What did I say

Maybe because it was my last CCM event or because I'm a fifth year and I do what I want that led me to share yesterday.  I didn't think about what I wanted to say until I got up there and it just went to show I'm a absolutely horrible speaker haha.

I like writing (typing) because I think I type much closer to the pace of my thoughts.  And I can change what I type.

What I think I was trying to say, is what CCM is and is not

CCM IS NOT A CHURCH: BBQ's, Small Group, preparing for small group, spam cookoff, retreats, late nights, hangouts, and w/e else CAN NOT interfere with involvement in church or your spiritual disciplines.  CCM is great but its purpose is to support the church and point collegians to the cross.  It needs to do both of those things, not just one or the other.

CCM IS NOT A CLUB:  It's a ministry.  That means you don't go there just to have fun.  You go to intentionally grow and serve.  If you're not a Christian, then you go to learn and be encouraged.  If you are a Christian, you go to learn and do some encouraging.  I quoted Philippians 1:7-8 It is my prayer that your love would abound more and more WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ALL DISCERNMENT so that you may approve what is excellent and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.  The best part of this ministy is the opportunity to serve your brothers and sisters, and the lost on campus.

CCM IS NOT PERFECT: I wish we could all be perfect witnesses, serve one another with genuine hearts, and continualy glorify God through this ministry that God so blessed us with.  But the truth is, we will be discouraged, let down, upset, maybe even mad at CCM peoples, speaker, events, and w/e else.  Unfortunately, we won't have a perfect anything apart from God Himself, until we are with Him in heaven.  So forgive the shortcomings.

CCM IS NOT CLASS:  Attendance is not required (but suggested by me).  A lot of times I found myself going because what better thing would i do on a wednesday night?  I could do homework maybe, but I can also do homework anytime.  How often do I see the brothers and sisters I love so much?  (not as often as i seem to have hmwk)  But there are times when CCM is not the most glorifying thing to God.  We are called to be students (well i'm not anymore.... or for the time being, I'll be back in the classroom in spring I think)  and as students we are supposed to glorify God.

CCM IS AWESOME:  CCM is the ministry by which God took hold of me and showed me my utter depravity and my desperate need for grace.  I found my church, my roommates, and my friends at CCM.  I have the fondest memories of things I've done with a for CCM.  I've been allowed to serve, not only my brothers and sisters, but God through this ministry.  I can confidently say that CCM helped me grow in my relationship with God and allowed me to help build up His kingdom in a unique (and hopefully edifying) way.

If CCM can be the method by which God brings His children to Him as He did with me, then it is worth investing in.