Baptism Video Nov 29, 2009...

Here is the video we showed before our very first baptism at Oasis Church.  An amazing family and it was a great day.  It was cool to get to celebrate how amazing our God is with these guys and with our church...

Baptism Video from Wesley Weatherford on Vimeo.

Inspired By The Faith Of A Child...

Tonight I went and visited my friend Gracie in the hospital.  She is 6 years old and a Type 1 Diabetic.  Her parents Larry & Kelly are in our Small Group and every time we have prayer she always requests that we pray for her to be healed of her diabetes.  She has an abundance of faith and it overflows out of her.  As I visited with Gracie and her parents tonight I saw her lying there in the hospital bed asleep and exhausted from a long day of needles and IV's and tests, my heart broke for her and I had to fight back my tears.  In that moment I thought, "God this is a child who loves you and believes with all that is within her that you will heal her, why haven't you done that?"  And as I prayed with her I found myself almost begging God to breathe healing into the body of this sweet little girl.

I said my goodbyes and left and as I was walking out of the hospital I was inspired by the faith of this beautiful little girl.  It inspires me how she has battled through all the things she has come through and yet she has no doubt.  SHE BELIEVES!!  Her faith is strong and unwavering in the face of struggle and fear.  She is an inspiration to me.  I find myself at times complaining about stupid, small stuff and this little girl despite of what she has faced and been through at the young age of 6 has nothing but faith in the God she loves very much.  I want to live that way.  I want to be able to look in the face of uncertainty and struggle and fear and BELIEVE like Gracie BELIEVES.

Gracie is only 6 so she probably doesn't read this blog, but if she did, I would tell her Thank You.  Thank You for inspiring me and challenging me tonight.  Thank you for your unwavering faith.  You are a HERO in my eyes.  Tonight I join my faith with Gracie's and I BELIEVE that an all knowing, all powerful, always present, and ever loving God WILL MOST DEFINITELY heal her body.  And He will get all the glory and fame for the healing of her body and for all that she accomplishes for His Kingdom.

Thank You Gracie...

I am So Grateful...

Last night when I was getting in the bed Tyler was in our bed and I moved his pillow and he said in his sleep, "Hey that's my pillow..."  It was so funny!  I got in the bed and was talking to Jessica and he said with his eyes closed, "be quiet, I sleeping..."  Again so funny...

I laid there thinking that I am so blessed to have Jessica and Tyler in my life.  They both bring so much joy to my life.  Sometimes it brings tears to my eyes to think of how God has blessed me.  I am so grateful for both of them.

Jessica is such a support and help to me.  I know I am so undeserving of her love yet she gives it so freely.  She is truly an amazing woman who is an incredible mother and a great wife and life partner.

Just feeling very grateful tonight and so very blessed.  Thank you God for all your blessings you pour out on my life but most of all for my amazing wife and my incredible son...

Nice Quote...

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. - Warren G. Bennis

I want to dissect this real quick for you but mostly for me...

What type of Leadership has the capacity to Translate Vision Into Reality?

I think it takes a lot of different elements to take a really awesome God vision and translate that into reality.

1.) Tenacity

- being unwilling to give up on the vision no matter what the outlook is...

2.) Focus

- a vision can not become reality if it is not constantly the focus and out in front of you...

3.) Unwavering Commitment

- if you haven't truly committed then you will let yourself off the hook when it gets tough...

4.) Planning & Management

- you have to plan out and implement the small steps to accomplish the larger ones...

5.) Passion

- without passion, you risk becoming apathetic and indifferent toward the vision...

6.) Teamwork

- a great God vision cannot be accomplished by you alone...

7.) Value

- for a God vision to become reality it must add value...

8.) Giving

- resources, time, energy...

9.) Communication

- a vision must be communicated clearly and often...

10.) Dependance

- a complete and total dependance on God to do the impossible through you...

Just my thoughts... Take it or leave it!!

10 Signs of A Secure Leader...

I was reading some stuff from Perry Noble they other day and saw this and was challenged... I pray that I am a Secure Leader and that I am becoming the Leader that God wants me to be.  This is good stuff!

10 Signs of a Secure Leader:

#1 – Realizes he has nothing to prove!

#2 – Works for the applause of heaven and not for the applause of men.

#3 – Seeks God for direction instead of merely asking Him for permission.

#4 – Doesn’t pretend that he has all the answers.

#5 – Seeks to submit to the Spirit instead of constantly grieving Him.

#6 – Understands that he will go insane if his goal is for everyone to understand him.

#7 – Is willing to repent when he is wrong…and do whatever it takes to make things right.

#8 – Puts personal preferences aside when making decisions that will impact the church.

#9 – Has a sense of desperation for God…fully understanding the reality of John 15:5.

#10 – Refuses to compromise the vision…even when it may be convenient to do so!

Apologies & New Commitments...

So first let me say I am sorry for my lapse in blogging (to all 3 of my readers - one being my wife)... I have no good excuses so I want bore you with attempts, but much apologies!!

I am making a new and fresh commitment to 'The BLOG".  I will start this week with this post, and I commit to Blog at least on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays and hopefully more...  I expect all 3 of my readers to hold me accountable to that commitment.

I am hoping to incorporate a good mix of posts that range in topics from Leadership, Church Growth, Personal Stuff and Oasis News.  I hope you enjoy reading and if you do let me know, and if you don't let me know.  Thanks for reading...