Guitars Are Taking Over The World

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336642382009-10-09T18:22:53.114-05:00Guitars Are Taking Over The WorldOr something like that.Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-35721041403612175252007-04-10T15:26:00.000-05:002007-04-10T15:30:43.639-05:00Mourning

Today I learned that a very a good friend, a man of God, whom I respect dearly has gone to be with the Lord. Raymond Bond was an outstanding minister. My Brother died with cancer. But I know he died with hope and is now experiencing the greatest joy he has ever known.If I could have a last moment to talk with Raymond, I would thank him for his friendship and his faith. May God bless you, he

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-23401000221119810832007-03-26T21:19:00.000-05:002007-03-26T21:25:01.983-05:00Letter from Children

I have a new email address. jeffjordan.ntcc@gmail.comFollowing are some funny letters and notes from children to their pastor that I found at http://home.flash.net/~go4crown/chhumor.htmLetters to a pastorDear Pastor,I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister. Yours sincerely, Arnold. Age 8, Nashville.Dear Pastor,Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-12925122505108767772007-03-18T20:44:00.000-05:002007-03-18T21:02:31.572-05:00What Am I Worth?

I'm at least 15 years behind my time. I began the course of self-discovery, not as a young teen, like many, but as a young adult, just a few months from marriage. I was employed by Coca-Cola as a route driver. My work began most mornings at 4 AM. Usually, I was in bed between 8 and 8:30, 9:00 at the latest. One night, my parents called, shortly after I had gone to sleep. I was really out of

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-31971708083282815592007-03-02T10:05:00.000-06:002007-03-02T10:15:09.007-06:00News! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

I am sitting at McDonalds, my basic wifi connection, downloading the free antivirus, and updating other programs, and CNN is broadcasting the funeral procession of Anna Nicole Smith.The more I think about it, the more angered and discouraged I am. Please know I am not upset it is Anna Nicole Smith, but because it is someone famous. If it were the President of the United States, I could

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-54821149519705542772007-02-05T11:13:00.000-06:002007-02-05T11:50:26.452-06:00Champions

What a weekend. Our oldest son returned home for a few months and we're lovin' it. Our worship yesterday at church was just, wow! Finally, one of the teams I routed for in football won. The Indy Colts are Super Bowl champions. I grew up 60 miles north of Indy so its special to me.What does it take to be a champion?In any sport, it takes, desire, skill, work, team work and team unity,

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-28635179357975134222007-01-22T11:28:00.000-06:002007-01-22T11:29:22.370-06:00Snow & Church

We have had two winter storms in two weeks. Our area is not equiped to deal with this level of snow and ice nor the power outages we've had (as I write this, there are still people without power). So, we have had to cancel our church services two consecutives weeks. That is three cancellations this winter. This sort of circumstance is virtually unheard of in our area. The biggest thing I

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-41840025256505628822007-01-10T14:06:00.000-06:002007-01-10T14:15:20.250-06:00Happy New Year

Interesting development with the polls about New Year's Eve. In the polls I've seen, about 57% of people claim they did not stay up till midnight to see the new year come in. I'm in that same catagory.Our church, New Testament Christian is showing growth. We have had several new families attending with us over the past couple of months. We are also reestablishing purpose, mission, and vision.

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-24954555016044331242006-12-21T08:56:00.000-06:002006-12-21T08:59:43.717-06:00Merry Christmas

Once again, that time of year has come. It is a time of hope and joy. A time for realization. That is, God is love and in him is no darkness at all. The coming of His Son is special for that reason alone because when the Son came into the world, a great light has shone. Greater than the force and brightness of the sun, even from the days of creation. A light that shines not judgment, but life.The

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-70793277255986628272006-12-11T11:05:00.000-06:002006-12-11T11:07:03.348-06:00Unique Baptisms

Go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q31nA6LCMxEI'll bet you've never seen anything like this before.Psalm 33:3 The best instrument you have is your heart!

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-5671714814430693042006-12-11T11:03:00.000-06:002006-12-11T11:04:51.560-06:00Here I Am

I'm just doing this to upload a picture.Psalm 33:3 The best instrument you have is your heart!

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-73544288133324753972006-12-08T09:36:00.000-06:002006-12-08T09:55:46.846-06:00Why Guitars Are Taking Over the World?

You may wonder, why the title Guitars Are Taking Over the World for a blog by a preacher/minister.Well, realizing the importance and fun of blogs, and wanting to further combine my love for guitars and my love for Christ (besides writing and playing spiritual songs and prasie and worship), I wanted an outlet to share with you in a unique way.Guitar is the most common and loved instrument in the

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-76846089074912502732006-12-08T09:22:00.001-06:002006-12-08T09:34:44.754-06:00People still have a heart

Some of the biggest news over the past week has been the winter storm that socked most of Missouri. To show how bad the storm was, McDonalds was closed on Friday. Mac's only closes on Thanksgiving and Christmas days.On Monday, I got stuck on the hill up to our house. That night, when we tried to drive the hill, just after the cruve (about half way up), the van ceased moving forward. When

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-80451939047007985252006-12-04T09:27:00.000-06:002006-12-04T09:41:30.611-06:00Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

We had to cancel church yesterday. There was no way anyone could get up the hill. Two inches of ice with 15 inches of snow on top and no one to clear it away. We've been sort of stuck on top of the hill since Thursday afternoon.I haven't been snowed in for a long time, but this big snow has brought back memories of big snow. I remember:When I was a kid in Indiana. It would snow before or

