Hello Guys,
Terry and I had a great Weekend and are ready for a new week of connecting with those who share in our vision.
I found this clip on the Monday Morning Insight Blog. It is interesting to see Rick Warren's influence growing. Personally, I like his approach to the pastor's role when it comes to politics. He answers these questions with such precision. What do you think?
Fred
Lead Pioneer
Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
MOVING FORWARD -PRESSING AHEAD!
Hello Guys,
I trust all is well!
I sent out my newsletter and also placed it on this site. I hope it has been resourceful.
I received a good response from my contacts. On another note today i will continue in the ministry of itineration. Remember, this is raising prayer and financial supporter for our church plant. Keep me in your prayers as I make calls during the day.
Fred Sanchez
Lead Pioneer
I trust all is well!
I sent out my newsletter and also placed it on this site. I hope it has been resourceful.
I received a good response from my contacts. On another note today i will continue in the ministry of itineration. Remember, this is raising prayer and financial supporter for our church plant. Keep me in your prayers as I make calls during the day.
Fred Sanchez
Lead Pioneer
Thursday, July 24, 2008
THE MESSENGER
Dear Friends & Support Team Members
Our task as Christians in the United States is to be missions-minded. It happens by directing our resources toward reaching the lost, breaking out of our walls and into our society, and compelling people with the gospel. This is called a missional approach.
A missional church is one that is faithful to the gospel - from the inerrancy of Scripture to the doctrine of Pentecost -- and that contextualizes or adapts the message to the culture. Like the apostle Paul, who said "he became all things to all people
(1Corinthians 9:22), we must reach, impact and change our culture by the power of the word. Whatever the community may be, we must frame our message accordingly and put the good news in a package that appeals to them. In simplest terms, it's faith in action!.
Terry and I, are looking forward to visiting your section/congregation and share more about our call with your members. We understand that you have a busy calendar schedule for the upcoming months. Please consider having us share at your congregation. I will be calling you in order to set-up an appointment with you and/or your Missions Committee. Our Mission is to reach the spiritually lost people of America by mobilizing prayer, people and resources. The need is great in the greater Orlando FL. area. They are families in this area that have never heard a credible offer of the Gospel message. Please help us reach them....it is imperative that we go and we are ready for you to send us.
We believe that God has called the Assemblies of God back to basics in these last days! Jesus said "I will build my Church" and He is doing so. New church plants are springing up all over this nation and together we as a fellowship of churches are sacrificially responding to God's call to multiply. Again Thank you for your prayers and support. We are looking forward to meeting with you......!.
BELLEVIEW FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Terry and I enjoyed a busy month of itinerating. We started by blazing the mission trail down to Belleview Florida. in Section 4. We shared during the service our passion/call with Pastor Carl Thompson and his congregation. Pastor Thompson shared he came to Belleview First Assembly of God in 1994.
He is married to Glenda Thompson and have one daughter. He has been serving the Assembly of God and his community for a great number of years. He has a legacy of service, valuable information about servant-hood leadership and looking forward to the future. They are both truly a trophy of God's Kingdom. Terry and I bless their efforts, prayers and support.
BUSHNELL FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD
We had the opportunity the following week to trail blaze and meet Pastor Clarence & Merit Crane of Bushnell Full Gospel Assembly of God
His Mission Committee invited Terry and I to come on a Sunday evening and share our hearts/desire for pioneering a congregation in the greater Orlando area. Pastor Crane, and his Congregation have a heart for missions in America and in the foreign field.
This is a church that wants to engage our culture with the truth of the gospel in ways they can grasp, they want to reach the unreached in their own community and across the nation.
We had a great time of fellowship after the service sharing God's mighty deeds in our lives and about the church getting beyond the sanctuary walls. Pastor Crane and his wife left foot prints on our hearts and they will always be in the root of our prayers. We thank them for their prayers and financial support in the future.
OCALA MARION OAKS ASSEMBLY OF GOD
The following week we blazed the trail to Ocala Marion Oaks Assembly of God
We met with Pastor Tim & Jan McIntyre, his children and precious grandchildren. He invited us to come and share during their two Sunday morning services.
