"Reaching The World"

Reaching the world starts with right where you live. I can remember thinking and believing that God was taking me to achieve some great thing. I was living to reach a particular destination. God has now shown me that the greatness is now in getting caught up in Christ. It's through my relationship with Him that our lives begin to touch those around us. The children, the homeboys, the work place begin to see the light of Jesus that lives inside of you. The journey is not a destination, but a journey of a life time. Along the way we face some storms that can be life changing. The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without. This quotation that I came across this week from Ralph Waldo Emerson has helped me realize that this is not a journey about me. This is a journey about God. My story ends up displaying His glory, which brings others into the kingdom.

God Bless,
Pastor Ken

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"The Baffling Call Of God"

I am finding out many awesome discoveries following Christ Jesus. At the very onset of coming into ministry I was very doubtful that God could use someone like me with my horrendous background. So I thought. I thought God was taking or leading me to something great or monumental. Like the disciples I am finding out that the greatness resides in knowing Jesus Christ and not in a particular destination. The valley experiences has caused me to seek Him with desperation, and continues to redefine my character. I can't reach others for Christ - it's God using my life as I seek Him to touch the lives of others. My responsibility is to attach myself to Him, and He will do the manifestation of His glory. The more I learn, study, and teach I am finding out that I really do not know much at all. It is the Christ that lives within me that enables me to be who I am today, and share the love of Christ. The disciples followed Christ to the cross, and saw their King crucified and die. They couldn't understand why would God take them down this road that seem to end in utter humiliation. I see how God has used this same technique in my own life. His plan is much larger than me, and it is perfected when I get out of the way, and let Him have His way. It He finished yet - no - He is just beginning. God has now taken me into the heart of Miami, Florida - What's next? Only God knows...