My daughter Alicia and I are visiting Reach Church in Austin TX this week... This Sunday we prayed with 56 precious people to salvation! We love Chris and Melissa Gilkey and are enjoying motor cycle rides, playing cards and lots of laughter...
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
1 Tim 4:16
A life style and rhythm has been carved out over the years and has become synonymous with the SOS churches and our people... Here a little summary:
1) We are prayer warriors and love to build a strong inner life and an intimacy with God's Holy Spirit... Daily meditation on the Bible, lots of speaking in tongues and regular fasting from food has really become our people's life style.
2) We share the simple and powerful gospel about Jesus' death, blood, resurrection and forgiveness with seekers close to us every week and love to build relationship with those who do not share our faith yet; preferably Muslims, Hindus and New Age people with no preconception...
3) We are constantly living by the motto; "disciples makes disciples." We want to be humble, open, willing to be formed, and help new believers and guide them to baptism in water and Spirit. We often baptize, will explain over and over, pray for and lay our hands on hungry Jesus-disciples every week. We love to see them grow and have spiritual breakthroughs!
4) We try to live sound lives. Working out regularly, love to see a good movie, read an exciting book or just sit together and laugh in close fellowship in someones kitchen or at a cafe.
5) We are all missionaries that love the adventure and meeting with unreached people groups! We travel a lot, work hard, live simple, are very flexible and enjoy life with big L!
Yeah, yeah... I could say much more about honor, generosity, brutal and blunt honesty and aggressive faith... Everything mentioned are attributes that we try to live by and wish will become synonymous for all our SOS people...
Don't forget our life style! Who will you baptize next week?! Who will get to know Jesus through you today?
See ya!
