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This post is going to be interactive. What’s the coolest/wierdest place you have blogged from? btw, the toilet does NOT count, LOL. Here’s mine: in the backyard, watching the girls play on the swing set. This was taken with my iSight cam.
Sorry for no AOD talkback this week. I had A LOT of reading to do when I got to Southeastern on Tuesday. Plus I didn’t feel well. We’ll get back to it next week.
-AOD
This episode of AOD talkback should make you think…so…THINK, then tell me your thoughts!!
-AOD
Ever wondered what the gospel is? How is it defined in the Bible? What does it mean? Hopefully this message will help.
-AOD
New vid from this past Wednesday night! “Our God Is Love” by the NewSpring Band
-AOD
So, I was reading a blog entry recently and saw that John Mayer is forsaking Twitter for Tumblr. Read about it HERE. His points are interesting. The fact that, it is hard to define your total thought in 140 characters is something I struggle with. I like to be pithy about things, but it takes some effort to widdle my words down.Tumblr allows me to use as many, or as little words as I want.
(Author’s note: I am not forsaking Twitter, I still like it!!)
I’ve been with Tumblr for a year and a half pushing two years now and I thought it was just a cool looking site to host my blog. I can really see how it will give people a better platform for social networking, connectivity with Facebook and simply using their voice to be heard.
That’s what we really want sometimes, isn’t it? To be heard. But I guess that’s part of community. We were created to want to be heard. We were given intellect, reason and a thirst for knowledge and wisdom.
I just hope we are listening as much as we are trying to be heard.
Here’s to two-way conversations and true social networking :-)
-AOD
This was filmed a couple weeks ago, but it’s still fun :-) If you are an SBC guy or gal, you should watch.
-AOD
Think about this…
I have said several times to various people, “when we listen to sermons or teachings, just take away one thing from what is being said and apply it to you”. Well, I have come to conviction that this is wrong. In reading “Radical-Taking back our faith from the American Dream” David Platt challenged me in rethinking this consumer Christian mindset. When we think this way, we are thinking about ME and I…”what can I…” “what does this mean to ME?”
A true disciple thinks this way…”What can I take away from this to teach someone else?” So now, when you take notes that you will never look at again, you now are taking a teaching outline instead. You might say “but I’m not a teacher”. Really? Then why did Jesus say,
”18…”All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” -Matt 28:18-20 (The Great Commission)
“Go” is a passive verb that should read more like “while you are going” i.e. living the Christian life, already on mission. “Make disciples” is a command and the starting point is “baptizing”. The only way people will know who Jesus is and what He actually commanded is to “teach” them to observe.
You may not be a master teacher and been given the gift of teaching (1 Cor 12:28) but in the way that God has uniquely gifted you, you have the ability to teach someone what Christ has commanded us to observe. You might have to figure that out on your own what that looks like in your life. But, don’t tarry, someone out there is waiting to be taught the things of God…by YOU!!
I want to challenge you, if I can…who are you teaching? kids, spouse, friends, co-workers, sisters, brothers? It needs to be someone. That’s how we grow ourselves and ultimately God’s Kingdom.
-AOD
