"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
- Romans 12:2
I think most of us have heard this verse, it has been on my mind and heart a lot likely.
I can't do any better than what the Bible is already saying but in plain language I am reading it like this. God is saying: Stop acting like everyone around you, be different, be who I made you, be changed by constantly renewing your mind through My Word and My Spirit. As you do this your choices, your life will start to align with My will and My plan and My will is good and acceptable and perfect.
-James
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
A Prayer for the Universal Church
Gracious Father,
We pray for thy holy catholic church.
Fill it with all truth,
in all truth,
and with all peace.
Where it is corrupt, purify it
Where it is in error, direct it
Where in anything it is amiss, reform it
Where it is right, strengthen it
Where it is in want, provide for it
Where it is divided, Reunite it;
For the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Savior. Amen
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"Gentlemen, this is a disciple . . ."
In the spirit of V. Lombardi, I have it on my heart that we would do well to seek to truly understand who we each are, and what qualities, actions, and beliefs we will seek to nurture in the lives of people God chooses to reach through us. The more we understand what a true disciple is, the end result of what God wants each us to become, the more we will be capable of discerning if we've reached our mark and the more we will be able to discern along the way what aspects to intentionally pray through, discuss, and encourage in people's lives.
One danger I see in this is that we may seek to make people like us, instead of people like Christ. What I mean by this is, I personally cannot yet echo the words of Paul where he said "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ (1 Cor. 11:1 (NIV))." Because of this, I recognize that the goal we seek to nurture people toward is not a replication of Kelly (who only echos aspects of true discipleship), but instead is Christ likeness in the vain where Jesus said " . . . go and make disciples of all nations . . . and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you . . . Matthew 28:19-20)."
My goal is that we would begin to have a clear picture in mind so that we can be actively engaged in nurturing the aspects of true discipleship in people that will take them from "our door to becoming a true disciple."
So I submit this to us as a group to begin a discussion on this basic question in hopes of getting a picture of success will look like:
What does a disciple know and do?
Kelly J. Mahoney
One danger I see in this is that we may seek to make people like us, instead of people like Christ. What I mean by this is, I personally cannot yet echo the words of Paul where he said "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ (1 Cor. 11:1 (NIV))." Because of this, I recognize that the goal we seek to nurture people toward is not a replication of Kelly (who only echos aspects of true discipleship), but instead is Christ likeness in the vain where Jesus said " . . . go and make disciples of all nations . . . and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you . . . Matthew 28:19-20)."
My goal is that we would begin to have a clear picture in mind so that we can be actively engaged in nurturing the aspects of true discipleship in people that will take them from "our door to becoming a true disciple."
So I submit this to us as a group to begin a discussion on this basic question in hopes of getting a picture of success will look like:
What does a disciple know and do?
Kelly J. Mahoney
Monday, April 16, 2007
So I have an idea....
Dearest Kairos community,
I was having my time of solitude in the prayer room at the Wingate Inn on Saturday and began to pray for you all. I was praying and thinking alot about where things are headed and so forth. I then read the portion of "my utmost for his highest", and though this isn't word for word, Oswald said something to the effect that we do NOT need more people who will say, "I'll do that" but what we need is people who just do it. So needless to say, during my time of praying I thought it would be really nice if we had another forum to have discussion and post questions and problems and announcement, etc. So I created this blog to do all those things. I will email the password out, and log-in I.d. so that we all can post blogs and comment on what we each write. I am very excited about this, and hope that you are too.
much love,
josh
I was having my time of solitude in the prayer room at the Wingate Inn on Saturday and began to pray for you all. I was praying and thinking alot about where things are headed and so forth. I then read the portion of "my utmost for his highest", and though this isn't word for word, Oswald said something to the effect that we do NOT need more people who will say, "I'll do that" but what we need is people who just do it. So needless to say, during my time of praying I thought it would be really nice if we had another forum to have discussion and post questions and problems and announcement, etc. So I created this blog to do all those things. I will email the password out, and log-in I.d. so that we all can post blogs and comment on what we each write. I am very excited about this, and hope that you are too.
much love,
josh
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