Some of us are almost scared to tell others about God. Perhaps we don’t truly know Him. Or maybe we prefer living in triviality. Or maybe we don’t consider knowing God to be very helpful in real life.
—KEVIN DEYOUNG
Author: Jojo Agot
Pastor at Victory. Faculty and adviser at Every Nation Leadership Institute (ENLI). MA in Theology and Mission at Every Nation Seminary.
The All-Consuming Reality
People need to see God is the all-consuming reality in our lives. Our sincerity and earnestness in worship matter ten times more than the style we use to display our sincerity and earnestness.
All Grown Up and Nothing to Say
In his introduction to the book “Don’t Call It a Comeback,” Kevin DeYoung tells of his experience in college when he could not articulate the important points of the Christian faith even when he grew up in a Christian home for 17 years! Sounds familiar, anyone?
Honesty
But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are honest in their dealings. [—2 Kings 22:7.] God give us the grace to reach this level of honesty and trust in our relationships.
Modifications
The apostles never modified the gospel to avoid offending people. They preached an uncompromising, full-blooded truth. The Cross is an ultimatum. Paul did not enter into dialogue to find some common ground of “interfaith”- agreement. There was no agreement. The Cross of Christ stood plainly out against the sky for Greeks and Jews alike.
—Reinhard Bonnke
True Faith
True faith takes its character and quality from its object and not from itself. Faith gets a man out of himself and into Christ. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!
—Sinclair Ferguson, The Christian Life (p67)
Jojo Agot 