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Love Looks Like Something
It always feels awkward to me to ask for donations, even for a Christian cause - especially for aChristian cause. Did Jesus ask for money? I think not, but he didn't eat air either. We knowfrom scripture there were followers of Jesus that God used to meet the material needs of himand his disciples. So, I've come to rethink why we, as a charity, do what we do - i.e. raisemoney for projects and ministry...
How Will God Use You?
Have you ever wondered what God thinks of you? I mean, now that you have become one of His children through faith in Jesus Christ. Perhaps we get an idea from God’s interaction with Gideon in the Old Testament. If you remember, at the time of Gideon, Israel was antagonized by marauding bands from the nearby nation of Midian. These groups would sweep in every summer and steal the bounty of the harvests from the Israelites.To preserve some of the grain, Gideon was threshing it in a winepress, trying to remain hidden from the Midianites. God dispatched an angel, who...
Sheep Among Wolves
The Lord’s strategy to defeat religious deception and to dispel the darkness of hate and prejudice is NOT to unleash an army of sword-wielding, gun-toting zealots into the world. Quite the contrary, He is releasing a flock of defenseless sheep armed only with the gospel. “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.” (Matthew 10:16) Recently I learned of a documentary on YouTube called Sheep Among Wolves. In one hour, it explores the dangers and the challenges of living as a Christian in a predominantly Muslim country. Though it’s dangerous to be a Christ-follower in those lands, believers consider...
Deny Self
In his book, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made,” Dr. Brand said it more clearly than I could, “Our culture exalts self-fulfillment, self-discovery, and autonomy. But according to Christ, it is only in losing my life that I will find it. Only by committing myself as a ‘living sacrifice’ to the larger Body through loyalty to Him will I find my true reason for being. We are called to self-denial, not for its own sake, but for a compensation we can obtain no other way.”Dr. Brand is referring to Jesus’ statement, “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and...
Good Contractors
We all know how important a solid and level foundation is to any building. The Apostle Paul employed the analogy of construction in the third chapter of 1 Corinthians. There, we’ll find lessons for all of us, whether we are employed in the building trades or not. The apostle told the Christians in Corinth that his sharing the gospel with them was like the work of a skilled contractor. “I have laid the foundation like an expert builder.” (1 Corinthians 3:10). He goes on to explain that the foundation he laid was Jesus Christ.Like anyone knows, simply having a good...