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I wrote this story a while back and think it’ll fit in with your greeter series…
Sermon on the Church Steps
Gramps’ teeth were chattering big time. The winter wind delivered a real bite as it crossed the church front steps on more than one Sunday morning. But it was more than worth it to safely escort the many silver haired ladies across the somewhat slippery parking lot. Seeing folks smile big as they entered church and its warm hospitality kept Gramps diligent at his post.
Many of the folks entered the side driveway to park in the rear of the church. As Gramps stood on the church steps waiting to apply his ushering skills he’d see children waving from the distant cars entering that side driveway. With tired arms he’d return the wave and smile to those children.
In no time many of the parents would wave and smile through the car windows on their way to hearing songs and sermons about God’s ‘In spite-of’ love and His will for their lives.
Oh sure there were plenty of cars that produced no waves or smiles. ‘Chances are they were still fretting about burdens, budgets, and broken dreams. Worse yet, they’ll probably carry the same discouraging thoughts into the service and never hear the sermons of the Savior’s provisions for our todays and tomorrows.
Out on the cold front steps a voice asked my heart, “Gramps – are you waving only at those you are sure will wave back? Gramps – are you doing what you’re doing because of whom and what they are? Or are you doing service because of whom you are, Gramps?”
Gramps arrived at the proper reason by thinking of Salvation’s Sacrifice on the Cross. Why did Jesus die on the Cross for my sins? Was it because of how important Gramps is? Or because of Who Jesus Christ is?
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I wrote this a while back…
…fits in with the Greeters series
Only Small Potatoes (by James Curtis)
He was only small potatoes. No – you don’t understand. Wally was about the same height as most of his fellow teens. But it really bugged him that he was really just small potatoes. Wally had often pictured himself as sort of a big baker potato, preaching sermons every Sunday and making super important church decisions. He would even have liked to fit in as Shoestring potatoes, leading the choir or teaching a class. But no chance, he was just small potatoes. Why, he wasn’t even worth getting’ skinned for whipped potatoes.
And things were not very good at home either. Wally was faced every day with fussing parents. He couldn’t count the number of times he had to get his own supper from the freezer. Pop those tater tots in the microwave and push button 3 – no muss no fuss.
One of the few things that really took his mind off being small potatoes was seeing them through the glass door holding hands. No. Not potatoes holding hands but the people. It was almost captivating. Wally was sure there had to be at least a few couples that pulled into the church parking lot still fuming and fussing then quickly switching on their ‘hi pastor’ smiles.
But how he loved seeing so many couples walking to the door hand in hand. The truth be known, Wally pretended that his mom and dad were one of those couples walking up the sidewalk like they once walked down the aisle. He would hold the door open and give them his best sweet potato welcome.
Now, one time pastor gave a sermon entitled Discipleship In All Things. The sermon got lots of starch with his ‘there’s a job for everyone at church to do.’ Wally decided that sermon was for everyone except the church’s ‘small potatoes.’
There was some kind of inner joy Wally got opening the church door for folks. Oh sure it helped the older folks, but it was even more fun opening the car door for the people that came to hear God’s life-changing Word. It made the ladies feel pampered when he gave them a big smile. He always got a smile and thank you in return. You’ll find none of those at Wally’s house. Is it strange that Wally felt he was making them think of themselves as hot potatoes?
He thought, “I guess I can be ‘contented small potatoes’ making others set their hearts toward God as they come through the church doors.” And no he’d never be a fancy French fries Sunday school teacher but Wally began pinning Bible verses to his lapel and had folks thinking scripture even before they got their coats off. My, how Wally had a baker potato love for verses being uncovered and shared.
He felt a tug at his coat one day. The little fellow asked, “Hey mister. Can I help you make the people smile coming in?” Small Potatoes Wally gave a half-hearted nod. Another tug on Wally’s coat came with, “What’s your name mister? My name’s Chip. My buddies nicknamed me ‘Potato Chip.’”
The next Sunday morning before worshipers began arriving, Wally pinned a verse on the shirt of Potato Chip. Moments later a lady was walking up the sidewalk. Potato Chip shot out the door and stopped right in front of her. “See my verse, lady? Do you see it? It includes ‘faithful over a few things’. Can you find it in the Bible?” He didn’t wait for an answer but took her hand and led her to the door like they were king and queen.
