Verse to remember- be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15-16
Question – as I reflect on my personal story, who does God want me to share it with?
“God has given me a life message to Share” This message has four parts
Testimony
Life lessons
Godly passions
Good news
Our testimony should contain four parts
What my life was like before I met Jesus
How I realized I needed Jesus
How I committed my life to Jesus
The difference Jesus has made in my life
Life lessons are lessons and insights you have learned about God, relationships, problems, temptations, and other aspects of life. Here are some questions I should answer.
What has God taught me from failure?
What has God taught me from lack of money?
What has God taught me from pain, sorrow or depression?
What has God taught me from disappointment?
What have I learned from my family, my church, my relationships, my small groups and my critics?
“ A mans heart determines his speech”
“Your life message includes the good news. The good news is that when we trust Gods grace to save us through what Jesus did, our sins are forgiven, we get a purpose for living, and we are promised a future home in heaven.”
“I must learn to love lost people the way God does”
God made me to be
A member of His family
A model of his character
A magnifier of His glory
A minister of His grace
A messenger of His Good News to others
“That is why spreading the good news is so important; you only have a short time to share your life message and fulfill your mission.”
WOW and DOUBLE WOW!!!
To answer the question for this chapter God wants me to share my life story with everyone. I should share my personal story with both believers and non believers. Different people will relate to the different life stories and lessons and hopefully Christ will be glorified and others will experience a measure of HOPE and healing as they see Christ in the midst of my life experiences. I am motivated to buy some gospel tracts and copies of this book to pass on to everyone in my life.
James Moffitt
http://www.jesus-connect.net/jcmoffitt
moffittj@bellsouth.net
Friday, February 27, 2004
Chapter 36- I was made for a MISSION
Chapter 36- I was made for a mission
Verse to remember- Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matt 28:19,20
Question to consider- what fears have kept me from fulfilling the mission God gave me to accomplish? What keeps me from telling others the good news?
Give the right opportunity and timing I have no fears about sharing with others who Jesus is to me. On page 286 the book states “to fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept Gods agenda for your life”
So that brings me to this question. What is my agenda? I sometimes think that my agenda is to survive life from one day to the next. How much time is consumed by pursuing a paycheck so I can pay the never ending flow of bills. Bills are like washing clothes. Once you start the cycle you never seem to stop. You start out in this process by controlling the process but after awhile the process can take on a life of its own and begin to control you. I owe I owe off to work I go is my motto every time I head out the door to work. The pursuit of money so I can keep my head above water is a large portion of my agenda. The bible states that if my faith is the size of a mustard seed that I can move mountains. How much faith do I have for God to meet my needs when I spend most of my waking hours working for a paycheck. Instead of being a kingdom builder I am doing everything I can to maintain a certain level of existence. Poor financial decisions and unfortunate circumstances has me in this place. To be a good steward I must work so that through me with Gods provision I can provide for my family.
The second question that comes to mind is this. I have people in my neighborhood on my street that I do not know. Am I lazy? Perhaps I am just too wrapped up in my agenda. I need to figure out how to simplify the tasks in my life and free up more time to fulfill Gods agenda. What is God blessing in the community I live in? How will I ever know if I don’t take the time to look around and ask God to show me?
The other thing that might keep me from sharing the good news is my natural desire to hide the things in my life that would affect the integrity of the gospel. It is one thing to be an effective speaker or be able to present the facts. It is another thing to be able to speak Gods word with integrity and power and confidence. Paul could say “ Do as I do” with regards to being the example of a Godly man. I know that there are moments in my life that reflect my humanity and sinful nature. When those things come into the light it damages my testimony of who Jesus is to me. How can I share the good news to a non believer when I have moments when I am a bad ambassador for Christ? I know that in my weakness HE is strong. What about the times that I chose to willfully sin and deny the power of God in my life? How much integrity will my testimony be then?
James Moffitt
http://www.jesus-connect.net/jcmoffitt
moffittj@bellsouth.net
Verse to remember- Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matt 28:19,20
Question to consider- what fears have kept me from fulfilling the mission God gave me to accomplish? What keeps me from telling others the good news?
Give the right opportunity and timing I have no fears about sharing with others who Jesus is to me. On page 286 the book states “to fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept Gods agenda for your life”
So that brings me to this question. What is my agenda? I sometimes think that my agenda is to survive life from one day to the next. How much time is consumed by pursuing a paycheck so I can pay the never ending flow of bills. Bills are like washing clothes. Once you start the cycle you never seem to stop. You start out in this process by controlling the process but after awhile the process can take on a life of its own and begin to control you. I owe I owe off to work I go is my motto every time I head out the door to work. The pursuit of money so I can keep my head above water is a large portion of my agenda. The bible states that if my faith is the size of a mustard seed that I can move mountains. How much faith do I have for God to meet my needs when I spend most of my waking hours working for a paycheck. Instead of being a kingdom builder I am doing everything I can to maintain a certain level of existence. Poor financial decisions and unfortunate circumstances has me in this place. To be a good steward I must work so that through me with Gods provision I can provide for my family.
The second question that comes to mind is this. I have people in my neighborhood on my street that I do not know. Am I lazy? Perhaps I am just too wrapped up in my agenda. I need to figure out how to simplify the tasks in my life and free up more time to fulfill Gods agenda. What is God blessing in the community I live in? How will I ever know if I don’t take the time to look around and ask God to show me?
The other thing that might keep me from sharing the good news is my natural desire to hide the things in my life that would affect the integrity of the gospel. It is one thing to be an effective speaker or be able to present the facts. It is another thing to be able to speak Gods word with integrity and power and confidence. Paul could say “ Do as I do” with regards to being the example of a Godly man. I know that there are moments in my life that reflect my humanity and sinful nature. When those things come into the light it damages my testimony of who Jesus is to me. How can I share the good news to a non believer when I have moments when I am a bad ambassador for Christ? I know that in my weakness HE is strong. What about the times that I chose to willfully sin and deny the power of God in my life? How much integrity will my testimony be then?
James Moffitt
http://www.jesus-connect.net/jcmoffitt
moffittj@bellsouth.net
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Job Search and Career Resources, Find a job and apply with one click
Job Search and Career Resources, Find a job and apply with one click
My friend Patty shared this with me the other day and I finally got around to checking it out. Very nice website for those of us looking for a job.
Thanks Patty
My friend Patty shared this with me the other day and I finally got around to checking it out. Very nice website for those of us looking for a job.
Thanks Patty
Monday, February 23, 2004
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Occam Razor
I know, I know. Some of you are saying "ok, what the heck is a Occam Razor", never heard of dat bwand at Wallyworld.....
Pronunciation: 'ä-k&mz-
Function: noun
Etymology: William of Occam
: a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities
Define par si mo ny
I invited some folks to join my Tribe.net tribe and someone responded with this word in a sentence.
"You know the need for parsimony in my life" I thought to myself, people in Goose Creek SC do not use BIG words like dat. I dont even know whatz dat meanz.... Lucky for me Websters Online helped me wit it.
Main Entry: par si mo ny
Pronunciation: 'pär-s&-"mO-nE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English parcimony, from Latin parsimonia, from parsus, past participle of parcere to spare
1 a : the quality of being careful with money or resources : THRIFT b : the quality or state of being stingy
2 : economy in the use of means to an end; especially : economy of explanation in conformity with Occam's razor
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