Yesterday I had a snack with a good friend, and even though I was listening intently to my friend share life I also overheard a brief portion of the conversation behind me. It went something like this:
girl: (reading a magazine poll) So Buddhism is considered one of the fastest growing religions worldwide. pause It's because Buddhism is the least controversial of all religions.
boy: So what does that have to do with anything.
girl: that explains the reason for this one model being really tall and beautiful.
I love hearing people share their perspective on life. Most of the time I find it really interesting, and most of the time I want to jump in on their conversation. Ahh to be young!
So I'm teaching at Liveoak on Feb. 17th, 2008 and for those of you who might want to listen online you can do so at liveoakaustin.com/teachings
I might suggest you not listen to the message since it will not be a traditional type of teaching, but perhaps you might want to listen anyhow. My teaching is titled- Right over Left or Left over Right-Salvation from Religion. I hope it encourages all of us to be mindful of how much God has done for us as Christians. I look forward to giving the message and to seeing just how God might use all of us to change the world. Who wants in?
Update on the new ministry:
I'm not sure where it is going for now, but I continue to seek God for a way to make this thing possible. We now have a plan on how to tackle the outreach portion of the ministry on campus. I can't wait to kick that off in about two weeks. Stay tuned for updates on the campus thing.
Update on neighborhood:
I think we will begin our neighborhood support/Bible study this next week. I am so looking forward to being able to serve my friends here in our area as well as looking forward to seeing how God will bind our hearts together in love.
Teaching moment:
Naaman told Brook yesterday that another kid in his class came up to him and asked to play with Naaman. Naaman told the kid, "No I don't want to play with you." Brook had the chance to talk with Naaman about loving other kids even if they are different and how Jesus wants us to treat others with kindness. We're hoping Naaman shines today as he tries to love a kid who just doesn't fit in. It's weird having the cool kid in class. We hope Naaman turns out to be a nerd, and more importantly that Naaman loves other kids equally. It would be cool if Naaman were a nerd though.
2 comments:
i love hearing your heart for people and how much you enjoy people....i also love that you appreciate blogs. i must say though, i didn't know what mmct was right at first...it took me a few seconds before i realized the acronym.
i'm psyched about your teaching!!! i just had an unfinished spiritual conversation with one of my classmates a couple days ago about the differences in the meaning of "religion"...she said she used to think religion was believing that Jesus Christ was the only way, but that she recently realized she doesn't think that way anymore...it was a cool conversation, hopefully to be finished soon!
looking forward to the updates!!
humm.. multi-tasking with your listening skills while eating "a snack" with your friend. :0)~
cool you are teaching. We've already discussed that though.
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