Overwhelmed April 26, 2008
Posted by jonesy24 in Christianity, Glasgow, God, Internship, Re:Hope, What's happening with me..., You and me.1 comment so far
As part of me going to live up in Glasgow and work for Re:Hope Next Generation Church I have raise financial support. Honestly… sometimes it gets me pretty nervous. The prospect of not having the money I need and being unable to pay bills, or rent, or not having enough money for food scares me.
I’ve sent out support letters to family and friends – which seems very foreign to me – not sure what to expect. The whole idea of raising support and relying on other people and especially God is something I’ve not really had to do before.
I take confidence in the fact that I feel this is something I feel God has called me to do. I trust in Him and his plan for me – even if I don’t know what that is. I have faith that he is going to provide for something that He’s called me to.
I hate the idea of ‘wimping’ out. I hate the idea of changing my plans or having a safety net ‘just in case it doesn’t work out’. You can’t be a ‘wimpy’ or ‘cowardly’ Christian. We have to be strong and courageous – especially when it comes to walking into the unknown.
I’m totally overwhelmed by the support I’ve recieved. Don’t get me wrong… I’ve still got a fair bit to go… but I can’t get over the fact that people who can’t really afford to give me money are in fact giving me the largest gifts or donations.
I recently recieved a card in the mail with a cheque inside from friends I’ve not seen in a fairly long time, who quoted J.Hudson Taylor … “God’s work done God’s way will not lack God’s supply.”
- In the process of becoming a courageous christian… who steps out into the unknown – with a certainty and confidence in a faithful God who knows me better than I know myself.
Warning from the street preacher… April 22, 2008
Posted by jonesy24 in Uncategorized.Tags: Church, Evangilism, Preacher, Preaching
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“Warning! Pentecostal, Charismatic and happy clappy churches are dangerous. Stay away from them. They are not of the Lord. They will not endure sound doctrine. Deceiving and being deceived. Pretending to have the miraculous gifts that the early church had. Heaping unto themselves teachers having itching ears. They do not try the spirits, whether they are of God. But because they are in a church, they think every spirit must be the Holy spirit. Foolishly seeking supernatural experiences and opening themselves up to the very spirits of the air.”
That’s on the back of one of the tracks I was given about a month ago as I walked down Buchanan Street.
I actually walked up to the guy to say that I thought he was doing a good Job, (because up until then what he was saying over the megaphone or equivalent seemed pretty sound… ‘People of Glasgow… You need Jesus’ sort of stuff. The conversation lasted about 2 minutes. I was told I needed Jesus. When I said I had a personal relationship with Jesus I was told that I didn’t really, and should check myself off with a list of criteria on a billboard not far away. The man then assumed I went to a ‘modern church’ (his words, not mine) and proceeded to tell me how modern churches are of the devil and are demonic.
You can imagine how relieved I was to be walking away from this guy. I walked up to him to say ‘good job’ and encourage him, and walked away thinking ‘IDIOT’.
This makes me sick. Who is he to claim ‘100% sound doctrine’? That’s saying that whatever denomination he follows has the right doxology and everyone else is wrong! Not even that, he slates other churches and calls them demonic? He assumes because I’m young that I’m from a ‘modern church’ and says they’re of the devil?
I am weary of churches who claim to be right above all others. It’s not about who’s got it 100% all out perfect. What does this guy want? Brownie points? The ability to Lord his ‘correct’ doxology over all others?
I don’t look at the other churches in the West end of Glasgow and think… ‘They’re doing that WRONG’, or ‘They’re not true worshippers of God because of the particular way they worship’.
Churches need to stop being Individual churches and be part of THE CHURCH.
I just feel as if we as believers are part of the body of Christ. The body of Christ isn’t just one individual church. It’s all of them put together. So are we being ONE body?
Imagine if all the churches in Glasgow joined together and had joint aims and objectives. Imagine the HUGE impact God through ‘ONE BODY of believers’ could make on the city of Glasgow?
Another blog for another time…
