Growing

I have titled this blog growing in expectancy of what the Lord is doing here at Eagle Heights. Last night we had our second connection group meeting (It was a great meeting). We had several new folks and everyone that came again from last week. We are excited about what God is doing. He is writing our story, and we are watching it unfold.

I think that planting a church is kind of like reading a book. You know that the end has great things in store, but you have to take it one page at a time. We are looking forward to reading our story that God is writing, and we hope that you will join us and be a part of it as we watch God build His church for His Glory.

A Brave Soul

This past Sunday we had our first youth event, we had a blast and we gave away a phone. Cograts to Liz for winning the phone You are the texting queen. One of the things that we did was a belly buster competition in which they were climbing up onto a wall about 4 feet high and seeing who could do a true belly buster without breaking or folding. I have attched a pic of one of the youth that we caught in mid air.

As I was looking at the picture, once again God gave me a paralell as it relates to us His children and Himself. The kids were willing to jump off of a rather high place and expose themselves to a considerable amount of pain for the glory of being called the belly buster champ (Wow) and I don't think any of us remember who won the competition.

However, when it comes to God, often times He requires us to do just the same, something that may seem somewhat crazy and courageous both at the same time, though it may seem foolish to some it is wisdom to God. (God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise 1 Corinthians 1:27). Maybe God is calling you to jump off into something that is unknown, unfamiliar, maybe even a little painful, but just remember that God always rewards our obedience to Him.

And we're off

Well tonight we had our first connection group meeting in my home. It was great! I am looking forward to next weeks meeting.

We are pumped about our upcoming youth event the 312 text challenge. If you are reading this and are from the ages of 12-18 you have to come. We will be giving away a free I-Phone(or comparable to whatever your plan provides) to the winner. We will be texting, swimming, eating, and winning prizes. You don't want to miss it, this Sunday night at 6:00. Look for the details in the events section on the youth page of the web-site.

Today I was reading in Psalms 144:1 Bless the Lord who is my Rock.
I want to encourage you today to remember that the Lord is your shield and your strength. No amount of worrying or fretting about a situation can change the outcome. You must lean not into your own understanding and in all your ways acknowledge God, and He will direct your paths. I want to encourage you to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might and in the end God will see you through, for His promises are always true and He is always faithful.

May you be Blessed Today,
Jake

We are here

It is 12:09 a.m. on 7/4/08 and I am posting for the first time from Memphis. I find it interesting that I woke up to make this post on Independence day (The day that we celebrate our nations independence from tyranny and oppresion, and our rights as free people of a free nation), how blessed we are.

I am excited to see where the Lord is going to take us from here. For those of you who may have gotten a flyer or an invitation to come to our church, and are visiting the web-site for the first time. I felt it neccesary to explain a little about what we are doing, and how we are going about doing what it is we are doing.

Eagle Heights is a new church plant that is being started here in Memphis in which I (Jake Claunch) will be the lead pastor. I have been the youth pastor, associate pastor and just about any other ministry position you could think of at a church in Hammond Louisiana for the past seven years (Eagle Heights of Hammond).

In the fall of 2007 God called us to Memphis to plant a church, so with the support of our home church we have now officially moved here to start Eagle Heights Memphis.

In the begginning stages we will be meeting as a home church in my home on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. We will be meeting as a small group, also called a connection group. Child care will be provided. We will also be holding our youth group services on Sunday nights at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Charles and Becky Claunch. Of Course, it is our prayer that these locations will only be temporary locations and we can move into a more central facility in the Cordova area. We will be having our first connection group meeting on Wednesday 7/16/08 at 7:00 p.m. at our home at 1360 River End Cv. Cordova, Tn. 38016. I look forward to seeing you there.

In regards to what denomination we are? Eagle Heights is an interdenominational church. The best way to describe that is to think of an interstate that connects states. That one interstate may connect many many different states, each state having its own personality, culture, ethniticity, history, landscape, and makeup. However, all are joined together by the one common thread of the interstate that runs through them. This is what we desire to be at EHCC, a church where people from all different walks of life feel welcome, accepted, and challenged to live a happier more fullfiling life through the common thread of Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour.