Walk as he walked

1st john 2:6
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

The line is simple, we that abide in Christ must walk as Christ walked, I was reminded of this as I talked with a dear brother in the Lord this past wed night at church. He spoke this verse to me and his point was that so many Christians don't follow it. We need to walk as Jesus walked, we can't live in the world and follow Christ, the choice is clear, the line is drawn. The word Abide in greek is Menos, this word means to dwell, stand, hold fast, etc. We are to dwell in the Lord! that means daily, that means hourly. It's radical, it's a life of always walking as Jesus walked, every decision as Jesus walking. I am sad to see churches and Christians who think they can have the world and have Christ. who think they can walk as they want. Dude! you are either for Christ or your not, the choice is simple. Walk in the truth! not in the world.

A break from the series,......local missions update

Hello All!

yes I am still living on the earth just not living on this blog like I used to, sorry for those of you who have been waiting for a blog post life has been simply crazy with ministry. Below is a local missions update on how things are going in our city:

Brother "K" is out of the rehab center and i am trying to find him a ride to church, he is really growing in the Lord and being an awesome light to his brothers.
our church is planning the Vacation bible adventure(VBA) it's similar to VBS. This year however instead of having the kids come to us at the church we are taking it to parks and to their "hood" pray for wisdom on where to do this at and how wed should go about it.
Park outreaches are starting up again, the youth group is getting out and loving on people by playing with kids, and talking with parents about the problems in the world and as the Lord leads presenting the life changing message of Jesus. It's truly amazing to come down to the park on friday nights and watch as the lord moves!
Youth Group(YG), YG is in transition, as the former youth leaders move to Israel to serve full time as servants for the Lord(More on them later). The YG is now being established and I am excited to see how the Lord will speak to the youth during the outreaches, bible studies, etc this summer! Meanwhile, the Middle school youth group is going on weekend camp this weekend we will spend time in the word studying about being free from sin and alive in Christ by doing a weekend study in the book of Galatians. This trip will include Canoeing, swimming, fishing, and above all, spending time in the word and praying and seeking the Lord in separate discipleship groups. Wow! when I sit down to write this I never fully realized all the Lord is doing in this city and in our church! this is only a bit of what is going on if God showed us the whole plan we would totally mess it up!
Hispanic world: I have been allowing the lord to work in this area, but I can say he is stirring something up in the hearts of the Hispanics of this city. We must wait

Seperation: the churches call to seperation part 3

John 13:35 "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Love, love is another stage of the separation. The world is lacking true love, true love such as Agape love. not the love that is temporary but an everlasting love. That love when shown will separate us clearly from others. I have seen the effects of true love! it penetrates cold hard hearts and softens the deepest parts! it cuts behind years of pain and scars and sets the captive free! The concept of loving in a world like this is radical! what kind of love am I talking about? a love that won't be limited because another believer in the body of Christ thinks the felon on the street is hopeless case or someone who they treat as an outcast because of their past or career. This lobe will not be limited by only serving inside the church, this love must be demonstrated the biblical way. the way of John 15:13. A sacrificial love for one another an agape love for one another putting others before ourselves a love that does not consider us(1st cor 13). When I say we love the unsaved I mean we LOVE the unsaved we need to not be tract team swat members out there to only throw tracts and then hide in the church. We need top be among the unsaved simply loving on them! we need to make disciples not converts!
This is a radical idea, but I have seen Love change lives I have seen a felon go from a simple church goer to a on fire for the Lord. I have seen people who have been lured in by dead religion be revived because they were really loved!
this is just few stories! Lord, let us love!
this is my prayer for the church and this is the way the world will know we are different.