Pastor Tim and his congregation support U.S. Missions and Missionaries in the foreign field. They are doing effective ministry Glo-cally reaching/discipling the community of Marion Oaks and around the world. "Their church is unique because of its diversity, they are several ethic cultures being represented in his congregation, says Pastor Tim."
Pastor Tim and his missions committee were in the process of sending out two teams to evangelize/minister in Miami and Alabama. Terry and I want to thank them for their expression of faith in action, their prayers and support.
Prayer Request
Please join us in prayer for the following: 1. Continual open doors for ministry in this Peninsular
Florida District.2. Continual favor with District, Presbyters and
Sectional Pastors.3. Find the right people for our team.4. Development of resources.5. Recruiting prayer team for intercession.6. Pray for a mighty movement of God's Spirit in Winter
Springs area.7. Victory in Spiritual warfare.8. Raise our financial support budget by Dec. 2009. 9. Knowledge, wisdom and obedience in small and big
decisions.
To become a partner of this ministry and/or make a contribution by check and/or electronic payment: Download a Missionary Faith Promise from our ministry links above; and mail with your first gift to:
Assemblies of God US Missions
1445 N Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
Account # 2669612
We need churches who will give, who will help us serve, who will adjust their schedules and who will help us reach our mission field to reach the lost.
My challenge to you this month is to embrace His love and to share it with others. Thank you for demonstrating your love for the Lord and compassion for His people by partnering with us in sharing the gospel. God bless you as you seek Him and serve Him in love and obedience.
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14). Terry and I would like to thank our financial and prayer support team. Taking the Church to the people Believing Big for the impossible!
Yours, for Others!
Rev. and Mrs. Maria T. Alfred Sanchez Sr.U.S. Missions
Church Planting & Development
407-620-9782
Our task as Christians in the United States is to be missions-minded. It happens by directing our resources toward reaching the lost, breaking out of our walls and into our society, and compelling people with the gospel. This is called a missional approach.
A missional church is one that is faithful to the gospel - from the inerrancy of Scripture to the doctrine of Pentecost -- and that contextualizes or adapts the message to the culture. Like the apostle Paul, who said "he became all things to all people
(1Corinthians 9:22), we must reach, impact and change our culture by the power of the word. Whatever the community may be, we must frame our message accordingly and put the good news in a package that appeals to them. In simplest terms, it's faith in action!.
Terry and I, are looking forward to visiting your section/congregation and share more about our call with your members. We understand that you have a busy calendar schedule for the upcoming months. Please consider having us share at your congregation. I will be calling you in order to set-up an appointment with you and/or your Missions Committee. Our Mission is to reach the spiritually lost people of America by mobilizing prayer, people and resources. The need is great in the greater Orlando FL. area. They are families in this area that have never heard a credible offer of the Gospel message. Please help us reach them....it is imperative that we go and we are ready for you to send us.
We believe that God has called the Assemblies of God back to basics in these last days! Jesus said "I will build my Church" and He is doing so. New church plants are springing up all over this nation and together we as a fellowship of churches are sacrificially responding to God's call to multiply. Again Thank you for your prayers and support. We are looking forward to meeting with you......!.
BELLEVIEW FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Terry and I enjoyed a busy month of itinerating. We started by blazing the mission trail down to Belleview Florida. in Section 4. We shared during the service our passion/call with Pastor Carl Thompson and his congregation. Pastor Thompson shared he came to Belleview First Assembly of God in 1994.
He is married to Glenda Thompson and have one daughter. He has been serving the Assembly of God and his community for a great number of years. He has a legacy of service, valuable information about servant-hood leadership and looking forward to the future. They are both truly a trophy of God's Kingdom. Terry and I bless their efforts, prayers and support.
BUSHNELL FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD
We had the opportunity the following week to trail blaze and meet Pastor Clarence & Merit Crane of Bushnell Full Gospel Assembly of God
His Mission Committee invited Terry and I to come on a Sunday evening and share our hearts/desire for pioneering a congregation in the greater Orlando area. Pastor Crane, and his Congregation have a heart for missions in America and in the foreign field.
