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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Fundraising for Recovery Christian Center!
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Ex Offender Expo
The Mayor’s Office for Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders is hosting an Ex-Offender Expo at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Tuesday, July 30th from 10am-3pm.
This event is free to attend, but make sure to register. If you are not pre-registered they will not let you in!
Please see the following link for more details: http://expo.phila.gov/The Mayor’s Office for Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders is hosting an Ex-Offender Expo at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Tuesday, July 30th from 10am-3pm.
This event is free to attend, but make sure to register. If you are not pre-registered they will not let you in!
Please see the following link for more details: http://expo.phila.gov/
This event is free to attend, but make sure to register. If you are not pre-registered they will not let you in!
Please see the following link for more details: http://expo.phila.gov/The Mayor’s Office for Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders is hosting an Ex-Offender Expo at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Tuesday, July 30th from 10am-3pm.
This event is free to attend, but make sure to register. If you are not pre-registered they will not let you in!
Please see the following link for more details: http://expo.phila.gov/
What a Change!
Sitting here thinking about my experience in court yesterday remembering that a little over 18 years and 7 months ago I was a bottom feeder heroin addict, convicted felon, IV drug user that because of the change God made in my life not only in allowing me to be clean 18 and a half years, pardoned and expunged my record, saved my Marine Corp career, restored my relationship with my family, brought me into ministry and has me founding and pastoring Recovery Christian Center, but He actually used me stand before a judge and speak for someone in a way that changed they way he looked at a young man and changed the outcome of a case. Not only am I grateful for the change and the opportunity, but I am also awed and humbled by the responsibility we have as a result of being in recovery and having a personal relationship with God. We who used to tear down society have the power and the responsibility to rebuild it one soul at a time.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Recovery Christian Center On The Road This Sunday Morning
Join me and Recovery Christian Center as we travel to Worship with Summerfield United Methodist Church, 2223 E. Dauphin Street in Fishtown tomorrow at 11am. Urs truly is the Word Bearer filling in for my friend Pastor Dan Roth while he is on vacation. I gotta Word for the House! Don't meet me there. BEAT ME THERE! It will CHANGE UR LIFE!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Join me for my birthday!
Come out and help me celebrate my birthday this weekend! Tonight, Friday at 7pm at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA, 2418 Kensington Ave in Philly for our Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite!
Or Tomorrow, Saturday at 5pm at Recovery Christian Center West, 4110 Haverford Ave in West Philly for our Recovery & Deliverance Service!
Or on Sunday as RCC travels to Summerfield UMC, 2223 E. Dauphin in the Fishtown Section of Philadelphia where I am the Word Bearer while my friend Pastor Dan Roth is on vacation.
Come out and be blessed! We are Radical Ministry for Radical Brokenness!
Or Tomorrow, Saturday at 5pm at Recovery Christian Center West, 4110 Haverford Ave in West Philly for our Recovery & Deliverance Service!
Or on Sunday as RCC travels to Summerfield UMC, 2223 E. Dauphin in the Fishtown Section of Philadelphia where I am the Word Bearer while my friend Pastor Dan Roth is on vacation.
Come out and be blessed! We are Radical Ministry for Radical Brokenness!
Birthday Blessings
Sitting here on my birthday reflecting on the blessing of 52 years of life and 19 birthdays free from active addiction. I cannot even begin to count the blessings. A wonderful wife, Paula Burnett-Kimmenez, 5 beautiful daughters, a whole mess of grandbabies, and lots of loving family and friends and a wonderful Church Family inRecovery Christian Center. God has been truly good to me.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/15/13 - The Bondage of Unforgiveness
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/15/13 - The Bondage of Unforgiveness
"Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull,[e] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice." Luke 23:32-34 NLT
Many of us sat in disbelief, shock and anger late Saturday evening as the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case was published. We felt hurt, sadness, disappointment, deprived of justice, and some emotions much darker than that. Many of us knew that if the racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the involved individuals had been different then the outcome would have been too. Our feelings are justified, but we still accountable to God for how we act.
Any of us who lived through the devastating riots following the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X or the ones following the acquittal of the police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King know that, as much as it might have felt good to release our anger, a senseless violent response to a senseless violent act changes nothing. The Word tells us to be angry but do not sin. We will accomplish nothing by acting out and will only end up hurting ourselves spiritually.
As a father that has lost a son to gun violence, I understand the pain, the anger, the grief, the shock, the loss, and thinking I wanted justice when I really wanted vengeance, but as a believer and a recovering person, I know that holding on to all that stuff only hurt me.
