Faith and Choices
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Don't tell anyone!
As a pastor, one of the things I believe every pastor hopes and prays for is that every member of the Body of Christ would regularly and openly share the gospel with others. A shepherd cannot reproduce sheep, but only lead them to food and water to keep them nourished and healthy. But ultimately, it is the sheep that must reproduce sheep. In other words, in order for any flock to grow, the sheep must be the ones producing other sheep. The reason I bring this up is because I think I may have come up with a solution to help get the Body of Christ to begin sharing their faith. I was inspired by something I read this past Sunday at church. This past Sunday our church was studying Mark 7, where at the end of the chapter Jesus encounters a deaf and mute man, and then heals him. After healing this helpless man the Bible says, "Then Jesus commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it." ...
Breaking through a hardened Heart
What does a hardened heart look like? Is a hardened heart curable? Do you have a hardened heart? If not, are you sure? I encourage you to take a look at a time when the disciple's were walking with Jesus, experiencing Him doing miraculous things right before their very eyes, and yet, even with all that He was doing, the Bible informs us that their hearts were still hard and full of unbelief. When reading through Mark 6, we read about a time of amazing miracles in the life of the disciples. Jesus has done the miraculous feeding of the 5000 (Mk. 6:30-44), walked on water (Mk. 6:45-50), with Peter (Mt. 14:28-31), calmed the storm (Mk. 6:51), and miraculously teleported to the other side of the lake once He got into the boat (Jn. 6:12). And yet, even after seeing all of these miracles, their hearts were still hardened because of their unbelief (Mk. 6:52). Even with Jesus doing BIG THINGS in their life, time and time again, they still were not convinced of who He truly w...