This is a church that wants to engage our culture with the truth of the gospel in ways they can grasp, they want to reach the unreached in their own community and across the nation.
We had a great time of fellowship after the service sharing God's mighty deeds in our lives and about the church getting beyond the sanctuary walls. Pastor Crane and his wife left foot prints on our hearts and they will always be in the root of our prayers. We thank them for their prayers and financial support in the future.
OCALA MARION OAKS ASSEMBLY OF GOD
The following week we blazed the trail to Ocala Marion Oaks Assembly of God
We met with Pastor Tim & Jan McIntyre, his children and precious grandchildren. He invited us to come and share during their two Sunday morning services.
Pastor Tim and his congregation support U.S. Missions and Missionaries in the foreign field. They are doing effective ministry Glo-cally reaching/discipling the community of Marion Oaks and around the world. "Their church is unique because of its diversity, they are several ethic cultures being represented in his congregation, says Pastor Tim."
Pastor Tim and his missions committee were in the process of sending out two teams to evangelize/minister in Miami and Alabama. Terry and I want to thank them for their expression of faith in action, their prayers and support.
Prayer Request
Please join us in prayer for the following: 1. Continual open doors for ministry in this Peninsular
Florida District.2. Continual favor with District, Presbyters and
Sectional Pastors.3. Find the right people for our team.4. Development of resources.5. Recruiting prayer team for intercession.6. Pray for a mighty movement of God's Spirit in Winter
Springs area.7. Victory in Spiritual warfare.8. Raise our financial support budget by Dec. 2009. 9. Knowledge, wisdom and obedience in small and big
decisions.
To become a partner of this ministry and/or make a contribution by check and/or electronic payment: Download a Missionary Faith Promise from our ministry links above; and mail with your first gift to:
Assemblies of God US Missions
1445 N Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
Account # 2669612
We need churches who will give, who will help us serve, who will adjust their schedules and who will help us reach our mission field to reach the lost.
My challenge to you this month is to embrace His love and to share it with others. Thank you for demonstrating your love for the Lord and compassion for His people by partnering with us in sharing the gospel. God bless you as you seek Him and serve Him in love and obedience.
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14). Terry and I would like to thank our financial and prayer support team. Taking the Church to the people Believing Big for the impossible!
Yours, for Others!
Rev. and Mrs. Maria T. Alfred Sanchez Sr.U.S. Missions
Church Planting & Development
407-620-9782
THURSDAY IS ITINERATING DAY!
Hello friends,
Today is my day for itinerating, which means raising support for our ministry. I will be making a number of calls to pastor in district section.
Please keep Terry and I in your prayers.
Talk to you guys later.
Fred
Lead Pioneer
Today is my day for itinerating, which means raising support for our ministry. I will be making a number of calls to pastor in district section.
Please keep Terry and I in your prayers.
Talk to you guys later.
Fred
Lead Pioneer
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
MOVING FORWARD!
Hello Friends,
Terry and I have been trail blazing around Florida raising our support budget. This is one of the most interesting part of our ministry. We had three churches invite us to come and share our call, to move forward in reaching the un-churched/de-churched.
We would like to thank:
Bushnell Assembly of God Pastor Crane
Belleview First Assembly of God Pastor Thompson
Marion Oaks Assembly of God Pastor McIntyre
These are great men of God with a vision for winning/serving their communities for Christ.
Fred Sanchez
Lead Pioneer
Terry and I have been trail blazing around Florida raising our support budget. This is one of the most interesting part of our ministry. We had three churches invite us to come and share our call, to move forward in reaching the un-churched/de-churched.
We would like to thank:
Bushnell Assembly of God Pastor Crane
Belleview First Assembly of God Pastor Thompson
Marion Oaks Assembly of God Pastor McIntyre
These are great men of God with a vision for winning/serving their communities for Christ.
