needing Him...resulting in actually _knowing_ him. (Wish I knew how to do italics on these comments!) I guess that's kind of an...oh...what's the word...not being proactive about teaching people how to do that. I think that a major way of teaching people how to know Christ is to model it. I definitely have friends who make me go, "Wow...I can totally see that they _know_ Christ." Part of me also thinks that God is going to bring it to our attention if we aren't rightly related to Him...and bring us to the point where we do...again, along the lines of the whole "relationship" concept... Does anyone else have any thoughts: "How can you really get to _know_ Jesus?" Where did you have your connection with JPUSA, Niki? That’s awesome that you felt a connection there. I have to say, along with Dan, that it was an incredibly diverse crowd.

Kathy, you pose some tough questions. I guess the obvious ones are reading the Word and prayer. On another note, however, I’ve actually been reading “Captivating” by John and Stasi Eldredge and they bring up some interesting points about that. They talk about how we rely on God for our salvation but sometimes we just want to go on with our “normal” lives on our own strength, but sometimes in order for us to really know Him, God allows circumstances in our lives to draw us back to really needing Him…resulting in actually knowing him. (Wish I knew how to do italics on these comments!) I guess that’s kind of an…oh…what’s the word…not being proactive about teaching people how to do that.

I think that a major way of teaching people how to know Christ is to model it. I definitely have friends who make me go, “Wow…I can totally see that they know Christ.” Part of me also thinks that God is going to bring it to our attention if we aren’t rightly related to Him…and bring us to the point where we do…again, along the lines of the whole “relationship” concept…

Does anyone else have any thoughts: “How can you really get to know Jesus?”

]]> By: a http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1759 a Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:08:53 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1759 ]]> By: Kathy http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1758 Kathy Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:49:59 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1758 Scott and I have come to know the Jesus People through Cornerstone Festival, which we attend every year. I wonder if I could live like they do. I'm really struggling right now to get over my middleclass, suburban bubblewrapped Christianity--and there has to be another way to live in community--though not necessarily the way they do it-- if we are truly following Christ. I'm so happy that you got to spend time with the Jesus People. Maybe we could get together sometime and talk about what it means to live like we really know Jesus--I'm especially concerned for our middle school and high school aged youth right now. We're teaching them a lot of rules and doctrine and eisogetic scripture but not how to know Jesus. How can they follow him if they don't know him? Scott and I have come to know the Jesus People through Cornerstone Festival, which we attend every year. I wonder if I could live like they do. I’m really struggling right now to get over my middleclass, suburban bubblewrapped Christianity–and there has to be another way to live in community–though not necessarily the way they do it– if we are truly following Christ.

I’m so happy that you got to spend time with the Jesus People. Maybe we could get together sometime and talk about what it means to live like we really know Jesus–I’m especially concerned for our middle school and high school aged youth right now. We’re teaching them a lot of rules and doctrine and eisogetic scripture but not how to know Jesus. How can they follow him if they don’t know him?

]]> By: niki http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1757 niki Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:41:01 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1757 jpusa is the only 'church' oriented places i have felt comfertable in, along with cornerstone music festival :D jpusa is the only ‘church’ oriented places i have felt comfertable in, along with cornerstone music festival :D

]]> By: Dan J http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1756 Dan J Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:20:44 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/nancys-thoughts/chillin-with-the-jesus-people/#comment-1756 The Jesus People really were awesome. In them I felt a real love and humbleness I don't run into often enough. One thing I wish more people could have experienced was their church service. The congregation consisted of the widest spectrum of people I've ever seen at church. Amongst their "stage people" alone there was a Marilyn Manson look-alike, a cellist, and a local Boy Scout troop leader. They also had a recently made Eagle Scout come up. All in all, it was an experiance I'll remember for a long time. The Jesus People really were awesome. In them I felt a real love and humbleness I don’t run into often enough. One thing I wish more people could have experienced was their church service. The congregation consisted of the widest spectrum of people I’ve ever seen at church. Amongst their “stage people” alone there was a Marilyn Manson look-alike, a cellist, and a local Boy Scout troop leader. They also had a recently made Eagle Scout come up.

All in all, it was an experiance I’ll remember for a long time.

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