TAKE IN!

I have been looking at this church online it is called Crosspoint, it is amazing. (thnx to Kim Day for writing on Krstens' wall)...

The one that I am looking at now is about Hope in this Hopeless World. Once I read the title i was like just wondering what could this one be able. The way Pete (the paster) started out he was talking about how he went to India and how people talked about how they wanted a challenge (the missionaries) and that is speaking of God in India, cause they could get killed and they like that. Pete was talking about how they could have went to see the new Hannah Montana movie, but they went to India to talk of God, knowing it was not safe! That is something that know I know at this stage of my life i am not ready for that. I could not picture myself givin everything that I have up to go talk of God in India. I guess it is different here but once you ask me am I willing to go! Ya know God tells us to go make disciples of all nations!
Why is it that I am not willing to just go then?

Pete then goes on with....
If you don't live like you believe your life was created to impact the WORLD you will miss the point of salvation and sanctification.
-go make disciples of all nations
-Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation
-But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth

We have a disconnect between the HOPE of God and the PURPOSE of GOD

The Hope of God that we have today:
The hope that God has given us we have taken it and we have changed it to MY WANTS, MY NEEDS...

The Purpose of God that we need! (Isaiah)
Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

WOW!

Pete goes on to talk about how they walked down this street and how they saw these girls standing on the road and how they were sex slaves. One thing that is my passion is Love146. (Love146.org)


Pete goes on about how we sometimes wonder where God is real, like were is he in the mist of us sometimes. Then he says we are sometimes just bored. If we wont to see God we have to be able to take in His Love, His Grace, His life, His hope... Once we take it in we have to go someone where dark(hopeless)(ex India) and just let them out, then we will see God....

I think it is time for me to take in...