Monday Quote (on Tuesday)

A Few notes:

• Had a baby shower on Sunday.  Does a baby really go through 7-10 diapers a day? 
• Preached Sunday on the parable of the sower.  If you want to hear the message you a go online to… wait a minute I forgot, we still record on tapes. 
• Kid’s camp this week, that means the end of the summer schedule is near.
• I’m preaching the next two Sunday mornings from Hebrews 12:1-3 as part of a new series, I need to get to work. 
• My wife starts weekly doctor appointments this week, the time is NEAR. 

 

On Thursday night I went with some friends to Sonic for a late night ice cream run and God ended up presenting us with a great opportunity to share the Gospel.  The guy waiting on our table was an 18 year old named Michael.  He was a real friendly young man and we started talking with him.  We soon transitioned the conversation to Jesus, which he said he did not believe anything about Jesus.  As you can imagine this lead us down a great path.  At first he couldn’t stay long because he was working, but every chance he got he returned to our table.  After he got off work he came and pulled up a chair and we talked for another 45 minutes. 

Towards the end of the conversation my friend asked, “Doesn’t this stuff at least interest you, are you at least interested in learning about what the Bible says?” Now remember this question was asked at about 11:30 PM after he had sat with us 45 and after he had worked an eight hour shift.  We all thought the answer was obvious by the questions he was asking us, but we didn’t expect this response, “I don’t mean to be rude and it is nothing against you guys, but this stuff doesn’t interest me at all.”  To be honest he was a bad liar.  He had just sat and asked question after question about the Bible and Jesus.  We have since be praying for Michael and I hope you will as well.  He IS obviously interested and we plan on visiting the Sonic more often.  I have given him my email address but I haven’t heard from him. 

This story reminds me of a quote for my new friend Michael

“A man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”                                         

                                                                                          -C.S. Lewis

I will keep you all updated on any future conversations

matt

Share Your Faith Fridays

Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  I’m still trying getting over my “nose job” as the youth at church call it and wasn’t able to fully engage in the eating process like I wanted, but it was good.  We hopefully have had the chance to talk with numerous people about the Gospel or at least interact with some nonbelievers.  Today I just wanted to give you a space where you could simply post initials of people you have been praying for.  Maybe you have hung out with them recently or maybe they are just on your mind.   Please pray for: JP, SP, AP, GJ.  GG.  Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving weekend.   

Share Your Faith Friday

Well I missed the Monday Quote, I would like to apologize and say that I’m glad everyone still made it through their week.  I thought since I dropped the ball on Monday I would bring you a quote about evangelism, a merger of sorts between the Monday and Friday segments. 

This quote comes from William Booth, the founder of the Salvation army, and was addressed to the king of England. 

“Sir, some men’s passion is for gold, other’s men’s passion is for fame, but my passion is for souls.” 

What is your passion for?  

I hope this quote challenges you to evaluate the priority of evangelism in your life and in your church.  I admit that my failure to share my faith is usually centered around my own selfishness.  It was similar to growing up and attending the 11:00 worship service.  You would make your way through worship and then at the close of the service someone would respond to the call of Jesus Christ in their life, and what would you think?  I remember thinking, “we are going to be late getting out.”  Worship was an event I attended and not something in which I participated, it was checklist not a life change.  Sometimes when I fail to see people as individuals in need of Christ I’m reminded of that sinful attitude I had in church. 

How do you see people?  What are you passionate about? 

Matt