The problem with resentment, unresolved anger, and unforgiveness is that it does not usually affect the individuals that hurt us, but it does keep us in bondage. We don't just forgive to release the other person, but to release ourselves into freedom. That freedom is necessary to effect real change. While our anger is justified and should be put into marching, organizing, peaceful assembly and action, lobbying the government, voting, and campaigning for change, we can not afford to allow it to overtake us and push us into violence.
As Jesus said after being nailed to a cross for our crimes, while committing none of His own, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." After all we have been forgiven for we can't afford to let the bondage of unforgiveness overtake us.
"Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull,[e] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice." Luke 23:32-34 NLT
Many of us sat in disbelief, shock and anger late Saturday evening as the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case was published. We felt hurt, sadness, disappointment, deprived of justice, and some emotions much darker than that. Many of us knew that if the racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the involved individuals had been different then the outcome would have been too. Our feelings are justified, but we still accountable to God for how we act.
Any of us who lived through the devastating riots following the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X or the ones following the acquittal of the police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King know that, as much as it might have felt good to release our anger, a senseless violent response to a senseless violent act changes nothing. The Word tells us to be angry but do not sin. We will accomplish nothing by acting out and will only end up hurting ourselves spiritually.
As a father that has lost a son to gun violence, I understand the pain, the anger, the grief, the shock, the loss, and thinking I wanted justice when I really wanted vengeance, but as a believer and a recovering person, I know that holding on to all that stuff only hurt me.
The problem with resentment, unresolved anger, and unforgiveness is that it does not usually affect the individuals that hurt us, but it does keep us in bondage. We don't just forgive to release the other person, but to release ourselves into freedom. That freedom is necessary to effect real change. While our anger is justified and should be put into marching, organizing, peaceful assembly and action, lobbying the government, voting, and campaigning for change, we can not afford to allow it to overtake us and push us into violence.
As Jesus said after being nailed to a cross for our crimes, while committing none of His own, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." After all we have been forgiven for we can't afford to let the bondage of unforgiveness overtake us.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Today at RCC West!
Worship at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA was awesome last night but we are looking for greater today at RCC West, 4110 Haverford Ave in West Philly @ 5pm! It will CHANGE UR LIFE! We are Radical Ministry for Radical Brokenness!
Friday, July 12, 2013
Busy Day 2day!
Going to the Pull of Gravity showing and reentry event at the National Constitution Center at 1pm and then join me at Recovery Christian Center Kensington @ SKA 2418 Kensington Ave @ 7pm. We gonna get it in! I gotta Word for da HOUSE! Closing out our Transforming Relationships, Transforming Lives series with Relationship Myth Busters!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/11/13 - Not Every Expectation Is Unrealistic
***Join us each and every week at Recovery Christian Centers in Philadelphia. We meet every Friday at 7pm at RCC Kensington @ SKA, 2418 Kensington Ave and every Saturday at 5pm at RCC West, 4110 Haverford Ave in West Philly. We are Radical Ministry for Radical Brokenness!***
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/11/13 - Not Every Expectation Is Unrealistic
"Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Psalms 100 NLT
All of us have heard the phrase unrealistic expectations and we know that having them and placing them on others and even ourselves can be detrimental to our walk with Christ and our recovery. Expecting someone to change who isn't ready or expecting a job that isn't really God's will for us or even expecting everyone to forgive us for our past and except us unconditionally can set us up for unnecessary disappointment which can send us on a downward spiral if we're not careful.
There are however some area we can have expectations, even ones that to the outside world might seem unrealistic. Those areas are our relationship with God, our spiritual growth, our relationship with self and our ongoing recovery. We can expect miracles in those area if we are committed to this new way of life. In fact it is impossible to spend time in the presence of God and not be changed. The text tells us that "we are His" and "His unfailing love continues forever". We can expect that our praise and worship and our continual investment in our relationship with Him and ourselves will change us into who He has called us to be. If we pray and stay in His presence, stay in His Word and our recovery literature there is no way we will stay the same because it's God's will for us to grow.
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/11/13 - Not Every Expectation Is Unrealistic
"Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Psalms 100 NLT
All of us have heard the phrase unrealistic expectations and we know that having them and placing them on others and even ourselves can be detrimental to our walk with Christ and our recovery. Expecting someone to change who isn't ready or expecting a job that isn't really God's will for us or even expecting everyone to forgive us for our past and except us unconditionally can set us up for unnecessary disappointment which can send us on a downward spiral if we're not careful.
