Fish Tales 4/28/2016

Person of Peace - Answered prayer   

In an apartment yesterday, we were prayer walking with expectation that God would give us a person of peace.  This person would receive prayer.  They would receive our message.  They would show hospitality.  There would be a draw.

We worked our way to the last building in the complex and saw two men on the second floor.  We asked if the would like prayer.  One, I'll call Luke, asked if we were Jehovah Witness.  We smiled and said, no. Luke came downstairs and took the book we had for him. (Lifebook)  He said he was spending time with the JWs going through the Bible, but it was not his background.

We asked if we could come back and share some stories from the Bible and talk about his thoughts on the JW.  He said, yes.  We gave Luke our number and made arrangements to meet again.  The next day we met.  He welcomed us into his home and he began genuinely asking great questions.

He then confessed that he had been praying that God would send someone to share with him the truth and walk him through the Scriptures.  Luke said, he was surprised how fast God had answered his prayers.  We then told him that we too had been praying for a person to disciple.  We all were very encouraged.

We decided to get together weekly for accountability and discipleship.

 Fishing is exciting at times!

Go Fish!

Fish Tales 4/27/2016

Brokenness

The more you "go" fishing, the more you encounter brokenness.  While at an apartment this week I ran into a young lady I'll call Gail.  She sat quietly on the steps of the second floor.  After talking to another lady that our team led to the Lord, I went up and spoke to her.

I told Gail we were here praying for the community.  We asked if she had anything we could pray about either for her or the community.  She opened up.  Really opened up.  Gail shared that her boyfriend recently passed away.  Her Grandparents died a year ago and her parents prior to that.  She also lost her dog.  If you added a bottle of Jack, it would have made for a perfect country song.

You could feel and see the brokenness of this lady.  We prayed for her and talked for about forty minutes.  We shared the gospel too.  She really appreciated to have someone to talk to and pray for her.

Listen, people are out in our communities every day that are broken.  They are trying to solve it by themselves.  They are self medicating to ease the pain that only God can heal.  But God, he can do it through you.  Pray for your community and ask God to show you where the gospel is not.  Ask where are the last, least and lost.  Where can you join him in the work of the harvest?

Go Fish!

Sharing to jws part one

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Introduction to NAMS

Seeing where the Gospel is not

Have you ever seen the movie, The Sixth Sense? The famous line, I can see dead people, rings in my mind. This young boy can see what others can't. I won't ruin it, but he helps another person see them too.

The boy doesn't understand why everyone can't see. As a pioneer, I find that believers don't see lost people. They also don't see where the gospel is not.

The primary things that Jesus tells us to do, are not being done:

Seek and save the lost.
Make disciples.
Preach to the poor.
Take care of the stranger.

People need help identifying, the who.  Here is what I do. I look at my circle of peeps, i.e. family, friends, co-workers and extended connections. (soccer, cricket, gym)

I write as many names without qualifying. Then I go further. I ask the questions, Where are lost people? Who needs Jesus? I start writing down places and names.

I watch the news. I drive in different parts of the city. I asks cops where the hot spots are. I pray and listen.

Before you know it you begin to to see lost people. Honestly you will be overwhelmed. The harvest is truly white and ready.

Please pray that God will help you see.

Until next time, go fish.