The Ripple Effect

22 07 2008

Hey Element Church!  I got an email today from someone and asked for permission to share it on the blog.  They agreed as long as I didn’t use their name.  I LOVE hearing stories like this.  It’s what it is all about.  Enjoy!

Pastor Jeff,

I wanted to let you know that I was inspired by your message on Sunday.  I just started reading “The Barbarian Way” the day before.  The two really go hand in hand.  As such, I used the same passage you shared (Jn 10:1-10) and shared it with the kids at the juvenile facility (J.C. Wardle Academy) east of town Sunday afternoon.  I spent most of the time on “getting out of the pen” utilizing quotes from chapter one of the book.   God did His thing, and eight kids prayed to accept Christ, and eight more prayed to rededicate their lives to Christ - they want to “follow the heart of their King!”  Praise God for the power of His amazing Holy Spirit to do great works in the lives of these young people.

WOW!  Praise the Lord.  There is nothing more exciting to me than seeing people accept Jesus!  NOTHING!  And when we can be a part of it “outside the pen” it’s even more exciting to me.  Keep up the good work.

Excited,

Jeff


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One Prayer (Day 23): Element Church

22 07 2008

Hey Element Church.  Day 23 coming at ya.  Our prayer today is “Lord, make us powerful!”.  Please pray for the churches listed on your calendar as well.  We’ll be reading from Acts 23 today. You can read it online HERE.  Here are my thoughts:

Acts 23:1-3 — WOW, Paul just gave it to him man. “God will slap you”?  That dude had no fear man.

Acts 23:4-11 — Paul was smart.  He used his Roman citizenship before to his advantage in a tight squeeze, now he uses the fact that he was a Pharisee.

Acts 23:11-22 — God keeps his promise to Paul.  He told him he needed to preach in Rome, and here he protects Paul from an ambush by alerting the commander through Paul’s nephew.

Acts 23:29 — Even the pagan Romans could see that Paul was not being held on anything worthy of imprisonment.  The same was said of Jesus.  Pilate said “I find nothing wrong with this man”.  The Jews were still clouded by their laws, traditions and customs.

Alright, nothing major today huh?  Apologize for that.

Following Christ,

Jeff


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