I think seeing the lost come to know Christ is a great goal for every believer and ministry to set. When I say, "One of the purposes of the Program is to win others to the Lord" all of us would put that as the #1 priority. Here is the question, "How many people came to know Christ in 2009 as a result of the ministry of the Program?" I know we pass out tracts with water bottles and things like that, but with what individuals did I take an opportunity to share the Gospel? It is my #1 priority but it's really not, and that needs to change!
The time for talk is over, and it is time to step out of our comfort zones and start making a difference in the lives of individuals. Who will you begin praying for so that they will come to know Christ. What can we do as a group to see more souls saved? Jesus said the fields are white unto harvest, but the laborers are few. I'm ready to get to work, how about you?
Thursday, December 31, 2009
A Special Speaker
Last night Paul Laso preached in the Program and gave us some thoughts from Luke 8. He was giving us some things to think about as we speak to our relatives this holiday season. The main point discussed was "Who is Jesus." Here is the basic outline with my apologies to Paul if it is not exactly what he preached, but here is what I took away from the sermon.
Who Jesus Is
Luke 8:22-56
v. 25 - "What manner of man is this!
1. Jesus is omnipotent v. 22-25 (His Sovereignty over His Creation)
2. Jesus is deity v. 26-33 (The demons recognized Him as the Son of the Most High God)
3. Jesus has power over demons v. 26-33
4. Jesus has power over sickness and death v. 41-56 (He does what no other person could do) [With God all things are possible]
There it is just in case you missed it!
Who Jesus Is
Luke 8:22-56
v. 25 - "What manner of man is this!
1. Jesus is omnipotent v. 22-25 (His Sovereignty over His Creation)
2. Jesus is deity v. 26-33 (The demons recognized Him as the Son of the Most High God)
3. Jesus has power over demons v. 26-33
4. Jesus has power over sickness and death v. 41-56 (He does what no other person could do) [With God all things are possible]
There it is just in case you missed it!
Praying for the Mendez family
I just wanted to let those of you praying for Mrs. Mendez that she passed away this morning around 8:00. I believe there will be a service on Saturday to honor the life that she lived. She was certainly a fighter and I know her family will miss her dearly. As you go through the weekend don't forget to say a prayer for the family.
Monday, December 28, 2009
A Fresh Start!
I know it's been a long time since I've done anything to this blog (Sometime in August), but I am ready to get it going again. My plan is to share some of the philosophy of ministry ideas that have been going through my brain over the last year. I would love to get your input and hear what you think. This may not be of any interest to you, but it will do me some good to write it all out. Any ideas that you have to add will be appreciated.
The other thing I want to do with this blog is to record our year together. There will be outlines of the series that we are covering on Sundays and Wednesdays just in case you miss one. The plan is also to keep track of all of our activities together (Pictures and Review). This will be a challenge for the year because I am a tad technologically challenged. Once again, any input you might feel led to give will be appreciated. I'm going to try to update the blog at least three times a week. Feel free to check the blog daily and make any "appropriate" comments you'd like.
Let me start with the foundation for all of the philosophy of ministry discussion. As a pastoral staff we read a book by Andy Stanley that started my thinking about why we do what we do. The name of the book escapes me right now, but I will try to get the title of the book for a later blog. The idea of the book is that we need to "Clarify the win." Everyone in the ministry needs to know what a win is and what a win is not.
So I am going to clarify for you what a win is for the Program. The three things that I classify as a win are: 1. People getting saved 2. People being sanctified 3. People beginning to serve
This is a good start and I will explain and give more detail on the next post. I am out of time because I'm heading out to pick Jordan up from the airport. Please let me know if you have any questions or thoughts on the clarification of the win.
The other thing I want to do with this blog is to record our year together. There will be outlines of the series that we are covering on Sundays and Wednesdays just in case you miss one. The plan is also to keep track of all of our activities together (Pictures and Review). This will be a challenge for the year because I am a tad technologically challenged. Once again, any input you might feel led to give will be appreciated. I'm going to try to update the blog at least three times a week. Feel free to check the blog daily and make any "appropriate" comments you'd like.
Let me start with the foundation for all of the philosophy of ministry discussion. As a pastoral staff we read a book by Andy Stanley that started my thinking about why we do what we do. The name of the book escapes me right now, but I will try to get the title of the book for a later blog. The idea of the book is that we need to "Clarify the win." Everyone in the ministry needs to know what a win is and what a win is not.
So I am going to clarify for you what a win is for the Program. The three things that I classify as a win are: 1. People getting saved 2. People being sanctified 3. People beginning to serve
This is a good start and I will explain and give more detail on the next post. I am out of time because I'm heading out to pick Jordan up from the airport. Please let me know if you have any questions or thoughts on the clarification of the win.
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