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12.02.2009
The Jesus you share will be the Jesus they know. (by BSoltis)
My buddy Dennis shared a quote with me from one of his teachers in seminary.
"The Jesus you share will be the Jesus they know."
Some people have told me before that I am bold about sharing my faith and one of the things that spurs me on is this quote. As a Christian, if you don't share with others about Jesus then whom do you think will?
A lot of times we think that we're doing our part simply by inviting people to church. We think that if they reject our invitation then we can just write them off as a heathen. It's always good to invite people to church, but think of it from a secular perspective. If one of your buddies invites you to a bar and you don't drink, would you go? If they are Muslim, Jewish or Wiccan would you go to temple with them? Probably not. This means that the best influence you can have on them would be to show you are a man of integrity. Show them through your life/lifestyle what it means to be a follower of Jesus; an ambassador to Christ; a Christian.
Also, take time to listen. A lot of times people are talked AT, but few are talked TO, especially by Christians. Brush up on apologetics and ask your friends/strangers about their faith and learn the differences. More often than not, people can remember the false encounter they had with a "Christian" who didn't know their material. This is yet again another reason why we need to be reading our Bible daily.
Here's another solid quote.
"It's not about trying to win an argument; it's about winning a soul."
I think that was taken from Mark Cahill's book "The One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven" (a book about evangelism). Mull these quotes over and check out this definition of integrity. I think it goes hand-in-hand with this theme and should be applied in our everyday lives.
in-teg-ri-ty (noun)
1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull.
Have a heart for the lost and view others as God would view them. Call one another out in TRUTH and in LOVE.
Make sure you're reading your Bible to hear all that God has in store for you. God bless you all!
"The Jesus you share will be the Jesus they know."
Some people have told me before that I am bold about sharing my faith and one of the things that spurs me on is this quote. As a Christian, if you don't share with others about Jesus then whom do you think will?
A lot of times we think that we're doing our part simply by inviting people to church. We think that if they reject our invitation then we can just write them off as a heathen. It's always good to invite people to church, but think of it from a secular perspective. If one of your buddies invites you to a bar and you don't drink, would you go? If they are Muslim, Jewish or Wiccan would you go to temple with them? Probably not. This means that the best influence you can have on them would be to show you are a man of integrity. Show them through your life/lifestyle what it means to be a follower of Jesus; an ambassador to Christ; a Christian.
Also, take time to listen. A lot of times people are talked AT, but few are talked TO, especially by Christians. Brush up on apologetics and ask your friends/strangers about their faith and learn the differences. More often than not, people can remember the false encounter they had with a "Christian" who didn't know their material. This is yet again another reason why we need to be reading our Bible daily.
Here's another solid quote.
"It's not about trying to win an argument; it's about winning a soul."
I think that was taken from Mark Cahill's book "The One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven" (a book about evangelism). Mull these quotes over and check out this definition of integrity. I think it goes hand-in-hand with this theme and should be applied in our everyday lives.
in-teg-ri-ty (noun)
1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull.
Have a heart for the lost and view others as God would view them. Call one another out in TRUTH and in LOVE.
Make sure you're reading your Bible to hear all that God has in store for you. God bless you all!
Labels: Christian, evangelism, jesus, love
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4.09.2009
I Will Follow Christ
So, we totally have this rad easter play called "I Will Follow Christ" at our church. It's completely free! It's really an amazing show, I've heard it even rivals the Glory of Easter at Crystal Cathedral (but theirs is $24/person!).
The only thing that costs any money there is the bake sale. Now that is worth spending on, because it supports missions. I'm going to Spain, and every dollar helps! 100% of our sales go to the missions fund for our Spain and Guadalajara teams. So come check it out!
If you are in SoCal and are free, you should see the show, and buy a cookie!
Thursday 7pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 2pm and 7pm
Sunday 7pm
God bless!
Labels: cookies, easter, jesus, missions, spain
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