Giving Up Who I Thought I Was

I am a child of God. That is my true identity.

It's not that we don't believe that is true.

We just have a hard time taking the hand that is held out to us.

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Be honest enough to ask the right questions, yes, the ones that make you squirm.

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Unexpected adventure.

The turnoffs are there for evangelistic purposes...Roadside Redemption.

3)))Empower an evangelistic leader within your church. Mountain ministry. Ebb and flow. Pacific Northwest vs. the Rockies. Peer to the pastor. Accosted with the Gospel...a spiritual terrorist. Don't just put their name in the bulletin. Meet with them, pray, work with them and build them up so that they feel ready to move forward. 4)))Turn them loose on the congregation. 5)))Rally a team of specialists. 6)))Unleash a variety of outreach ministries and events. This is where it gets fun...but don't jump here too early. Maybe it's not your thing...but it might be someone else's. And, if those things aren't your thing, then what is your thing? 'Do you like that music?' 'No, but I like the people that like that music.'

We expect people to go out and share their faith, but we don't train them how first. You don't put on a pair of roller blades and get shoved out in the parking lot. Even pilots start in flight simulators before they have our bodies in a plane that they are responsible for.

We live in a culture that is militated against the things we are here to talk about.