Aaron Marcelli | July 24, 2010
“So where are you guys at?” is a question I feel is being asked of us a lot lately as we have become more open about church planting. At times I’m tempted to hang my head, almost ashamed, as I have to confess to others that we are not that far in or we do [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 17, 2010
Though I said in my last post that I no longer sweat over trying to figure out how God reveals His will, I am still fascinated by the idea of the concept, as well as how people misunderstand it. Allow me to share the following illustration that I have totally stolen from a Donald Miller [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 11, 2010
God’s will was always a stressful and confusing issue for me growing up. I had enough Sunday school teachers tell me that God was not holding His will behind His back that I believed them but I did imagine God’s will to be something very specific and if I missed I may wonder in the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | May 28, 2010
Personal Growth Vision Faith Leadership Purity Salvation and Life Change The lost in Chattanooga Friends Family members Homeless Addicted Opportunities The Church Plant God to grow it Relationships Finances The right place People Unity Launch/core team My Marriage Sacrifice Love Purity Trust Partnership My Relationship with God Clarity Wisdom Faith Power in prayer To hear [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 9, 2010
I am a whore I do confess I put you on just like a wedding dress And I run down the aisle I run down the aisle I’m a prodigal with no way home But I put you on just like a ring of gold And I run down the aisle To you Those are [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 22, 2010
Whenever I have been asked the proverbial “if you could meet anyone, who would it be” question, I have almost always passively joked, “myself 5 years from now.” But that’s probably not such a bad answer. I mean, who would have more personal insight and vested interest in our growth and well being than an [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 19, 2010
A couple posts ago I wrote about how busy my life has been lately. I realized that with my busy schedule, one of the things I was making less time for was personal, alone time with God. Last week I took an entire morning alone with God. I prayed, I meditated of Scripture, I laid [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 29, 2009
It wasn’t until just last week, when I was talking to my pastor and he mentioned it, that I heard about Gary Lamb’s resignation. Gary was a church planter in Canton, Georgia who started a church in that community just five years ago. The church was purposeful in creating a casual atmosphere of grace, love, [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 22, 2009
An old devotional I have in my journal: God fulfills His promises and His plans. The Old Testament prophesies must have been confusing when they spoke of Jesus being born in one city, yet to live in a different one, and be titled by yet another. This could have been taken as contradictions or confusing [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 23, 2009
Due to Independence Day along with several other schedule conflicts and my personal vacation, we had taken an extended absence from our community Bible study. I have really felt challenged though to put my all into this study. I mean, what could be the result if even in the middle of the Bible belt we [...]
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