I realize that I have been slack on my blogging the last week or so. I am sorry.
Life is busy. We are doing alot of foundation work on our food bank system. We are feeding 70 families every week. This Saturday we are in Ile Bizard and the IGA collecting cans for the bank.
Rockfest is also in the works. We still need a few bands and a million volunteers.
I will get more regular (in my blogging) in the next few weeks.
Peace,
K
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
Sucks doesn't it. Sacrifice is so much easier. We get to choose the time and place, as well as what we will give up. Usually anyways.
God on the other hand, prefers obedience. If you love me you will keep my commands. No control here. Just do what your told, when your told. Even though we come to understand that God's directives are there to protect us, we find it hard to obey.
The heart is desperately wicked, who can know it... We say we love God and convince ourselves it is so. But, He says, if you love me you will obey.
What are you doing or not doing that God is clearly directive about? What are you doing or not doing that the Spirit has spoken to you about?
Will you obey?
Do you love God?
Peace,
K
God on the other hand, prefers obedience. If you love me you will keep my commands. No control here. Just do what your told, when your told. Even though we come to understand that God's directives are there to protect us, we find it hard to obey.
The heart is desperately wicked, who can know it... We say we love God and convince ourselves it is so. But, He says, if you love me you will obey.
What are you doing or not doing that God is clearly directive about? What are you doing or not doing that the Spirit has spoken to you about?
Will you obey?
Do you love God?
Peace,
K
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Stupid Christians
So, a buddy of mine tells me the other day about these two guys he works with. He has been building a friendship with them and has had the opportunity to express his faith. At first they were a little suspicious or guarded, but over time have opened up. Understandably, they have pre-conceived ideas about what a "christian" is.
Anyway, the other day a "christian" shows up at there company door, wielding tracts and being very pushy. One of these guys was the recipient of said "evangelism". He later walked by my friends desk, threw the tract on it and said, "I think this is for you."
You can imagine the frustration of my buddy as he realizes that some of the damage that has been undone, through his relationship with these guys, is now reinstated by the stupidity of a believer who apparently is not interested in building relationship, only in covering his own butt, by "spreading the word". At the end of the day, he can say he was a witness, without ever considering what he was a witness of....
Peace,
K
Anyway, the other day a "christian" shows up at there company door, wielding tracts and being very pushy. One of these guys was the recipient of said "evangelism". He later walked by my friends desk, threw the tract on it and said, "I think this is for you."
You can imagine the frustration of my buddy as he realizes that some of the damage that has been undone, through his relationship with these guys, is now reinstated by the stupidity of a believer who apparently is not interested in building relationship, only in covering his own butt, by "spreading the word". At the end of the day, he can say he was a witness, without ever considering what he was a witness of....
Peace,
K
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
How to do Friendship Evangelism......
I got this from a new friend. What do you think?
How to do Friendship Evangelism.
First... befriend someone with the goal to influence them with your personal agenda.
Second, remember that you are not equals. You know Jesus, they do not. Make sure the friendship is one-way... if not you'll be unequally yoked. This is complex. If you do not appear to be a close friend then you will not receive friendship from them. If they do not see you as a friend, you are not doing friendship evangelism. You are doing, stranger evangelism. Everyone knows that stranger evangelism is not real evangelism. If you are too much their friend, they will influence you with their worldliness and you are on the slippery slope to the bowels of hell.
Third, spend time with them, proportionate to the amount of time you spend with your family, other "real friends" and your job. The formula goes like this.
NF is for Nuclear Family. God want's you to spend more time with your family, because he loves them the most. Of course theologically God loves everyone equally,( but we all know the truth.)
RF - is for Real Friends. these are the people who are equals. They are your true peers. You watch football together. You hang. You shop together, but only if you are female. These friends help minister to your Lost friends.
LF is for Lost Friends. They don't know Jesus and are going to hell. They are your friends too, but not really.
The Friendship evangelism formula is:
4 parts NF, 3 parts RF, 2 parts job and 1 part LF
so for every 2 hours you spend at work God wants you to spend 4 hours with your family and 1 hour with a lost friend. Got it?
Fourth, and this is key. in every conversation think through your personal agenda for them. Looking for the opportunity to make your point at the right time. probably a time when they are needy.
this is what friendship evangelism is.
Satire aside:
we need to get rid of evangelism as we know it. Toss it out.
and we need to either redefine friendship and what it means or we need to redefine integrity.
Peace,
K
How to do Friendship Evangelism.
First... befriend someone with the goal to influence them with your personal agenda.
Second, remember that you are not equals. You know Jesus, they do not. Make sure the friendship is one-way... if not you'll be unequally yoked. This is complex. If you do not appear to be a close friend then you will not receive friendship from them. If they do not see you as a friend, you are not doing friendship evangelism. You are doing, stranger evangelism. Everyone knows that stranger evangelism is not real evangelism. If you are too much their friend, they will influence you with their worldliness and you are on the slippery slope to the bowels of hell.
Third, spend time with them, proportionate to the amount of time you spend with your family, other "real friends" and your job. The formula goes like this.
NF is for Nuclear Family. God want's you to spend more time with your family, because he loves them the most. Of course theologically God loves everyone equally,( but we all know the truth.)
RF - is for Real Friends. these are the people who are equals. They are your true peers. You watch football together. You hang. You shop together, but only if you are female. These friends help minister to your Lost friends.
LF is for Lost Friends. They don't know Jesus and are going to hell. They are your friends too, but not really.
The Friendship evangelism formula is:
4 parts NF, 3 parts RF, 2 parts job and 1 part LF
so for every 2 hours you spend at work God wants you to spend 4 hours with your family and 1 hour with a lost friend. Got it?
Fourth, and this is key. in every conversation think through your personal agenda for them. Looking for the opportunity to make your point at the right time. probably a time when they are needy.
this is what friendship evangelism is.
Satire aside:
we need to get rid of evangelism as we know it. Toss it out.
and we need to either redefine friendship and what it means or we need to redefine integrity.
Peace,
K
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Food for thought
For the last little while we have been hooked up with a ministry called Julia Kraft for the purpose of giving food to approx. 70 families every week. It is an amazing thing to get together and put the boxes together for families of 2 to 9 people.
There are so many people involved in this effort. There are the stores and distributors who give us the food and those who drive and pack boxes.
Think about it, once a week 70 families are blessed by something as simple as being able to start the week with some food in the fridge and pantry. Something most of us take for granted.
I am blessed to be a part of this.
Peace,
K
There are so many people involved in this effort. There are the stores and distributors who give us the food and those who drive and pack boxes.
Think about it, once a week 70 families are blessed by something as simple as being able to start the week with some food in the fridge and pantry. Something most of us take for granted.
I am blessed to be a part of this.
Peace,
K
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