”The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.” -Proverbs 10:22

Have you ever enjoyed life so much that you don’t want to sleep? Have you ever enjoyed life so much that you loved every minute of everyday & soaked up every moment? Have you had times in your life where you are so excited about your life that you get butterflies before you go to bed because you can’t wait to wake up and see what is going to happen next?

I believe God that is how God wants us to live our lives. He wants us to love our lives! I have found that there is a love for life that comes from living for God that you cannot get anywhere else. When you are where God wants you to be, life is exciting. You love you work, your relationships, the experiences you get to have, and the places you get to go.

I am not saying that if you live for God that you won’t ever have any trouble, any trials, any tests, or any circumstances that won’t cause grief, doubt, questions, or trouble! That isn’t reality.

However, I am saying that with God, you can be in the midst of the biggest battles, the strongest storms, the largest doubts, and the most questions, and still enjoy your life.

I mean, really, no matter how bad life gets, there is still: ice cream, sunsets, sun rises, people that love us, God, music, memories, weddings, books, family, opportunity, hope, love, faith, the ocean, the beach, the Bible, you name it!

Life is to short to not love  your life! Life is an adventure! There is so much to do, so much to experience, so many people to meet,  so many things to love and enjoy.Soak up every experience. Live life with a sense of awe and wonder.

Be grateful and enjoy this great adventure called life.

Last weekend I had the privlidge of speaking at Champion Life Church. I spoke on the topic: Winning with Others: Be a World Changer.

You can listen to the message here.

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Be a world changer!

We have had the privileged of starting the youth ministry at Champion Life Church. It’s been an incredible journey so far. We initially launched in May and have been going strong all summer! We’ve been building our leadership team as well as our core student leader team. We are poised for growth! We’re excited for what’s in store for the fall!

We are having our fall kickoff this Sunday, and we are expecting big things! Below you’ll find a video message from Laura and I, some recap video’s from the summer, some pictures, and our core values.

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Fall Kickoff this Sunday

CLC United Fall Launch 9.11.11 from Champion Life Church on Vimeo.

The CLC United kickoff is this Sunday night at 6 p.m. at Chippewa Park! We are having a cookout! Circle of One is playing! We’re giving away a 21.5 inch TV, an ipod shuffle, a Nintendo 3DS, a signed Matthew Paul Emge baseball bat, and more. We’re also giving away free CLC United World Changer shirts (new design). God’s Word will be preached! Lives will be change! It is going to be Epic! We’re believing for 100 students to come!

This is a video from our initial youth group launch! It’s been a crazy journey so far!

Our Core Values

“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!” Acts 5:38,39

Our ministry and our personal lives are built off this verse! If we’ll build our lives and ministry on anything other than God, it will be overthrown and crumble. However, if we build our lives and ministries on God we’ll be an unstoppable force!

We Passionately Pursue and Live For God – This is the foundation of everything we do. We will build our lives and ministry on God and His Word. It’s the single most important thing we do.

We are the Friendliest Youth Group on the Planet – Everyone is welcome at CLC United. When people come, we want them to leave thinking they just left the friendliest place on the planet!

We are World Changers - We believe everyone that comes to CLC United is a World Changer. If they are passionately pursuing God with everything in them, they all will have the ability to change the world they live in.

We are a Family – We do life together. When people are down, we get down with them and lift them up. When they are up, we celebrate with them. We make memories together that we will never forget, and not just memories for memories sake, but we’ll make memories with God. One day we’ll look back and have a ton of memories of the faithfulness of God!

We Give Big – We will give big of our time, our talent, and our money! We will use what we’ve been given to be a blessing to the world around us.