Showing posts with label Gospel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gospel. Show all posts
There are many things that come to mind of which I am thankful for on this joyous day:
Family Relationships Food and Provision Peace Physical Health Financial Stability
As with many people, and many men especially, my singing voice is anything but eloquent and refined. Undoubtedly, I do not lavish those around me with skilled singing and expressive vocal proficiency, but I do desire to be genuinely engaged in worship through singing.
This is where the problem comes into play. Many times when singing songs of worship (during a Sunday morning service, CRU large group, or spontaneously in other settings), I become distracted and caught up in trying to make my singing sound good, or at least not bad, to those around me.
My life has been transformed.
A formerly hateful, abusive, and angry individual, I have now been reconciled to God through the blood of Christ. This reconciliation, through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, has impacted my life in intensely vivid ways.
Relationships with several of my family members and friends, once bruised and crushed, have been completely restored and rectified - Something that I had previously thought to be impossible. Destructive habits and attitudes that were once a significant part of my life - such as struggles with self-worth, pornography, lust, and envy - have been eliminated and defeated. I have gained a sense of purpose and passion in my life that I could not achieve on my own.
Personal Preparation1. Be Sure That You Are a Christian
2. Have No Unconfessed Sin in Your Life
3. Be Filled With the Holy Spirit
4. Be Prepared to Communicate Your Faith in Christ
Taking the Initiative
1. Pray
2. Go
Along with personal preparation, 'taking the initiative' to share your faith can also be broken down into several 'steps' in order to make it a more tangible and practical concept. The first of these steps is prayer - An absolutely essential element when involved in evangelism! The second step on initiative involves taking the time and performing the actions to directly share your faith with others.
I asked a few life questions in a recent post, and this was Silouan's response:
"There are probably four or five people who see you at work all day, every day. They know how you deal with stress, how you treat them and your customers and your boss, how much effort you put into your tasks (unspiritual as they may seem) and how much extra work you pick up or else leave for the next shift to worry about.
Life in 6 Words: The GOSPEL communicates the whole story of the Bible in 6 key truths that capture the essence of God and human interaction. In this powerful video, rap artist Propaganda unpacks a simple 6 letter acrostic that spells out the word “GOSPEL” and communicates Jesus’ life-giving message of salvation."(Dare2Share)
Presented by Dare2Share Ministries.
You can purchase/download at Dare2Share.org
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