Holding the door open, Wally smiled and started his sweet potato welcome. But the only thing that came out were tears. Tears from eyes of ‘Small Potatoes.’ (end)
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Dear sir,
Greetings to you . I am Jayaraj from India. I got your website from profile of Sis. Dawn on missional outreach network ( created by Bro.James nored) . thank you for your great work for preachers and pastors which is very imp to be strengthened in lords work . thanks again .
Jayaraj, India
Dearest brethren:
I & my family have pioneered,& founded an independent & self-supporting church,the “ Christ Disciple Church” with 23- committed youth & 3- adults & still growing. The church is in its fifth year now.
I have no training in any Bible school, institution, or seminary. We are totally dependent on God & Christian literatures.
Help us equip believers by sending us Christian teachings/doctrines/discipleship in book form, cd,dvd.or MS Word!
Thanks for your unselfish & great help, God bless you!
Your fellow servant in Christ:
Manolito A. Bernardo
Head Pastor
[*edited to remove address.]
The best place to start is to read the free articles on my website.
Then, join the email list by signing up for the free article I give away.
Then, like the facebook page.
This is all free stuff I can give you and the facebook page is one way to keep it coming to you automatically.
Dear Sir / Madam,
Greetings in the name of our savior and Lord Jesus Christ, from His servant, Asphena Elizabeth Marriam from Pakistan.
Lord Jesus Christ you said to your Apostles, I leave you Peace, My Peace I give it to you ……….
The Peace of The Lord be with you….
Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations. Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
I am extremely overwhelmed in God to see your website and to come to know about your Ministry. I pray to God Almighty that more and more people may come to know Him and accept Lord Jesus as their savior, through your most noble evangelical service towards the mankind.
I too, as an evangelist and a servant of God in one way or the other am eager to join hands with your mission in proclaiming The Good News of God to the people still unreached, like in Pakistan, to The Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus etc.
That I accepted Lord Jesus Christ as my personal savior nine year ago when I was a young crusader with Holy Bible in my hands moving streets to streets proclaiming the Good News of God door to door, to the poor and rich alike, to Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus alike. By the great mercy of Our Savior Lord Jesus Christ I have saved scores of unguided people and with His mercy now they are believers and they are Christians now living meaningful lives. It is not easy and safe to evangelize Muslims in Pakistan though, I by the grace of God worked fearlessly and succeeded and am determined to go ahead against all odds. God is my savior and my protector. I shall not be harmed by any adversary. Lord Jesus Christ before His ascension into heaven commanded His apostles “Go and preach The Good News to all The Nations”
By associating myself with your noble Ministry I will acquire more wisdom and understanding of The Word of God .Besides I will be able in supporting my family especially providing my children with a good quality education so that they can become a responsible Christians in their future lives and on the platform of The Ministry of Christ, evangelize more and more people who don’t know Lord Jesus Christ and saving astray souls in Pakistan.
I have seen on your website that you have Gospel preaching in many languages including in Hindi the native language of India but to evangelize Muslims I strongly believe that you must also include the native language of Pakistan , Urdu besides Punjabi and Saraiki.
I am well versed with these languages spoken, written in Pakistan and am in a strong position to translate your message of God from English into Urdu, Punjabi and Saraiki so that the Muslims who speak, write and understand these languages can be benefited with The Word of God through you and can accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. I have always intended to save billion of misguided souls around the globe. Therefore it is our utmost responsibility as a disciple of Christ let them tell the truth about God. Those who understand the truth immediately embraces Christianity.
I therefore request you humbly in submission to God to post The Word of God in Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki etc. so that more and more Muslims can take benefit from your Evangelical web site especially in Pakistan and for those who are living in various countries around the globe. As a translator of your ,messages the fund you will spend on translation will in turn be utilized in the work of God in Pakistan . More and more work is needed in Pakistan despite rampant persecution of Christians.
The Word of God and the Faith:
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth with without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And The Spirit of The God (Holy Spirit) moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1 & 2
In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God (God The Father), and the Word was God. John 1:1
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrew 11:1
But without faith it is impossible to please Him (God): for him that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a redeemer of them that diligently seek him. Hebrew 11:6
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Hebrew 11:7
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go into a place ( Israel ) which he should after receive for an inheritance, Obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrew 11:8
About Pakistan :
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a break away country from India. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, and India in the east and China in the far northeast.[7] Tajikistan also lies very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Thus, it occupies a crossroads position between South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.The region forming modern Pakistan was at the heart of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and then later was the recipient of Vedic, Persian, Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, and Sikh cultures. The area has witnessed invasions and/or settlements by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mongols and the British.
