nice get-together

See You at the Pole

     Back in 1990 in Ft. Worth, Texas, ten students began praying at schools in their community. Two years later the praying led to what is now called "See you at the Pole". It is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student led event. It has been regularly set for the forth Wednesday in September. This year the date is September 25th (today) at schools across the United States and many countries around the world. See you at the pole brings students together to witness to eachother, and intercede for other students, schools, families and nations. To find out more about this event go to: everyschool.com

I represent Christ to my colleagues

I represent Christ to my colleagues was what we discussed in class on Tuesday. 

The chapter started off like this: "There is a group of people who often know you as well as your family, or perhaps better."   :)

(We do spend a whole lot of time with each other AND there is no television here to distract us.) 

Next week Carol asked us to bring our Bibles as she will have some handouts and we'll be marking up our Bibles - The parts of the Bible that talk of how to obtain salvation. After all, the reason we are going through this workbook is so that we can know how to bring the Gospel to others, Christ love. 

We are nearing the end of the workbook.

All are welcome!  

(Images were found via a google search and they were found at twothingsincommon.blogspot.com)

love one another

1 John 4

 

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

 

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

 

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

sharing with family

This morning I came across this article that fits in with what we are talking about in our Bible Study time, sharing the gospel with family:

Question: I just wanted to let you know that I’ve been writing to my parents about Jesus for about 3-4 months now. I feel as though there is no change in them at all. I really miss talking to them and I love then. I just want them to be saved!!! Any suggestions? Thank you so much!!!
– Unlocking the Bible Radio Listener

Answer: This is Kevin from Unlocking the Bible. Thanks for writing sharing your story, we will be keeping you and your parents in prayer! Let me commend you for sharing Christ with your parents. It is an act of love and obedience and is something that honors Christ!
Here are a few things to keep in mind in evangelizing to lost loved ones:

1. God can use what you have said to plant seeds in your parents’ hearts.
Even if it seems like your parents are unresponsive, God can use your words days, months, or years down the line to help them come to Christ. You may not see growth now, but God can use your steps of faith in the future. We will pray that God grows the seeds you have planted into saving faith in Jesus Christ!

2. Don’t forget to show genuine love no matter what.
I do not know what your relationship with your parents looks like, but I encourage you to seek to love them as a daughter whether or not they respond to the gospel as you would like. God can use your life and testimony to open their eyes to His Truth. This honors your Heavenly Father who commanded you to honor your earthly father and mother (Exodus 20:12).

3. Be patient and remember that God is the one who saves people.
At times I have relied on my own efforts to reach people. This led not only to frustration, but also strained relationships. God has since taught me to remember that saving people is His job (Jonah 2:9) and my job is to rely on Him, being obedient with the opportunities that He gives me. A lot of times that means not rushing to talk about Jesus as quickly as possible, shoving the gospel down people’s throats, but rather loving people in a conversation and following the Spirit’s leading for an opportunity to share the gospel. Remembering that God is the one who saves takes a lot of pressure off of us! Success in sharing Jesus is measured by being faithful, not by winning converts–that’s God’s job!

4. Remember that following Jesus will cause division.
Jesus says in Matthew 10:35-36 that he would turn “a man against his father, a daughter against her mother.” Jesus is not necessarily desiring to separate people, He rather is explaining the reality that following Him has a cost and would inevitably divide families. This can be a tough pill to swallow. But the good news is that through faith in Jesus, we are welcomed into the family of God, which is incomparably greater!

5. Pray!
You seem to be already are doing this–keep it up! This is the most important thing you can do. Seek to be like the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 and continually approach your loving Heavenly Father on behalf of your parents. I have heard countless stories of God saving people after one of their loved ones prayed for them for years. Remember that in heaven, you will never wish you prayed for your unsaved family members less.

 

I thank God for your love for your parents and desire to see them saved. I hope some of those tips were helpful in putting your situation in perspective. I don’t know if your parents will be saved, but I do know that God is faithful and you can give Him all of your trust.

In Him,
Kevin Halloran

https://www.unlockingthebible.org/family-evangelism-tips/

unlockingthebible.org is full of wonderful information.

I found this website via another website - twitter. I follow a guy named Tim Challies and the description at the top of his website explains what he does: Informing the Reforming. :) Through him I find all kinds of articles and goings on that I would never have found on my own. The article I copied above is a perfect example. Here's the link to his website. http://www.challies.com/

what comfort!

I represent Christ to my family

We opened with prayer.

Lesson 16, page 204

Day Two: I represent Christ to my family

Many things were brought up in todays lesson. 

Witness Christ, by living your life, this is how you witness to an unsaved spouse or child - not by your words. If you think about it - how does a person see you when you come up to them with a blaze of words? Do they think that you are witnessing to them or do they think that you are trying to win an argument?

When God is trying to speak to us He often brings the subject to us in many different ways all at once. Case in point would be the lesson on Tuesday. Then, when I got home I saw the quote below on Facebook and then coming into work this morning John MacArthur's sermon was about, How God saves your unsaved family members. :)

Pray that each member of your family may always know your love and the love of God. Remember that often your voice and your arms express God’s love. 



Proverbs 27:17

 

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

 

grin

When I saw this post on Facebook I got this huge grin on my face. They said it so much better than I ever could. When I see one of you I see Christ. What a great gift from God. Have you ever stopped to think about how many ways he blesses us? Giving us sisters and brothers, making us Princess and Princes of the Kingdom . . . do you realize who our big brother is? Do you realize who stands beside us or between us and who proclaims us as His?!?

Do you have a big grin too?

love