Fred Sanchez
Lead Pioneer
Thursday, July 10, 2008
CONDUIT OF CHANGE....
Hello Guys,
Terry and I have been busy blazing the trail for missions raising our support and making connections. I posted this article for you to read and SELAH.
Fred & Terry
Compelled By Love
By Ed Stetzer
It’s the middle of the week. Again.
Sunday was great – at least sorta. The new person you met yesterday might attend next weekend – maybe. And the podcast you listened to is teaching you how to lead better – you hope.
But there is still one lingering question in the back of your head.
Why?
After all, who really appreciates all that I’m doing? Sure. The person being fawned over is grateful. The friend in the hospital room is glad to see you. And the person who was led to Christ states their “eternal gratitude.”
But sometimes, we get tired.
The “wet blanket committee” roams the church to see what passion they can squelch. Tons of logistical work has to be done when all you really want to do is talk to people about Jesus. And there’s the never ending cycle of dreaming, strategy, and vision-casting. It’s a lot for one person to handle.
So why?
Because of love. Not love like a Reese Witherspoon romantic-comedy or an afternoon talk show pseudo-psychology counseling session. I’m talking about love that asks you to die for the greater good. Like Jack Bauer in 24. Or Leonidas and the Spartans. The kind of love that motivates us should be the same as Christ – a dying love.
Love stands at the center of the Christian life. Understood rightly, it is the “why.” It is the supreme command of scripture. When Christ was asked to name the greatest law, he pointed out that it is to love God supremely and others sacrificially (Matthew 22:37-40).
But here is a problem in the church. And, unfortunately, the world has caught on to it. We have a lot of unloving Christians – and unloving churches.
We all must admit that, at times, we have lived this oxymoronic life too. To that end, God works to change the passions and intentions of our hearts. He forms us to be like the Son. He knows that for the church to tell the gospel, it must live the gospel as well. The life of the church must be a living, breathing expression of that love because it is founded in the One who is love.
1 John 4:7-8 (HCSB) Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
There is a devastating lesson contained in these verses. If your life isn’t marked by love, then you don’t know God. But how do you know if it is? Let’s consider three tests.
Test #1: Entry to Christ I’m not talking about a bland repetition of the so-called sinner’s prayer. I am not against a sinner’s prayer. But, on its own, it limits the gospel to repeating words.
Forming a relationship with the Almighty is more than signing a little card and parroting a prayer on the front pew. Utter transformation by our Creator God flows out His nature of love.
Ultimately, I think we do a disservice to people when we say, “Just pray this prayer,” and then we pronounce them “saved” or “born again” or whatever term is being used this week. A person can read the prayer on a tract and never begin a relationship with their Creator. But when it is genuinely the intent of my heart to repent, follow Christ, and love Him supremely, He changes me.
You know this. So make sure your “why” is right. You minister so people can be invited into a transforming relationship with Christ, not so they will join your church or sign on to your vision for the community.
Test #2: Walk with Christ In the third grade, I stopped signing cards “Love, Ed.” I thought it was silly, girly, and, to be honest, my family did not really love that well. So, all my cards ended with “From Ed.” Cold, sterile, and pointless.
Too many in church leadership operate with a “From _____” mentality. Churches and Christians act like religious pharmacies doling out platitudes to get people through the day but never entering into their lives. That’s nothing like Christ, who was called a drunkard because He hung out with people at dinner parties.
Maybe this is why Oprah, Dr. Phil, and the SuperNanny are so popular – people feel loved by them, even though they’ve never met them.
If the church is represented by any human emotion through the scriptures – it is love. Just consider the main images God uses to describe us: body parts rightly relating to one another, a temple housing the presence of God, and a bride anticipating the arrival of her groom.
Let love embody your missional life. The church, born out of the character of God, is missional by nature, so let love stand as the guard over that mission.
Begin by extending a compassionate heart to the members of your church. When feeling prompted to check in with an absent member, do it out of love instead of duty. This week, sit somewhere different during worship and interact with someone new. Seek out an older person who is often alone. Help your family collectively decide who to reach out to – perhaps someone in (or even outside of) your church who is in pain. These simple acts of love will put us on the proper path to “carrying a cup of cold water in Jesus’ name.”