The total area of Pakistan is 340,403 sq mi and the population is 170,328,000 The national language of the country is Urdu, whereas Punjabi, Saraiki, Sindhi, Hindco, Pashtoo, Farsi. English has a vital status among languages in the elite society of Pakistan as it is in India . This is because of the influence of British Rule in the India .
This invasion of India by all the above invaders has created a combination of socio-cultural variations and led vast diversifications in the creation of many languages in the Indian Sub-continent.
The history of Christianity in Indian Sub-continent goes back with the arrival of St. Thomas in India Christianity is India’s third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India’s population. The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings state that Christianity was introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle, who visited Muziris in Kerala in 52 CE to proselytize amongst Kerala’s Jewish settlements. It is generally agreed that Christianity in India is almost as old as Christianity itself and spread in India even before it spread in many, predominantly Christian, nations of Europe and America etc.
It has to be remembered at this point that the nations now, India , Pakistan & Bangladesh were undivided and One Nation, India .
Languages:
Native language of Pakistan is Urdu. The history of Urdu begins with the advent of Islam from Arabia , Persia and Afghanistan. In Lucknow the Persian speaking scholars with the combination of Hindi and Persian created a new language with Arabic fonts. This combination was so beautiful and sound so sweet, that it was immediately accepted by all the citizens of India (The undivided India ). After independence Pakistan was created and Urdu was adopted its National Language, in United Nations. Besides Urdu many languages are spoken, written in Pakistan . Urdu can be understood, spoken in many countries viz. India , Bangladesh, Afghanistan , Nepal, Maldives , Persia , Malaysia , Indonesia, in most of Arabic countries etc.
Demographic Distribution of Urdu:
India 150 million Pakistan 140 million
Bangladesh 700,000 Nepal 15,00,000
UK 600,000 America 1.5 million
UAE 10,00,000 Saudi Arabia 250,000
Canada 60,000 Oman 150,000
Germany 35000 Spain 20000
Sweden 15000 France 35000
Norway 35000 Holland 60000
Qatar 90000 South Africa 89000
N.B: There are many other countries where the migrant Pakistanis and Indians live and they speak Urdu.
For evangelizing the strayed lots I can translate and will do the voice work for your website for the proclamation of The Word of God and you will be blessed abundantly.
I would like you to share The Ministry of Christ through which we are working among poor Christians and unaware Muslim communities in Pakistan . The Christians in Pakistan are the most persecuted lots and have no rights in this Islamic country even though we are marching fearlessly as the crusaders of God in proclaiming His Word. As to the Christian values we must love our enemies and must let them know with our good deeds that they may repent and get converted to Christianity and saved.
The Ministry of Christ:
Our Ministry is based in one of the oldest cities in the province of Punjab , Toba Tek Singh. Toba Tek Singh is centrally located and is accessible to most of the cities in Punjab province. We therefore cover most of the unrepresented (virgin and not evangelized) places of Punjab . We offer Sunday church Services, Sunday school, Women Fellowship, Youth Fellowship. Health Camps for the underprivileged, Vocational Trainings and Schools for the poor Christian Children and Orphans etc. With your support we can do much more in future and build a better Christian Society in Pakistan .
For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Amen
I look forward to hear from your valued Ministry.
Thank you.
May God bless you and your Ministry abundantly!
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
Sr. Asphena Elizabeth Marraim
The Ministry of Christ
Shorkot Road, Lane # 4
Toba tek Singh 36050, Punjab
Pakistan
E-mail: translationasia@yahoo.com
Dear Brother Walker,
Just came across your website because I am a church planter that has begun a journey with the ERC Churches of God. I saw that you are having a seminar this coming weekend in PA that I will not be able to attend, but I love what I have found here and have an interest, as well as professional purpose, in writing. I have been in ministry since 1988, a church planter since 1995 and a published author in 2006. I would like to find out more about how I can contribute to this great work. Many blessings to you and I hope to see you the next time around for the church planters seminar. God bless.
Jeff Tibbetts