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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Progression of Spiritual Demographics

At least 3 people received Jesus as their Savior at the last FHL Mobile Food Pantry at Boys & Girls Club, Indianapolis. Just between the pantry & the Street Evangelism, we are averaging 2 salvations a week. At the same time, we are adding more disciples on a monthly basis through other FHL ministries.

I have sensed the collision of Light and darkness in the spiritual realm at the last Pantry. I asked the Lord what's happening? A thought came to me...we are not the Savior, He is. We leave the judgment to God. Our job is to create an environment where love is overflowing to the extent that people get attracted to us. God is saying,"The harvest is plentiful and I am sending them to you." The anointing is getting stronger and so is the opposition.

If we show the tangible unconditional love of Christ to the world, they can't help but come to us. It is the manifest Presence of God that brings people to us. Romans 2:4b: "God's kindness leads you toward repentance"

There will be more and more non-Christians coming to serve with us, through Kindness Days, Pantry, Farm, other Outreaches, etc. We need to be ready as the harvest is right in front of us. We also need to be alert that the enemy is opportunistic.

God has been showing us new ways to reach out and to bring the message. He had opened doors for us to minister to churches and to the world. There are many new things that He is doing in our ministry. It's mind-boggling for me to see non-Christians literally get attracted to us in serving those in need. The stories in Jesus' time is manifesting in our midst!

Living a lifestyle of unconditional love allows us to live in freedom and bring the Kingdom of God into the hearts of others! What a privilege to experience Heaven expanding in our communities.

Here is a Testimonials from one of the volunteers:
"Bertha and I got up in front this past Sunday and told the Church about the (FHL) food pantry and how awesome it was to be a part of it than I told them about the Citywide prayer and about FHL they are all excited and one of the ladies from our church spoke up and said that what she has a heart for and that she is manager of some apartments in Greenwood that houses 250 refugees and she wants to get something going there." - Debra F.

God bless,
Merlin

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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Practically Speaking

Of all of the Indy Scoreboard measurables, the one that resonates with me the most currently is Operation Timothy and the committment within to build leaders. Though I resonate with the heart to reclaim surrendered grounds, from my view I believe the organized church continues to face a leadership crisis. On that note, I would like to simply reflect "outloud" questions that I've been wrestling with for a good while.

How many churches do we know that pride themselves, or at least have mission statements that proclaim a committment to make disciples, but lack leaders for the most elementary functions within the church much less expanding the influence and impact in the city?

In watching the Mel Gibson movie, "We We're Soldiers" again this evening spoke to this reality we face. At one point Mel Gibson looks to his right hand man in the middle of the battle and asks, "At what point did General Custer realize he had taken his men to a slaughter?"

The hard and pressing reality in our commission to reach Indy is that to often our churches are generating leaders unequipped for the world that we live in. Leaders given a "calling" but get lost in culture. A good many of us have realized preperation for leadership doesn't soley rest in a training period, and that many Bible college grads land in their mission field, domestic or foreign, unable to influence people even their own age. And not for lack of love for God and their neighbor.

The majority of christian pastors and leaders do not lack a vision for what they believe God could do in their community. The question that we are forced to wrestle with is how will we create a culture of leadership development in the local church that matches the huge visions that God has given many us? What will the organized church do to position itself to make disciples equipped to influence culture and community?

The dreamer will dream. The planner will plan. But, will we stay committed to finding the answers to tough questions in order to raise up a generation of leaders to lead? And as Billy Graham said best, "Every generation is important. Every generation is strategic."

I certainly don't proclaim to know the answers to most of the questions, but maintain a committment to the journey of searching them out. However, if we are truly called to live as if Jesus could return tommorow, we should do more than ask the questions.

Aaron Story
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