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I heard this at a conference Marie and I attended last week. You will not find it in the Bible although it does sound just like an object lesson Jesus would have used with the Disciples.
One day, Jesus asked the disciples to pick up a rock and to follow him on a journey.
Peter picks up a pebble, like us, he's thinking "What is the LEAST burdensome way to fulfill this command?", and they journeyed all morning long. Throughout the trip, Peter is thinking: I nailed this one.
Around mid-day, Jesus tells them to get their rocks out, and he turns them all to bread! After this miracle, he tells them that this is their lunch, but of course Peter had only a small pebble, so that's all the bread he got for lunch. Peter is a bit put out, and he's hungry.
After lunch, Jesus tells his disciples to pick up another stone, because they would be going on another journey.
Peter thinks, "I'm going to be starving by dinnertime!" so he picks up a HUGE rock - a boulder! Peter sweats and staggers under the weight of the boulder all afternoon. In early evening, Jesus calls the disciples over to the edge of a stream and has them all throw their rocks into the river.
Again, Peter is put out, sulking, and thinking: "What! No bread!?"
It's at that moment that Jesus comes to him and gently asks him: "Peter, why are you upset? Who were you carrying the rock for?"
Not once was Peter carrying that rock for Jesus, he was carrying it for himself! His motivation was completely for what he would get! He was focused on how Peter could take care of Peter!
How often are we exactly like that in our devotion to Jesus? The challenge for all of us is to do all that we do for Jesus. If He calls us to carry the rock, then we carry the rock for Him. We give, we serve, we share, we live for Jesus!
We don't give to manipulate God into giving us something. We give because Jesus models it and he tells us to! And, as we give like Jesus, we realize that we can't out-give God! We don't serve because of the blessings we'll receive from serving! We serve because Jesus calls us to serve. And then as we serve, we realize that we are blessed far more than we are a blessing.
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17 (NASB)
Blessings
Steve <><
As a reminder that you carry the burden for Christ, stop in this week for your FREE rock. :-) We have a "Faith Stone" you can easily carry to be reminded that it is for Christ that you serve. Just mention to the Logos staff that you would like a stone to carry for Christ and they will show you where to choose your very own.
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Twelve Ordinary Men
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Contrary to popular belief, we do not have to be perfect to do God's work.
Look no further than the twelve disciples whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the New Testament. Jesus chose ordinary men - fisherman, tax collectors, political zealots - and turned their weakness into strength, producing greatness from utter uselessness.
MacArthur draws principles from Christ's careful, hands-on training of the original twelve disciples for today's modern disciple - you.
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live second
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A daily devotional that leads Christians to radical obedience.
More than church attendance, more than outward appearances, more than abiding in a hand-me-down faith, God desires relationship and transformation for each person. In Live Second, readers discover a daily dose of biblical truth and practical application to help move them from lip service to active service, from empty worship to true glorification, from religion to relationship, from stagnation to transformation.
The Christian life begins when a person proclaims and desperately clings to the hope of the Gospel. The remainder of the Christian life is making the same proclamation every day, every moment. Live Second provides daily inspiration and instruction that compel Christians to strive for that simple yet challenging goal.
Live Second is a daily guide to making Jesus first in your life. With 365 readings, prayers, action steps, and an online community of support, you will have a tool built to help you make truth, Scripture, and Jesus your number one priority, each and every day of the year.
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Love Does
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Love Does shares powerful stories coupled with eye-opening truths and empowers anyone who longs for a better world and a richer faith.
You don't need another Christian message or a self-help book. You need to have your paradigms about the world shifted into truth. That's exactly what you get in Love Does. Have you ever noticed that the real change in your life-the growth that sticks and becomes a part of you-never happens with a program or the sheer grit of your best efforts? It happens over time, like a glacier slowly carving valleys through the mountains.
In this book of compelling stories coupled with eye-opening truths, author Bob Goff shows you a new way to live, a way that's drenched with the whimsy of God's love and the spontaneity of following where he leads when he says "Go!" In this book, you learn what it looks like to be secretly incredible and advance God's kingdom everywhere you are and wherever you're going.
For anyone who's wanted to change the world but thought they needed money, a committee, and permission to get started, Love Does shows what can happen when you decide to do instead of plan, act instead of strategize, and fiercely, invisibly fight for the possibility God has gifted you to uniquely see.
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April Top Ten Christian Lists
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April, 2014 TOP TEN LISTS
Visit the Logos Bookstore Website for the latest Top Ten Christian Fiction, Christian Living, Children, Music and Video charts.
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Some Parting Fun....
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Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office.
"Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff."
"We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."
"Thanks, boss," says Smith "I knew I could count on you!"
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| Daily Bible Reading Plan | | Thy Word is A Lamp Unto my Feet |  | | Read through the Bible chronologically in one year. Follow the daily reading plan found in each week's newsletter. | | March - 2014 | | Sunday | 30 | Judges 13-15 | | Monday | 31 | Judges 16-18 | | APRIL - 2014 | | Tuesday | 1 | Judges 19-21 | | Wednesday | 2 | Ruth 1-4 | | Thursday | 3 | 1 Samuel 1-3 | | Friday | 4 | 1 Samuel 4-8 | | Saturday | 5 | 1 Samuel 9-12 |
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Do You Know Christ?
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"Today is the Day For Salvation!"
If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, please do not put off today this Great Gift from God.
You can know today beyond a shadow of a doubt where you will spend eternity. The simple facts and steps found here can give you a peace beyond all understanding, and 100% assuredness of where you will spend eternity.
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