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Leadership and Respect

I recently read this over at Perry Noble's blog and wanted to share it with you!  You can read more by checking out his blog. 

Brian Houston, Leadership and Respect September 21, 2010

I was reminded the other day that Brian Houston may be one of the most successful men/pastors/church leaders that I know.

For those who are not familiar with Pastor Brian…he is the pastor of Hillsong Church…and God has used him in incredible ways over the past 25 years.

But…please keep reading because I am not saying He is successful because he has an amazing church (although it IS one of the most amazing churches I have ever visited.)

I am not saying he is successful because their church seems to continue to produce some of the best worship music on the planet.

I am not saying that he is successful because his church puts on one of the best conferences in church world year after year.

I am saying he’s successful because his son, Joel, put this quote on twitter the other day…

@joelhouston luv that my dad is still the most passionate, wise, secure, humble authentic, trnsparent, motivated Godly man i know

When I read that I personally was FILLED with hope like never before in regards to my relationship with my wife and daughter.  Because…

Pastor Brian has been used by God in an incredible way.  God has used him to build an amazing church and create an environment where leaders are empowered and released to do amazing things for God’s Kingdom…

BUT…he did not do it at the expense of his marriage or his relationship with his children!

He did not sacrifice his calling to be a godly husband and dad for his calling to be a church leader…

He has done both…and done both well.

Church leaders…it is my prayer that we can learn from this and do the same…because if we build great ministries and everyone loves us except those who know us the best…WE HAVE FAILED!

Pastor Brian is proof that we do NOT have to sacrifice a tremendous legacy in order to have a tremendous ministry!

Pastor Brian…thanks for showing us this can be done…keep up the amazing work!

(ONE MORE THING…pastors…I know we can do just about everything right and still have children that go astray!  I say this to encourage you…don’t give up on them!  If you did all you can then you’ve GOT to trust Proverbs 22:6 and know that your child was HIS child…and He will bring them home!!!)

Our Papa G.A. Mangun - a shepherd to thousands in Central Louisiana!

This is the editorial article that was written in addition to the headline honoring our Papa.  I wanted to share it with you as well...

Thousands of people throughout Central Louisiana are remembering today -- thinking of a 50-year Jubilee in 2000, of the dedication of a beautiful church in 1969, and, among the more senior seniors, of a time all the way back in 1950 and to this:

"They swept into town in their own inimitable way. Tall, erect, dignified. He with the black hair whipping in back for emphasis. She with the sweet smile, the accordion and the bassinet, and the indomitable spirit. It seemed as if a fresh, cool breeze just lifted the heat right out of the hot, Louisiana, July summer. They unloaded, unpacked, changed The Baby's diaper, got a few hours of sleep, and the rest is legend."

Those who are old enough are remembering the day in 1950 when 38 congregants woke up, physically and spiritually, to find themselves responding to stirring leadership. They found that Gerald A. Mangun had arrived in Alexandria to lead, inspire and win souls.

That image of Mangun and his young family is portrayed in the program for the Jubilee celebrated in 2000 by The Pentecostals of Alexandria.

The image is being recalled today, the day after the man who built the church died.

Bishop Mangun has "completed his journey," thousands of congregants are saying as they prepare a "homegoing service" for the man who for more than 60 years changed lives with words from the pulpit and service from the heart.

Asked about his work a decade ago, Mangun recalled the early days: "We didn't change anything. We just added to the foundation laid by the 38 members and initiated new programs."

The congregation, well into the thousands today, would call that an understatement.

The programs touch all aspects of the lives of Christians who find comfort in the teachings of the United Pentecostal Church, a church founded on the belief that the Bible is the infallible word of God.

Bishop Mangun preached the word as few others can. Congregants and many other friends of the church, his church, have story after powerful story to tell about that.

They will be telling those stories for a long time to come.

But first they will mourn and rejoice, grieve and celebrate as they say goodbye, just for now, to the man who truly inspired them, Gerald A. Mangun.

Link to original article from Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Link to Alexandria Daily Town Talk Front Page Story on Papa GA

The most valuable sapphire in my world!

    The record price for a sapphire was set in April 2007 at Christie's Auction House in New York when an unnamed 22.66 c blue Kashmir sapphire sold for $3,064,000, or about $135,216 a carat. It broke the record previously held by the Rockefeller Sapphire, a 66 carat blue Burmese Stone.  Sapphires may be treated by several methods, including heat, to enhance and improve their clarity and color.  Through history, sapphire symbolizes truth, sincerity, and faithfulness in relationships, and to bring peace, joy and wisdom to the wearer and owner.

    On June 4, 1965, G. David Hennigan and Myra Kay Rice were married.  Today is the forty-five year anniversary of that sacred union.   45 is traditionally viewed as the year to give sapphire as a gift.  I am blessed with parents that mined a beautiful and rare marriage gem.  They endured every fiery trial included in their journey through life and produced a relationship that clearly reflected truth, sincerity, faithfulness, peace, joy, wisdom, and strength. 

    Mom, I am sorry I can't be with you today.  The array of emotions you are experiencing today must be agonizing.  We are certainly wise enough to know that we were blessed to share life with Dad for so many years.  I was blessed to have him for almost thirty-eight years and you walked beside him for more than forty-five years.  However, that blessed knowledge doesn't lessen the grief we feel and the hole in our hearts. 

