GREENE STREET LETTERS: Hodge Podge

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Hodge Podge

Making disciples.
Jesus commanded it.
God ordained it.
We do it.
Making disciples.
What is a disciple? A follower of Jesus. One who studies the Word of God. One who prays. One who believes with his life and not his head. When you believe with your life, your body follows where the Holy Spirit directs.
Disciples are not massed produced.
They are hand crafted.
Hand crafted by God's hand.

As much as I like to see someone saved and come to know Jesus, it is a greater thrill to me when you see that same person becoming a disciple.
That is my goal.
Make disciples.
I have one right now that is in the camp.
He is hungry for the Word of God.
Not one who is simply reading the words but is asking questions.
He comes every other day to my office and we spend time together as he asks questions. Marking in his bible answers and references to other scriptures.
He speaks of situations he has faced and how he applied what he was reading in Scripture to those situations. He is amazed that the Bible is a practical book for daily living in the Kingdom of God.

This man has progressively gotten stronger spiritually since coming to Rapha. This has made him more sure of who God truly is and has caused this man to trust God.
This man now has the capacity to chase God and hear God for himself.
Has he arrived?
Has any of us arrived?
No!
We never cease the chase.
We never loose our hunger for God and His Word.
Each day is another opportunity to learn more. To apply what we have learned as problems occur. Another day to be light and salt.
I know that I know this man who is a disciple will, in turn, make others as he has been made.
That is what the Kingdom is all about.

God on you.........

Verse of the Day:
II Timothy 2:2
And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Hodge Podge

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD