Jesse Quiroz Weblog

I am so READY to begin this series of talks @ Journey!  This entire series was inspired by a moment I was having watching the Discovery Channel a several weeks ago. It was a show about the frozen north and south ends of our planet and they did a segment on penguins and the nature of their life – and I gotta tell you – before the show ended, I had a pen and pad with a ton of notes about the similarities we have in our lives with our relationship with God! It was CRAZY!

Anyways – this is set to be a very powerful time together @ Journey and we encourage you to experience it with us…you’ll be glad you did. Saturdays @ 5P & Sundays @ 9A & 11A!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey)

Back in the youth pastor days of my life – there was a song that we sung literally EVERY week by Chris Tomlin (you know, the modern day father of all worship music) called ‘We Fall Down’ wherein the song attempts to paint a picture of Revelation 4 where humanity sees the amazing glory and power of God’s throne in heaven and all they can do in response to this sight is fall off of the thrones God made for them and worship Him…all humanity can do is take the rewarding crowns that God created to be placed on their heads and toss them before God’s throne…as if to say – GOD, YOU ARE THE DEFINITION OF ROYALTY HERE, not me…YOU DESERVE IT ALL!

Wow, I cannot wait to experience Heaven, and the opportunity to do the same as those did in Revelation 4.  This past Sunday, we talked about that very thing and the best way we could illustrate it was to order 600 Burger King Crowns (BTW – THANK YOU BK!) and toss them in a rehearsal-like mindset to give us a picture of what it will be like on that great day when we finally arrive at Heaven’s Golden Gates!

It was a great service experience and just wanted to share it with you.  (Here some pics of that service)

Very cool!

Oh yeah, here’s that Chris Tomlin song I was talking about:

Much love!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church)

We are gearing up for an INCREDIBLE series of talks @ Journey called ‘I Am Legend’ and we couldn’t be more excited about it!  These talks will be heavily illustrated and doused with humor and an in depth understanding of what Journey Church is all about (you know, why we exist and all that stuff).  It all goes down this weekend, so choose your service experience as we are beginning our Saturday Night Service this weekend beginning @ 5PM and we will see you there! Here’s a promo vid for this weekend’s series:

Also, did you know how cool your life can become JUST by attending Journey on a Saturday Night?

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church)

Wow! We are literally walking into what will be ONE AMAZING weekend at Journey Church.  We anticipate a record setting weekend as we expect around 1,000 people to converge on the campus of Journey this weekend to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  We have opened up 5 service experiences for our community and here they are:

It’s a weekend that is holding an opportunity for you to make a memory with God that you will literally never forget.  We have never put more preparation into a weekend at our church than we have for what will begin to take place this weekend…it’s going to be EPIC.  We can’t WAIT to see you there!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church)

I absolutely LOVE serving in the church…being a pastor is an opportunity be a part of the life change that God installs into ppl…and that is an overwhelming honor.  I recently read a blog online by one of our members (pictured above) named Kenny.  It was so incredible, I had to share it with the folks @ Journey (hence the picture above)…it was so encouraging (I mean, this stuff is what puts fuel in my tank man!) he got a standing ovation after I read it.  Anyways, I thought it would be something you would greatly enjoy as well, here’s the link: https://speshulkm.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/journey-church-what-a-sorry-bunch/

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church)

Well…I’m gonna go Reality TV on you in this blog (which of course you may or not know of which I AM A HUGE FAN). This video (below) of Britain’s Got Talent is going viral at an insane pace much like the Susan Boyle video did a couple of years ago.  This time, the star is a 17 year old young man named Jonathan. Just when you think we have learned the time honored principle of Matthew 7 ‘Do not judge’, we are brought back to a stiff reminder of the importance of living that out…as ppl we often disqualify concerning their abilities are often the ppl God chooses to use to bring us to moments of inspiration.  Wow, it’s amazing how a simple talent show can illustrate this lesson so effectively.

Wow, 2012 hits tomorrow and there goes yet another year to be sealed up and put up on the memory shelves on my life. Looking back at this year…I have had a pretty amazing 2011…I mean, just perusing through my blog entries that I have entered over this past year has caused me quite a few times to literally back my chair away from this computer desk and say ‘Wow…God, you are so GOOD!’ from seeing how God used our 13 week ‘HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN SERIES’ to lay an AMAZING foundation in the lives of so many new believers in our church and refresh the perspective of some of our veteran believers to seeing our church make an INSANE impact on the Lincoln County Fair Parade…2011 was INCREDIBLE.

It’s always great to reflect back and give God his props and praise for what He’s brought you through and what He’s done for you…especially when transitioning seasons.  As I looked back through these entries, it was difficult, but I was able to rank my top 3 moments of the 2011 year that I was able to blog on (not demoting the other moments in my year, but these 3 especially stuck out to me personally).  Here they are (and a short quip on why I chose them):

#3 – SHORT QUIP: I never would have thought when I came up on this little boat in Jackson Square in New Orleans that it would have created such a staple moment in our church when we were talking on the subject of evangelism: http://jessequiroz.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/preview-vlog-to-the-msg-this-sunday-journey/

#2 – SHORT QUIP: What a feeling it was to become a parent of a Jr High’r with my oldest song Micah, who is one of the most incredible ppl on earth…and as a youth pastor for 10 years, this was a SPECIAL moment for me: http://jessequiroz.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/if-i-could-save-time-in-a-bottle/

#1 – SHORT QUIP: This particular Sunday shaped me in ways that I could have never imagined: http://jessequiroz.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/a-milestone-sunday/

Thank you God for an INCREDIBLE 2011…and here’s to an INDESCRIBABLY 2012!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey)

How cool is that Christmas falls on a Sunday this year!?!  We are so STOKED to host 3 services this weekend and we have some stuff lined up that we are pretty sure will be the very definition of AWESOME! The music set list is very cool…the media is out of this world…the activities planned for our kids is creatively amazing…and the illustrated messages will be inspirational to say the least!  We would LOVE the honor of sharing these services with you and your family.

I know many families (mine included) are used taking Christmas Eve & Day to kick back, open presents, slam intense amounts of ham at family meals, and talk about fun topics such as religion & politics (wink, wink).  This year, we encourage you to add to that list – Journey Church…we are a kind of church you’ll be glad you came to during your Christmas weekend…we promise.

If you have any questions, please feel free to check out our website (by clicking on the image above), email us at info@journeychurchmo.com, or call our offices @ 636.205.4557.  Above all we pray this Christmas brings INCREDIBLE things from God straight to your life.  MUCH LOVE!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church).