There are however some area we can have expectations, even ones that to the outside world might seem unrealistic. Those areas are our relationship with God, our spiritual growth, our relationship with self and our ongoing recovery. We can expect miracles in those area if we are committed to this new way of life. In fact it is impossible to spend time in the presence of God and not be changed. The text tells us that "we are His" and "His unfailing love continues forever". We can expect that our praise and worship and our continual investment in our relationship with Him and ourselves will change us into who He has called us to be. If we pray and stay in His presence, stay in His Word and our recovery literature there is no way we will stay the same because it's God's will for us to grow.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Response to question on secular artists thanking God
Question from Lonnie Hunter Music on Praise 103.9 this morning: WHILE WATCHING THE BET AWARDS I WAS ASKED...Y IS IT SO EXCITING WHEN ARTISTS THANK GOD? BUT (WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR JUDGEMENT) LEAD LIVES ON AND OFF STAGE THAT DONT GLORIFY HIM... HOW WOULD U ANSWER THIS?
My Response: I think we need to be careful about questioning the motives of secular artist when too many of our Gospel, Christian Contemporary, Inspirational and other Christian artists and several of my brothers and sisters of the cloth are living just as foul. The difference is we know better. When we get to the point that we can confidently say we live every scripture to the best of our ability then we can pass judgment. Until then pull the plank out of your eye before you worry about the speck in your brother's eye.
My Response: I think we need to be careful about questioning the motives of secular artist when too many of our Gospel, Christian Contemporary, Inspirational and other Christian artists and several of my brothers and sisters of the cloth are living just as foul. The difference is we know better. When we get to the point that we can confidently say we live every scripture to the best of our ability then we can pass judgment. Until then pull the plank out of your eye before you worry about the speck in your brother's eye.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Today at RCC West!
So excited today about worship at Recovery Christian Center West. Continuing our "Transforming Relationships Transforming Lives" series with "What It Means To Be A Friend!" Don't miss it! 4110 Haverford Avenue in West Philly every Saturday @ 5pm!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
This Week at Recovery Christian Centers!
You don't want to miss this week at Recovery Christian Centers as we return to our series "Transforming Relationships Transforming Lives!" Join us on Friday At 7pm at RCC Kensington for the Recovery Gospel Open Mic Nite @ SKA, 2418 Kensington Avenue in Philly or on Saturday at 5pm at RCC West for our Recovery & Deliverance Services, 4110 Haverford Avenue in West Philly!
We Are Radical Ministry For Radical Brokenness!
We Are Radical Ministry For Radical Brokenness!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/1/13 - Watching Our Mouths
Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 7/1/13 - Watching Our Mouths
"Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame thetongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison." James 3:2-8 NLT
Prior to living this new way of life we can all agree that as damaging as some of our actions were nothing was more devastating or had a more lasting impact than what came out of our mouths. Most of us cause much more harm to others and ourselves by what we said than what we did. Even now today in recovery and with a developing and growing personal relationship with God we still are susceptible to, as the old saying goes, "engaging our mouths before engaging our brains." We can still cause harm with not just how we say it but what we say. Proverbs 18:21 says, "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." which literally means that those of us who are spiritually connected can speak death or life into the lives of the people we come in contact with. We need to ask ourselves what are we speaking? Are we speaking love, encouragement, positive affirmation and validation or are we speaking poison, judgement, negativity and rejection? Are we encouraging change and growth or are we condemning them to be nothing? When we look at how hard it was to overcome all of the negativity spoken over us and that we spoke over ourselves,the choice should be simple. It comes down to this, words have power and how we use that power can and will effect change in someones life. It's up to us what kind of change that will be.
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"Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame thetongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison." James 3:2-8 NLT
Prior to living this new way of life we can all agree that as damaging as some of our actions were nothing was more devastating or had a more lasting impact than what came out of our mouths. Most of us cause much more harm to others and ourselves by what we said than what we did. Even now today in recovery and with a developing and growing personal relationship with God we still are susceptible to, as the old saying goes, "engaging our mouths before engaging our brains." We can still cause harm with not just how we say it but what we say. Proverbs 18:21 says, "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." which literally means that those of us who are spiritually connected can speak death or life into the lives of the people we come in contact with. We need to ask ourselves what are we speaking? Are we speaking love, encouragement, positive affirmation and validation or are we speaking poison, judgement, negativity and rejection? Are we encouraging change and growth or are we condemning them to be nothing? When we look at how hard it was to overcome all of the negativity spoken over us and that we spoke over ourselves,the choice should be simple. It comes down to this, words have power and how we use that power can and will effect change in someones life. It's up to us what kind of change that will be.
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