I Timothy 6:11-16
One of our problems in our modern church is sometimes we are known for what we DON'T do. By that I mean we are known by who we don't associate with. Yet we are called also to PURSUE something also: righteousness. So don't define ourselves by what we don't do, instead be known for our pursuit of Christ! "Fight the good fight" in context means we don't see the person we are fighting as the enemy but as the goal!
"Take hold of the good faith" grab onto that which is most important and cast aside that which isn't.
"to keep the commandment without stain or reproachment UNTIL the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ"
The sole reason we will finish the race is because we have a Father to help carry us to the finish.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Thoughts on Houston Project
Had to take a day to recover from Houston Project, Houston Project is a outreach that Houston's First Baptist Church http://houstonsfirst.org does during July, to communities around Houston. The church does vacation Bible study, women's Bible study, men's Bible study, a nursery, middle school and high school outreach along with feeding whoever shows up and feed those around the community we are in.
I worked in the food serving, preparing food up to be brought to classes and then putting the juice on the snowcones, we had a very good group working together, some very administrative types that organized us to a well-oiled machine.
Our group was assigned to food prep, but all of us volunteers got opportunities to wear lots of hats to lots of people. I for example was doorman, when I first got to the site, Kelly Village, there was myself and the two leaders, who needed to be able to set up for the night without children from neighborhood running around. During one of those times, I got opportunity to chat with a woman from community about what we are doing. She didn't understand why a church would be interested in reaching out to a community they weren't actually located in. I explained that God's love knows no bounds or locations. That we as a church were called to be the physical representation to people of His Love. She asked if it was too late to become involved and what she could do with her baby and other little one. I said we had a loving group that would enjoy taking care of her baby and we have vacation Bible study for her little boy. She asked if she needed to feed them before bringing them, but told her we have that covered also.
God has equipped us to be His hands and feet and go to reach a world who either has no clue about Who God is or an inaccurate view of Who He is. Our call is to help show the world through our loving actions a small picture of Who God is in our lives. It was enjoyable to have opportunity to share God with the community of Kelly Village.
I worked in the food serving, preparing food up to be brought to classes and then putting the juice on the snowcones, we had a very good group working together, some very administrative types that organized us to a well-oiled machine.
Our group was assigned to food prep, but all of us volunteers got opportunities to wear lots of hats to lots of people. I for example was doorman, when I first got to the site, Kelly Village, there was myself and the two leaders, who needed to be able to set up for the night without children from neighborhood running around. During one of those times, I got opportunity to chat with a woman from community about what we are doing. She didn't understand why a church would be interested in reaching out to a community they weren't actually located in. I explained that God's love knows no bounds or locations. That we as a church were called to be the physical representation to people of His Love. She asked if it was too late to become involved and what she could do with her baby and other little one. I said we had a loving group that would enjoy taking care of her baby and we have vacation Bible study for her little boy. She asked if she needed to feed them before bringing them, but told her we have that covered also.
God has equipped us to be His hands and feet and go to reach a world who either has no clue about Who God is or an inaccurate view of Who He is. Our call is to help show the world through our loving actions a small picture of Who God is in our lives. It was enjoyable to have opportunity to share God with the community of Kelly Village.
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