30th July, 2008
I Wrestle Not Against
Not against flesh and blood but against my own “self”. I have been in a horrific wrestling match lately. The enemy has unleashed, all hell, it seems, against me! My “self” just wants to go back to the earlier years, before Christ, and handle this the “street” way. I so reminded of the spiritual warfare that I face here in this wicked city called Santa Cruz. (dubbed by many as Satan Cruz) Yes, everyone thinks it is just a community, a beach town, a cool place to retire or get lost in! NOT! It is a haven for evil, a farm for demonic growth, a darkness that dwells and lurks deep in the shadows. We must be on the vortex of a new revelation or breakthrough. I can put it simply like this: I have a spiritual machete and I have been whacking away at the evil brush and thick darkness. I was led one way and then another and BAM, I hit a nest of dark, secluded, and empirical nest of demonic forces.
I will be victorious, but scars I will carry for the good of the found souls in a darkness that deep black seems to be bright white when compared to the depth of darkness I have gone into.
Pray, pray, pray! I cannot stop now! The cries are to loud and the passion is to strong!
Best
Dennis
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12th May, 2008
Where Are The Mentors?
Where are all the young ministers that have scope and gumption to work in the harvest fields of the 21st Century? I suppose one could say that they are out to pasture and not very interested in what they see or hear today. Maybe though, there are not any mentors willing to teach them the “steps” of ministry. Could it be that the mentors today have no idea on how to approach this modern society with its complexities and social injustices? Is the Church going through “mentor” withdrawals? Could this be the reason so many blogs are seeking the response to questions that center around what the Church should be and is not today?
It seems to me that when I look across the horizon of Church growth there is not the established line of growth that has been written down in the rolls. There is quite the opposite. A mass shrinkage of “pearls” and “jewels” that could be polished and cut into gems fro the King!
The vertical scope is not changed. It is the Church looking up to Him and Him looking down to us. The Church is worshiping in the manner of “performance” and “pleasure” and the Lord is seeking truth and spirit. Somehow the horizontal has been pitted with competitive approaches and attitudes which has blinded the scope of evangelism in America and her Churches.
That is why we need mentors to return to simply mentoring! Learning and teaching how to reach this complex society. The “human” being today has the basic physiological make up and psychological attributes as always but now with added intricacies. More emotion and certainly wanting more than a shallow answer to life’s myths and uncertainties. For example, they want to know who Jesus is not who started this “Church” building program or denomination. They could care less about that! It getting to know who He is and what He is all about. You know what? That takes mentoring and nurturing to bring someone along that path. There are so many choices in society today that it is like churches can be compared to restaurants! Which style and which decoration could be inviting the next guest?
Good Bible truths and some rockin’ acoustical music with a little added salsa just may be the flavor for you! However, do not forget that mentoring is not about anything else but teaching the truth about who Jesus is and designing an attitude with gratitude that Christ does care. More to come….
Just a thought
Dennis
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8th May, 2008
Love Defined In the Human Heart
Love: Can be defined characteristically as response to an action that brings joy and pleasure.
Love: Can be defined as God’s action towards the sinful nature of man by giving His Son to us unto death.
Best and be happy
Dennis
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