The Unlikely Missionary

When the scripture said there is nothing new under the sun its true. When I look out at the current moment the American Evangelical Church sits in, 1 Timothy 6 speaks so deeply to this moment. Where truth is lacking, the focus is protecting offering collections, Pastors viewing themselves as gods and refusing godly instruction. In this moment we are trading God's purpose for Money and Likes. I have a fondness for the Message translation of the Bible since my time as a Youth Leader at my father's church because of how it interprets the Word. So that is the verison you will see here. 1 Timothy 6:2-10 goes as follows: 2-5  These are the things I want you to teach and preach. If you have leaders there who teach otherwise, who refuse the solid words of our Master Jesus and this godly instruction, tag them for what they are: ignorant windbags who infect the air with germs of envy, controversy, bad-mouthing, suspicious rumors. Eventually th...

Jesus never knocked on doors to spread the Gospel. I know I just got cut off from a lot of church folks but that's ok. The Bible does tell us to go tell the Gospel (Mark 16:15). I don't dispute that for a second. The thing is that Jesus effectively spread the Gospel and didn't knock on a single door.  Doing this always terrified me as a child because I didn't feel comfortable walking up to complete strangers and because I hated when people did it to me. 9 time out of 10 I always left those situations feeling harassed. Jesus didn't harass people with the Gospel. Instead He did these three things. His Reputation Preceded Him If you are a kind, loving person who is living right people will tell other people about you and the God you serve. Your life is your testimony. The way you live your life is a much greater witness then anything you say, He Had Organic Conversations that Led to Kingdom Conversations I never outright tell people about Christ. Mostly...