Friday, January 7, 2011

Radical Chapter Nine



The Experiment
Step One ~ Pray for the world
"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." 1
"Instead his concern was that his followers would not get lost."

This is why it is so important to reach out to another sister or brother in Christ to make sure that you stay strong for this journey that you are going to soon begin.


Step Two ~ Read the entire Word

Find a resource to help you get through this. It always helps to do this with someone else to you can have community with another believer when you see the light in His Word.

Step Three ~ Sacrifice your money for a specific purpose

Find an organization that the Lord has led you too. I am a stay at home mom on one income and I have had two events in my home for organizations that were a success.
1 - Reached out to other moms that had crafts to sell and did a silent auction. They donated the items and got free advertisement while all proceeds went to the cause. You can do this online or at a venue.
2 - I babysat during the week for one whole week at my house. I did this during the day for other moms to run errands or have lunch dates with husbands. They donated the money online after I sat. Any amount was fine. I almost raised $300 from just staying in my house serving others and getting to know my kids friends. I was rewarded way more than anyone after this step of faith!


Step Four ~ Spend your time in another context

Reach out! Step out! No matter how small this is you will see God work in your life more than you will know. If you currently are a member of a church, see if they have any outreach programs. Of course start praying today for what trip he has for you!


Step Five ~ Commit your life to multiplying community
"So how will you go?"

Are there people in your life that you have close to you that do not believe. Even if you have shared the gospel with them a million times, it does not hurt to do it once more. When things happen in people's lives such as births, deaths, health issues, etc, make sure to take the time to go and visit them! This is a hard one with the business of life, but I promise that you will see God reach out to others by just making the commitment to share his word with them!

"You will know the incomparable thrill of being a part of what God is up to where you live and around the world."

"when God chose to bring salvation to you and me, he did not send gold or silver, cash of check. He sent himself - The Son."

"You have a choice. You can cling to short-term treasures that you cannot keep, or you can live for long term treasures that you can not loose."

You can now visit the Radical Facebook Page.

There is a community there that will help you through these steps. There is also a list of all the resources that can help you with each step under the resource tab on this facebook page~

There is a community of over 8,000 people just like you and me that are ready to see where God will take us deeper in our walk with him.

I have really enjoyed taking this journey through this book with you. I hope and pray that you will apply this message to your life. We have other resources available to you as you decide you are willing to take another journey through an online study with us!


Serving Him,
Imogene

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