Letter Of Intent

“A Letter Of Intent”

Mt 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

(KJV)

Look at your neighbor this morning and tell them “Were on a mission from God” “Were on a mission from God”

Every so often I come across a story that touches my heart and hits close to home, and a loving and compassionate God affords me the opportunity to come back to the Heart Of Worship. Church we all need to come back to the Heart Of God.

As a Christian; and see if you will agree with me on this, its so easy to get caught up in the work of the ministry or the “Call” so much so that we can become out of touch with the “Caller” We can become so focused and driven to build the “Church” that we become desensitized to the Purpose and the Will of God.

Church growth campaigns, district meetings, conferences, church services, worship services, Sunday school, pot lucks, staff meetings, and so on and so on and before you know it “The Work” of Christianity clouds the purpose and will of God in our lives! At least that’s how its happens for this Pastor, who is here, by the way, but by the grace and mercy of God!

You see I am ok with admitting that I don’t have it all figured out yet, I have come to understand the scripture where it says working out my own salvation with fear and trembling.

And If I am still working it out that means I am no expert yet,

I have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

Is it ok if we can just be real for a while this morning? What do you say? Lets put our pride on the shelf, and lets believe That He is and He is a rewarded of those who diligently seek, Hallelujah I feel like seeking Him this morning, I want to experience Him today in Power and in Signs and Wonders.

I want to taste of Revival, I am tired of Playing Church I am ready to be the Church. Ooooh and if us Pastors could just lead by example and stop trying to be superstars and start being real!

If we could just be real it would allow the Spirit of God room in our pulpits! And I don’t know how you feel, but I would much rather have the Holy Spirit preach a message THROUGH me then me try to preach a message ABOUT Him. Can I get an Amen?

I am surrounded all the time by people talking “About” Him. We hear all “about Him” but I want to “EXPERIENCE” Him. Church it’s time we get back to the basics, its time to refocus. Its time to get rid of all the busyness and the church stuff and get back to heart of God.

If our ultimate goal is to find out the Will of the God we don’t have to look any further then Mathew 18.

Mt 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

(KJV)

The way that God reels me in from time to time, the way in which He gets my attention and gets me refocused is usually through a story of courage and love. If I could I would like to talk with you this morning about

“A Letter Of Intent”

I want to share with you today a story about a young boy who was picked on and made fun of because of his appearance. This young boy grew up an outsider with next to no friends, but the one or two friends that he did have were also outsiders and outcasts. The kind of kids that everyone poked and made fun of and pointed their fingers at because they didn’t fit in or look like everyone else.