What a great post! Thanks...we are studying how God prepares the soil in a stranger's heart to hear the words that He has impressed upon the sower's heart. God prepared Peter by letting down the sheet of unclean animals and God prepared the heart of Cornilius. God prepared and opened the heart of Lydia. God is working in the world today in ways we cannot imagine to prepare those whom we need to open our eyes to-- a field white for harvest.



The Holy Spirit works on the hearts of… Continue

I have been taught since a child and now also teach that the text should be viewed as revealing Christ to the world. My dad taught:



The Old Testament is Christ in EXPECTATION. When we read the stories and accounts, if we don't see Christ...we have not looked deep enough



The Gospels are Christ in INCARNATION



The Letters are Christ in EXPLANATION



And the last book is Christ in REVELATION



I have to agree with you. Instead of just teaching… Continue

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I think you would be interested in listening to Francis Chan's sermon on "Is this really Church" which is included embeded in this blog entry above.

I Cor 6:9-11 Take a listen to this short video: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ySkB30rf5Ao How do you think these folks were "reached, washed, and transformed" in the First Century? By ignoring them?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46YoVzX0VM&sns=em
Reminds me of this classic video from Francis Chan
Christ didn't really know the word "safe" in any exchange or activity. Love to witness those who truly follow the Master...

As a media technologist who teaches video technology, web mastering, graphics, animation, I would like to share my philosophy on media as a way of communicating. There is a difference between being a "drooling" consumer and being a creative (God-endowed) producer.

It is fine to contribute to the Bible lesson through visuals and videos, but the real mission, in my humble opinion, is to teach our believers to "go into all the world" creatively and effectively as a revolutionary for…

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