Most of us grossly underestimate the effect we could have on people’s eternities if we would take the time to schedule breakfast or lunch with lost people in our sphere of influence. If we’d just make an appointment, and then take a risk in the conversation by clearly expressing the essence of what it means to know Christ personally, heaven only knows what might happen. ~Bill Hybels in Becoming a Contagious Christian, chapter Six: The Strength of Sacrifice
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The Essence of True Faith…
“Believing in him is not the same as believing things about him such as that he was born of a virgin and raised Lazarus from the dead. Instead, it is a matter of giving our hearts to him, of come hell or high water putting our money on him, the way a child believes in a mother or a father, the way a mother or a father believes in a child.” ~Frederick Buechner
Emerging from Faith-Struggles — Victoriously…
Growing up on a farm, I’ve used a pitchfork many times. We had some forks that had tines missing, and they were of almost no value at all. You can imagine that a one pronged pitch fork is useless. A two-pronged one is just frustrating to use. If you want a fork that works, it needs to be at least three-pronged.
In Matthew 11, God gives us a three-pronged tool to make it through faith-struggles, victoriously. And although it’s not a pitch-fork, you need all three tines — all three prongs — of the tool. If you’re missing one, your faith will be in jeopardy.
The prongs? Know your Bible. Look for God’s work in your life. Let God be in charge.
This message gives more instuction on how this tool helps you through faith-struggles.
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