Just make sure you think beyond the Sunday morning crowd. Invite a family over for dinner who has never attended your church before. Invest in a long-term friendship with someone you know is “far from God.” Organize your Bible study group to take care packages to a home for abused women in the county. There are myriad ways to go on mission with God, to express His love to those who need it desperately.
Test #3: Teaching ChristCatalyst is all about moving people from here to there. Leadership, it has been said by many, is influence. But influence devoid of love is cold manipulation. There is a choice we must make about how we will pass on leadership skills to the next group of leaders for God’s church.
I was raised in a New York union family. My dad was an iron lather. My grandfather, a firemen. My uncle, a cop. All Irish … and all tough folks. And, in my neighborhood, it could be pretty cut-throat.
You can imagine my surprise when I entered the ministry, expecting something completely different – and rarely found it. Church people can make union people look like daisies. Then again, maybe you are not surprised.
I have good friends – like many of you – who have been through “meat grinder” churches. It is ugly and a lot of bitterness usually follows. But I also know a lot of godly leaders in the church today. They are the ones who live out 2 Corinthians 5:14. Being compelled by Christ’s love, they lead others to the mercy of God.
Evaluate your leadership lessons to others. Are you raising-up leaders who show love by dying as Christ did or manipulate people toward a preferred future feeling? The portrait of God the Father is that of the searcher; looking for the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the lost son. The image of God the Son is that of the Great Shepherd who lays down his life for the flock. The image of God the Spirit is the one who indwells the mortal so we might be reminded of the enduring truths of God.
As others taught you, it is time to turn around and disciple the next generation of leaders for God’s kingdom. Teach your new leaders to love people as Christ did – with a dying love.
What Now?If you, like me, bemoan the lack of love in Christians and their churches, let’s start the revolution. Be the one who shows the love of Christ, lives the normal Christian life – and truly acts like a Christian.
I teach my 6 year old that others will know we are Jesus’ disciples by our love. Now, we must live that truth out. That will make all the difference.
Order either Compelled by Love or Impulsados por el Amor, the Spanish language version, through wmustore.com and receive 30% off when you use promo code G01032.
Ed Stetzer is the President of LifeWay Research and co-author (with Philip Nation) of Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living. Ed is also an experienced church planter and frequent speaker. His other books include: Comeback Churches, Breaking the Missional Code, and Planting Missional Churches
Understand what it means to be compelled by love. Trusted missiologist Ed Stetzer, along with pastor and coauthor Philip Nation, in Compelled by Love will challenge you to look at love within the context of God, the church, and the lives of individual believers. Compelled by Love will give you a basic theological understanding and a platform for personal application to understand what missional living is all about—that is, understanding your calling to love others. Look at the love of God; begin to truly understand what is at the center of the church’s foundation, Commission, and direction; but most importantly, understand your role within the mission of God as you integrate love into all aspects of your missional calling.
Terry and I have been busy blazing the trail for missions raising our support and making connections. I posted this article for you to read and SELAH.
Fred & Terry
Compelled By Love
By Ed Stetzer
It’s the middle of the week. Again.
Sunday was great – at least sorta. The new person you met yesterday might attend next weekend – maybe. And the podcast you listened to is teaching you how to lead better – you hope.
But there is still one lingering question in the back of your head.
Why?
After all, who really appreciates all that I’m doing? Sure. The person being fawned over is grateful. The friend in the hospital room is glad to see you. And the person who was led to Christ states their “eternal gratitude.”
But sometimes, we get tired.
The “wet blanket committee” roams the church to see what passion they can squelch. Tons of logistical work has to be done when all you really want to do is talk to people about Jesus. And there’s the never ending cycle of dreaming, strategy, and vision-casting. It’s a lot for one person to handle.
So why?
