May 17, 2011 04:50 by
AdminDear friends, co-laborers, and prayer partners,
It continues to be a delight to be part of the advancement of the kingdom. The kingdom will advance (Mathew 11:12) and we just need to be part of the train ride. As we continue to be faithful and obedient to the Great Commission, we continue to see ourselves being used, as "privy pots" (2 Corinthians 4:7) for the glory of God. "Earthen vessels" that is all we are, yet used for God's glory. Saturday we had another great day of "reasoning from the Scriptures" (Acts 17:1-3). More and more we see how clearly and boldly we must proclaim the gospel. There is no substitute for the power of the gospel! We must proclaim the "maximum amount of truth to the maximum amount of people" not "the minimum amount of truth to the maximum amount of people." (Will Metzger, "Tell the Truth") Please keep the following people in your prayers:
1. Angelic Nelzi, senior in high school, was very inquisitive and understood the gospel. This is the first time in our questionnaire that someone answered no to the question: "would you say that you are a good person." Once we went through the gospel message, which we went through in detail, she affirmed her faith and was very interested in growing and wanted to know more about our church. She gave us her phone number to contact her for youth activities and growing in the Lord. We had a senior in my group that related with her and answered her questions about how does God speak to us. He answered flawlessly since he had just read the entire book, "Decision Making God's Way," by Gary Meadors. This book we started to read in a study group together at our church and it stuck! Pray for her as we do follow-up.
2. Myra, is a Spanish lady who could not spend too much time with us but was very interested in hearing us and talking to us. Pray for the follow-up as we present the gospel to her.
3. Amanda, this young lady was babysitting for her sister. However, gave us the time to present the gospel. This young girl is in need of prayer in a big way. This young lady believes that everyone and every religion leads to life. She has a father who is Islamic, a boyfriend who is Hindu, and she's been attending a Presbyterian church following a pastor that she knows and likes. She is the typical person that has a "patchwork" religion, an amalgamation of every type put together. We reseasoned with her by pointing to Scripture as the only revelation that is truth and authoritative. We presented that "all" truths cannot be "all" right and that Jesus came to "testify to the truth." This was a great opportunity to relay the gospel yet a sad scenario of the "god of this world" blinding the mind and heart. Once again here we see a person claiming to be good (how she answered our question) yet acknowledges she doesn't keep the ten commandments, hmmm. She needs a Savior!
4. Jim, elderly gentleman, who did not have time but once we told him we were not JW's, Mormons, or selling something he then was very interested and told us to return so that we can talk. He was in a middle of a house project.
5. Ivory Nelson, a police officer, this gentleman was very interested in talking to us but was also preoccupied. He asked us to return because he was very interested. We would love to have the opportunity to present the gospel to him as well as as Jim above. Please pray for follow-up.
6. Daniel, young man, said he went to a church. However, his claims to follow God were very confusing and not very convincing. His desire was to learn about Zoroastrianism! It sure was not about the gospel, however, we still were able to present the essence of the gospel.
7. Ana Luisa, an elderly Spanish lady in the neighborhood who cheered us on. This was an amazing thing. This Christian woman of 30 years we met on the way while she was gardening. She began to encourage the work as we circled the community back to her house area. This was exciting!
This is just a sampling of our "door2door encounters." We share this with you all so that you may be encouraged that, with God on our side, we can still evangelize boldly to a lost world--our community. God's Word will spread as in the days of the early church as long as we discipline ourselves and be faithful. It's not easy all the time but very rewarding. Also, we share this so that you would pray and keep these folks in your prayers. Pray for the follow-up. We need to be disciplined and faithful. We need to trust God for the results of our partnership with Him.
Thank you all for your constant prayers, friendship, and comradery. Together we can turn the world upside down for Christ! Let's get to it. The plow is in our hands, don't look back for anything whatsoever.
"Each Christian should have his or her's own fishing spot" (The Way of the Master, session one training video)
Blessings,
Blessings,
Pastor James T. Cater
Miramar Church
6390 SW 32nd Street
Miramar, FL 33023
(954) 981-4677
pastorjim@miramar.org
www.miramarchurch.org
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