A New Day

This is a new day for contemporary evangelism. With new tools like myspace (http://www.myspace.com/), and search engines like Google and Yahoo, it is easy for anyone to just "make up" their own personal spirituality.

However, the truth of the matter is, we spend years studying reading, writing, and 'rithmetic, but why don't we encouage people to spend an equal amount of time on REAL spiritual development. Now, I am not just talking about going to Sunday School, Wednesday (or Thursday) night Bible study, and a slick sermon -- I am talking about learning about the faith that it takes to be a real believer and follower of the Gospel.

Everyone is quick to judge people like pastors and evangelists (ie. Juanita Bynum and Paula White), and are real quick to preface their statements by saying "Now, I don't know much about the Bible, but ....(fill in the blank)" Well, confessing ignorance will get you on a fast train to destruction. I hope Christians will wake up and realize that just going to church is not going to transform your life -- you have to get in the Word (the Bible) everyday -- whether it be reading, listening, watching on TV, on the computer (youtube) -- WHATEVER!

The Bible tells us that we are to pray WITHOUT CEASING. For me, each moment that I meditate on His word is a moment of devotion to Him. What are you devoting your time to? There are some close to me that wonder how I can sit on the computer and watch all these teachers like Joyce Meyers, Cindy Trimm, Darlene Bishop, and Medina Pullings -- what am I learning from them? Well, it is not so much that I am learning from them, but I am excercising my faith by listening to what they are speaking and allowing the Holy Spirit to activate those words in my life.

You cannot play games with this people! The Bible also tells us that when two or more are gathered in His name, He is in the midst! God has created us as a part of a system of Holy Ghost transmitters and receivers. It is like we are His free radio stations!

So ask yourself: What are you transmitting? What are you receiving?

I think that every Christian should devote as much time to growing faith, belief, and study in God's Word as they do to learning about anything else. That is why I have decided that each month, I will now offer a Christian resource that I will send to you for a small donation. Now, I do not want people ordering these just to say they own a collection of Christian books - the Word cannot transform your life by sitting on your bookshelf collecting dust. I want you to read, watch, and listen to the resource. Please share with us how it has transformed your life. If you know someone who could benefit from the teaching, please share with them.

TO ALL MY INTERCESSORS AND PRAYER WARRIORS: PLEASE STAND IN THE GAP FOR THE BIBLICALLY ILLITERATE!

Knowing God's word is critical to belief and necessary for growth in the faith. I grew up in a denomination where I don't EVER remember seeing anyone with a Bible. And not to be outdone, when I became a new Christian, somehow I got mixed up in a Church where it happened again -- and this time this was in a denomination KNOWN for Bible thumpin'!

God's people perish from a LACK OF KNOWLEDGE -- so how long are people going to "crank that" (or "crank dat" -- HOWEVER you wanna put it)