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-65509964618939352942006-12-01T10:21:00.000-06:002006-12-01T10:40:09.527-06:00A Foot of Snow

It's been a while since a winter storm has hit our area and quite a while since I've seen so much snow. We got about 2 inches of ice Wednesday night and Thursday. Thursday night we recieved about a foot of snow. It's really pretty. I can even see where the deer have crossed the yard.We are stuck on top of the hill. I couldn't get the car up the hill yesterday, so I parked it at the bottom of

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1163558006214047672006-11-14T20:12:00.000-06:002006-11-14T20:33:26.256-06:00Grandma Liked Jazz

My Grandma Dillman died 21 years ago,. She was 91 years old. When I was young, I would spend the night with Grandma. We'd watch Friday night shows on her old black and white TV. We'd color with crayons from the cigar box she kept in the desk drawer. We would eat ice cream (the best ice cream ever & I have the bowls we ate from in the hutch), and we'd talk.When I was a teen, I would ride my 3

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1162572489354643282006-11-03T10:37:00.000-06:002006-11-03T10:48:09.366-06:00What Are You Reading?

I am always curious about what people are reading. I tend to read more than one book at a time. There are times I read voraciously and other times, it is an emotional effort to even pick up a book let alone read it.Currently, this is what I am reading, in alphabetical order.A Scandalous Beauty (The Artistrsy of God and the Way of the Cross), by Thomas Schmidt, Brazoz Press, 2202Gateways to God

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1162402349075911412006-11-01T11:23:00.000-06:002006-11-01T11:32:29.090-06:002007 Theme and Focus

2007 will be a new year in a few weeks. Our focus at New Testament Chrisitan Church will be THE CORE (Of Who We Are). We'll focus on core values, issues, disciplines and more. It will be exciting. I also anticipate that we will reestablish our purpose and lay the vision of the congregation for the future. Psalm 33:3 The best instrument you have is your heart

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1162239994983641162006-10-30T14:21:00.000-06:002006-10-30T14:26:34.993-06:00New Church

Church growth requires starting new churches. The churches that participate in starting new churches grow, supporting churches grow and the new church grows.The Meridian Point Church of Peyton, Colorado begins November 5th. Peyton is close to Colorado Springs. My friend Nate is the music minister. Pray for them. God will make an impact through them.I know they will be nervous about the first

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1161878912261112412006-10-26T10:53:00.000-05:002006-10-26T11:08:32.273-05:00More Random Thoughts

I love listening to sermons. In fact, as I type this, I am sitting at McDonalds using their WiFi to work online. There are a number of people I love listening to.My favorite preacher, hands down is Mark Scott. Mark is acedemic dean at Ozark Christian College in Joplin. God to the college website and find the chapel sermons link and you'll get to choose between a number of chapel speakers,

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1161633985247477282006-10-23T14:45:00.000-05:002006-10-23T15:06:25.276-05:00Digging Foundations

Apparently, we don't dig enough. As a nation, we are having difficulty understanding from where we came.Archeologists dig for everything. They will dig deep enough to find the foundations of the building or the city, or the civilization they have discovered.At New Testament Christian (www.newtestamentchristianonline.com) we are reviewing our foundations as Christians and a church. At the

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1161140819338971162006-10-17T21:59:00.000-05:002006-10-17T22:06:59.346-05:00Opportunties

The church I minister with is being given incredible opportunites to show God's love and mercy. Last week a person called asking for assistance in getting started in a new life. The church contributed generously. Their gifts provided almost 3 times the amount needced. How incredible is God!? (That's a rhetorical question).We now have an opportunity to help a family that lost its home and

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1161015493865128232006-10-16T11:10:00.000-05:002006-10-16T11:18:13.876-05:00I'm in the Green Shirt

As you may have guessed from the blogs title, I love guitars. In the picture, I am leading the praise band during a praise concert at Junior High Church camp at Shelby County Christian Assembly.It was an awesome week. The band consisted of drums, congas, bass, 3 guitar players, playing electric and acoustic and four other vocalists.We closed the week out with a prayer walk which ended with this

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1160409124203051122006-10-09T10:37:00.000-05:002006-10-09T10:52:04.216-05:00Purpose and Vision

Purpose and vision are important matters. Churches without a defined and specific purpose tend to plug along without much effect and usually without vision. In many cases, they simply, exist. On the other hand, churches which have evaluated their communities, realized their church's gifts, abilities and resources have established there purpose and cast vision and they thrive.I have been

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1160408188128547602006-10-09T10:30:00.000-05:002006-10-09T10:36:28.140-05:00Links

Links to some of my favorite sites and blogs:BLOGShttp://www.natestephan.blogspot.com/http://christianstandard.com/MyLordandMyBlog.asphttp://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/SITESwww.occ.eduwww.cccb.eduwww.ccochurch.comwww.ebay.comwww.harmonycentral.comwww.philkeaggy.comwww.satriani.comwww.vai.comwww.santana.comwww.pastors.comPsalm 33:3 The best instrument you have is your heart!

Jeff Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694773916162487897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33664238.post-1159994699501334232006-10-04T15:21:00.000-05:002006-10-04T15:44:59.513-05:00School Tragedies

The news is covered with two major issues. I'm sure that the bloggers are consumed with these issues as well. One, three different school attacks in 2 weeks time. Two, a congressman sending inappropriate emails and IMs to a teen.I remember Columbine, vividly. I don't think very many of us have forgotten. But it still happens. Innocent children's lives are robbed from them by someone who has

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