Shake Off the Dust (Part 2)

I second what BD said about Monday night being a blessing.  Our group had more of an encouraging evening (no professing Christians told us they did not want to talk about Christ around Christmas), but all in all there were more no answers than anything else. Hopefully we can revisit them next week.

   We spoke to one man who said that Christ was his savior, and when asked what he had been saved from, he couldn't answer. He then said that he did not think faith was something to be shared but appreciated what we were doing. He then said that what he had just said did not sound right (having a faith and not sharing it, sounds ridiculous when actually spoken), but that is just how he felt. I could see wheels turning while on the porch, so though the gospel was not well received, a tract was given and the conversation was respectful. I think seed was planted, and the Lord can give the growth.

    We then spoke to a deacon from a local baptist church in Wendell, and that was truly a blessing. He did tell us about other neighbors that attend his church, and you can read the report on one of them in BD's Part 1 of this article 2 posts down.  This gentleman was great though, a born again believer who came to know the Lord about 6 years ago. He prayed for us and our visits and for the Lord to go before us... to my knowledge this is the first time we've had someone pray for us and us not pray as well.

     These are the extremes we can range from on Monday nights, and we encourage others to come out with us. We had 8 people in all go out, 1 off of our all time record. It was great though. The first visit I wrote about is what I fear the bulk of our community believes. They know the answers to questions, and have been thoroughly "churched", but when you get down to the root of the faith, you come up empty. People have a knowledge of who Christ is, but do not know Christ.  They need to know Christ as God, Savior, and King, and they can only know if they are told. They must know they are sinners, and have angered a holy God, but that God has offered redemption by the blood of His Son, the Christ who lived perfectly and has died for our sins. This is not a popular view, and people may hate us for it. But if we know this and do not share it, that is pure hatred toward the very people we are not sharing it with. That is all, and that is our sole purpose of living. To love God, and live to glorify Him, and desire to see others come and share in this fantastic Life God has given to us. Grace and Peace.

    Also, No Bible study this Wednesday night. We will have church wide Christmas Caroling at 6:30 pm, followed by our annual chili and soup dinner. By all means, come out and join us!