Because of love. Not love like a Reese Witherspoon romantic-comedy or an afternoon talk show pseudo-psychology counseling session. I’m talking about love that asks you to die for the greater good. Like Jack Bauer in 24. Or Leonidas and the Spartans. The kind of love that motivates us should be the same as Christ – a dying love.
Love stands at the center of the Christian life. Understood rightly, it is the “why.” It is the supreme command of scripture. When Christ was asked to name the greatest law, he pointed out that it is to love God supremely and others sacrificially (Matthew 22:37-40).
But here is a problem in the church. And, unfortunately, the world has caught on to it. We have a lot of unloving Christians – and unloving churches.
We all must admit that, at times, we have lived this oxymoronic life too. To that end, God works to change the passions and intentions of our hearts. He forms us to be like the Son. He knows that for the church to tell the gospel, it must live the gospel as well. The life of the church must be a living, breathing expression of that love because it is founded in the One who is love.
1 John 4:7-8 (HCSB) Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
There is a devastating lesson contained in these verses. If your life isn’t marked by love, then you don’t know God. But how do you know if it is? Let’s consider three tests.
Test #1: Entry to Christ I’m not talking about a bland repetition of the so-called sinner’s prayer. I am not against a sinner’s prayer. But, on its own, it limits the gospel to repeating words.
Forming a relationship with the Almighty is more than signing a little card and parroting a prayer on the front pew. Utter transformation by our Creator God flows out His nature of love.
Ultimately, I think we do a disservice to people when we say, “Just pray this prayer,” and then we pronounce them “saved” or “born again” or whatever term is being used this week. A person can read the prayer on a tract and never begin a relationship with their Creator. But when it is genuinely the intent of my heart to repent, follow Christ, and love Him supremely, He changes me.
You know this. So make sure your “why” is right. You minister so people can be invited into a transforming relationship with Christ, not so they will join your church or sign on to your vision for the community.
Test #2: Walk with Christ In the third grade, I stopped signing cards “Love, Ed.” I thought it was silly, girly, and, to be honest, my family did not really love that well. So, all my cards ended with “From Ed.” Cold, sterile, and pointless.
Too many in church leadership operate with a “From _____” mentality. Churches and Christians act like religious pharmacies doling out platitudes to get people through the day but never entering into their lives. That’s nothing like Christ, who was called a drunkard because He hung out with people at dinner parties.
Maybe this is why Oprah, Dr. Phil, and the SuperNanny are so popular – people feel loved by them, even though they’ve never met them.
If the church is represented by any human emotion through the scriptures – it is love. Just consider the main images God uses to describe us: body parts rightly relating to one another, a temple housing the presence of God, and a bride anticipating the arrival of her groom.
Let love embody your missional life. The church, born out of the character of God, is missional by nature, so let love stand as the guard over that mission.
Begin by extending a compassionate heart to the members of your church. When feeling prompted to check in with an absent member, do it out of love instead of duty. This week, sit somewhere different during worship and interact with someone new. Seek out an older person who is often alone. Help your family collectively decide who to reach out to – perhaps someone in (or even outside of) your church who is in pain. These simple acts of love will put us on the proper path to “carrying a cup of cold water in Jesus’ name.”
Just make sure you think beyond the Sunday morning crowd. Invite a family over for dinner who has never attended your church before. Invest in a long-term friendship with someone you know is “far from God.” Organize your Bible study group to take care packages to a home for abused women in the county. There are myriad ways to go on mission with God, to express His love to those who need it desperately.
Test #3: Teaching ChristCatalyst is all about moving people from here to there. Leadership, it has been said by many, is influence. But influence devoid of love is cold manipulation. There is a choice we must make about how we will pass on leadership skills to the next group of leaders for God’s church.
I was raised in a New York union family. My dad was an iron lather. My grandfather, a firemen. My uncle, a cop. All Irish … and all tough folks. And, in my neighborhood, it could be pretty cut-throat.
You can imagine my surprise when I entered the ministry, expecting something completely different – and rarely found it. Church people can make union people look like daisies. Then again, maybe you are not surprised.
