Wednesday, January 7, 2015

9/19/09 GET IT TOGETHER

GET IT TOGETHER
Most people have a difficult time putting the wisdom of the ages and contemporary wisdom together.

Those with a grasp of Christianity's foundational truths often live in the past and lack a vision that is relevant in today's world, oblivious to the problems and horrors and significance of current issues.

Those who feel the weight of social ills and human suffering and injustice, seldom appreciate the scope of God's answer and therefore lack the power of God to impact their world to the fullest extent.

While it is true that NEW BROOMS sweep clean, don't forget, OLD BROOMS know where the dirt is. Ivory Tower Knowledge must Reach the Streets of Life. We must take the truth to the world we live in.

THE NEED FOR A WITNESS
The world is not dying for lack of a superstar witness, it is dying for the lack of a witness.

Take your own calling, skills, abilities, gifts, knowledge and opportunities and reach your world, because that is all that counts.

True evangelism is reaching the truly lost, not simply rearranging the believers from one church to another.

Evangelism is telling the good news to others, regardless of their response. But still, we fish with the hope of catching.

Reach everyone you can, regardless of their status in society.

We need to grow in grace and knowledge, grow in love and vision if we want to see our churches grow.