    Dad, I miss you.  You were a rock in our world!  You and Mom created a relational sapphire worth more than any auction house could ever estimate.  The hole you left behind can never be filled.  I am certain that Mom will visit your grave today and crave what only forty five years of marriage can deposit in a heart.  I am praying for God to give strength and peace that only He can give. 

    Since you've been gone, we've had to navigate a few "firsts" without you, including Mom's birthday, your birthday, my birthday, and a wedding anniversary.  As each day passes, your memory becomes clearer and the color more brilliant.  You were an amazing man.  You married a great lady.  Together, you created a union worth remembering for eternity. 

    Peace.  Wisdom.  Joy.  Truth.  Rest Dad, knowing you and Mom mined a marriage more valuable than any earthly stone.  I'll see you soon. 

June 4, 1965 - June 4, 2010

Dad, I miss you!

Dad, I'm really missing you.  Today is my birthday.  I am 38. 

Celebrating this birthday without you was never in my plan.  Obviously, God planned differently.

Just so you know...

 - I am more committed than ever to preaching the Gospel.  I know you'd be excited to know that the church is doing really well.  I still can't believe I get to be a "Pastor" like you. I longed for you to see the "Pentecost Sunday" Worship Experiences.  Wait...maybe you did.

 - You taught me so much during your 63 years on earth that I am certain I forgot a few.  However, the lessons you taught me in your death will never be forgotten.  I'll never be the same man again.

 - I love you.  Pray for me.  Talk to Jesus for me.  Please watch out for me and my family.

-I am trying to take care of Mom.  I'm eternally grateful that you and Mom raised me in a Godly home.

- Eva and Gibson are amazing.  Gibson still asks to "call DeDad" every night and Eva misses you so bad.  

I wish I could get a birthday hug.  I know that is impossible, but I'm remembering all the hugs from the previous 37 years and I feel comforted. 

Thanks, Dad...for all you did to make my life better than I deserve. 

In spite of the pain...To God be the glory.

Your only son, in whom you were well pleased...:)

Jeff

You are 64!

Happy Birthday, Dad! 

Today, you are 64!  The gaping hole in our world is impossible to fill! 

May 12, 1946...the day the world became a better place. 

Husband, Father, "DeDad", Pastor, Friend, Mentor, Teacher, Preacher, Carpenter, Master Plumber, Engineer, Hunter, Fisherman...

You were the strongest, yet gentlest man I have ever known.

Brilliant, Complicated, Evolving, Simple...

You lived a life worth following.

You often quoted I Corinthians 15...

⁵⁰I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

⁵¹Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

⁵²in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

⁵³For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

⁵⁴When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
 

⁵⁵"Where, O death, is your victory?
      Where, O death, is your sting?"

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

⁵⁷But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Happy Birthday! 

We are giving ourselves fully to the work of the Lord.

The 63 years and 333 days that you walked with us on Earth was enough to eternally impact our soul.

Well done, good and faithful Father!

I love you Dad! 

Merry Christmas!

 

 

Merry Christmas! 

We pray you have a blessed evening with your family.  Tonight, please make it a priority to gather together and create memories and an atmosphere of worship in your home. We are feeling extremely blessed this evening! My parents were able to make the trip from Louisiana despite many health obstacles during the week.  Miquell's family will also be joining with us for Family Devotion this evening. God is so good!

It is our desire to inspire a spiritual reformation and turn our homes into "houses of worship" during this season and into the future!  Either during Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, please gather your family together and watch the video, download the devotion guide, and celebrate the birth of our Savior together.  You can simply click this link or the Presence graphic above and go directly to the ALC Christmas Eve Family Devotion page.  

Bundle up! Stay safe and warm during the winter storm! You know you are in the DFW Metroplex, when temperatures can go from 70 degrees to 30 degrees in one day! 

We love you and look forward to seeing you on Sunday at 10:00 AM!

Jeff and Miquell Hennigan

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Even silence speaks!

 

There was a moment during the noise of a busy Thanksgiving day that I drew near to my Dad, closed my eyes, and escaped into my silent world.  

It was there, in that place where the soul speaks the loudest, that I felt the closest to my father.  

Somehow, in the middle of this fiery trial of cancer, I felt perfect peace.  It only lasted a moment and a word was never spoken.  Any word uttered would have felt disrespectful.  

I needed that moment.   

I pray for healing!  Jesus, please come!  

Minister healing to our soul.

 

 

Facebook | Miquell Hennigan's Photos - Thanksgiving 2009

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Our family has much to be thankful for this year! May God continue to provide healing to my father and strength to my mother!

Haunted House Resources

In last week's message I referenced a few resources that I believe every home needs to utilize to protect our families from the dangers of the internet.  Don't wait another day!  Get your home protected now! Please don't give me the lame excuse that you can "handle temptation"!  I've never seen anyone defeat pornographic addiction alone...never! 

Here are the links...

1)  Accountability

            http://xxxchurch.com/

            http://x3watch.com/

2)  Internet Filter

            http://www.internetsafety.com

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday for week #3 of the Haunted House series.  This is really getting fun!!  Invite someone you care about! 

Jeff