I have good friends – like many of you – who have been through “meat grinder” churches. It is ugly and a lot of bitterness usually follows. But I also know a lot of godly leaders in the church today. They are the ones who live out 2 Corinthians 5:14. Being compelled by Christ’s love, they lead others to the mercy of God.
Evaluate your leadership lessons to others. Are you raising-up leaders who show love by dying as Christ did or manipulate people toward a preferred future feeling? The portrait of God the Father is that of the searcher; looking for the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the lost son. The image of God the Son is that of the Great Shepherd who lays down his life for the flock. The image of God the Spirit is the one who indwells the mortal so we might be reminded of the enduring truths of God.
As others taught you, it is time to turn around and disciple the next generation of leaders for God’s kingdom. Teach your new leaders to love people as Christ did – with a dying love.
What Now?If you, like me, bemoan the lack of love in Christians and their churches, let’s start the revolution. Be the one who shows the love of Christ, lives the normal Christian life – and truly acts like a Christian.
I teach my 6 year old that others will know we are Jesus’ disciples by our love. Now, we must live that truth out. That will make all the difference.
Order either Compelled by Love or Impulsados por el Amor, the Spanish language version, through wmustore.com and receive 30% off when you use promo code G01032.
Ed Stetzer is the President of LifeWay Research and co-author (with Philip Nation) of Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living. Ed is also an experienced church planter and frequent speaker. His other books include: Comeback Churches, Breaking the Missional Code, and Planting Missional Churches
Understand what it means to be compelled by love. Trusted missiologist Ed Stetzer, along with pastor and coauthor Philip Nation, in Compelled by Love will challenge you to look at love within the context of God, the church, and the lives of individual believers. Compelled by Love will give you a basic theological understanding and a platform for personal application to understand what missional living is all about—that is, understanding your calling to love others. Look at the love of God; begin to truly understand what is at the center of the church’s foundation, Commission, and direction; but most importantly, understand your role within the mission of God as you integrate love into all aspects of your missional calling.
Friday, July 4, 2008
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO ALL OUR FRIENDS!
Terry & I are so thankful that God led our families to this country. We will always be especially appreciative of the wonderful people we have known and loved from all over the world in the United States. It is what makes America so strong and far-reaching in its influence…many people, many cultures and languages, but one purpose…to insure the human rights of “all.” How wonderful the land of the free…the home of the brave!
We are glad you are praying to experience with us a greater vision for God’s mighty movement among the area of Winter Springs and our support Team.
We are glad you are praying to experience with us a greater vision for God’s mighty movement among the area of Winter Springs and our support Team.
Please join us this weekend in praying for a receptive heart…a heart prepared for His leading and a contrite Spirit. Please resist any hurry in prayer…insure that you “listen” even as you speak with the Savior. I Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
There are many concerns in the world today…and in our own ministry target area. May we be His people bending low before our Living God pleading for the needs of humanity with great love, trust and faith.
Our Prayer is: "Dear merciful Father, Gracious God, hold us close to your heart. Help us to be still and “know” that you are God…You alone know from beginning to end and you have a special purpose for those you have called to serve at this time in earth’s history. Keep us humble before you, honest about our own needs and struggles. It is through our own surrender that we are best able to depend on You, and not ourselves, as we serve others. May our hearts be joined in love and fellowship of faith…and may we anticipate a Great Blessing from Heaven. Thank you Father….In Jesus mighty name we Pray, Amen.
There are many concerns in the world today…and in our own ministry target area. May we be His people bending low before our Living God pleading for the needs of humanity with great love, trust and faith.
Our Prayer is: "Dear merciful Father, Gracious God, hold us close to your heart. Help us to be still and “know” that you are God…You alone know from beginning to end and you have a special purpose for those you have called to serve at this time in earth’s history. Keep us humble before you, honest about our own needs and struggles. It is through our own surrender that we are best able to depend on You, and not ourselves, as we serve others. May our hearts be joined in love and fellowship of faith…and may we anticipate a Great Blessing from Heaven. Thank you Father….In Jesus mighty name we Pray, Amen.
Fred & Terry Sanchez U.S. Missions
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
