joedenbow

Love this excerpt from a dare2share blog.

Jesus called his disciples to danger…to cause…to go on a search and rescue mission for lost souls. In Matthew 10, He warned them of the dangers they were about to face and then He unleashed them to face those dangers by sending them on a community-wide mission trip.

Much of what passes as disciple-making today is a faint echo of Jesus' model. We have discipleship without danger. But discipleship without danger is no discipleship at all. If I'm a teenager, I have nothing to lose in a typical youth group except an hour of time. The closest I'll get to danger is a paper cut from turning the pages of Scripture during a lesson that's being taught.

But when a teenager is put in a position of sharing their faith with their friends, everything changes. Now they have purpose. Now they have a vested interest in understanding their faith so they can explain it to others in a clear and compelling way. Now they are hungry for spiritual truth that can reach into the lives of their lost and hurting friends. Now they are motivated to pray with passion as they see that heaven and hell stand in the balance when it comes to their friends' souls.

Nov 4, 2010 10:24:45 AM

The Gap

I'm really pumped about the last 2 weeks of The Gap series at mosaicstudent.com. Realizing that there will always be a gap between us and God and Jesus is the only way to bridge that Gap is an awesome motivation to step up our pursuit of becoming more like Jesus! It's not a once a week thing - It's an everyday thing. We can't take breaks, we can't let up, we can't take vacation. This is the one thing in life that we have to do EVERYDAY - because the gap is a dangerous place to be :) (hopefully you heard last weeks story - courtesy of Craig Kackley)

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Nov 3, 2010 9:35:17 AM

What's your motivation?

Acts 20: 33-35:
33 “I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes. 34 You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. 35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Being Jesus' hands extended is HARD WORK. We will never do anything big for God if expect it to JUST HAPPEN. We've got to get out there and start working. Jesus honors attention to the SMALL THINGS. Then he can trust you with BIG THINGS.

Nov 1, 2010 9:35:32 AM