Comments on: My Witness Challenge http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:06:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stretch Mark Mama http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-17965 Stretch Mark Mama Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:07:59 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-17965 Hey, your top link is broken. Should be: http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/our-witness/ I am getting ready to link back to this page from my blog so that's how I know. *smile* Hey, your top link is broken. Should be: http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/our-witness/

I am getting ready to link back to this page from my blog so that’s how I know. *smile*

]]> By: dean http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1747 dean Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:06:57 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1747 <p>wow shaun!!  i just received notification of the above comment in my inbox… aren’t u glad to know all that legal stuff about witnessing… stuff?? </p> wow shaun!!  i just received notification of the above comment in my inbox… aren’t u glad to know all that legal stuff about witnessing… stuff??

]]> By: Kristi http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1745 Kristi Fri, 22 May 2009 19:10:10 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1745 <p>Shaun,thanks for your challenge.  I only recently read it.  It’s good to take a moment to evaluate one’s life, to find the good that one is already doing, while also being challenged to find those weak areas where one could be doing more, or perhaps start something entirely new. <br /> <a href="http://beingtransformed.blogspot.com/2009/05/challenge.html" rel="nofollow">http://beingtransformed.blogspot.com/2009/05/challenge.html</a> </p> Shaun,thanks for your challenge.  I only recently read it.  It’s good to take a moment to evaluate one’s life, to find the good that one is already doing, while also being challenged to find those weak areas where one could be doing more, or perhaps start something entirely new.

http://beingtransformed.blogspot.com/2009/05/challenge.html

]]> By: shayne http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1744 shayne Fri, 22 May 2009 17:51:54 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1744 <p>Shaun, </p> <p> Saw this post when you first put it up and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.  I’ve always had these huge daydreams about what I would do if I won the lottery...you know the kind where you walk into the hospital and pay off people’s bills?  Or tell your Pastor to have the church come up and present their mortgages and pay them all off??? </p> <p> Honestly, that’s probably never gonna happen. Dang it. </p> <p> I had a dream the other night that I was in a crowd of people.  Some of the people in the crowd were people I go to church with.  I heard the Spirit say to me, “Just preach the gospel.  Simply...just talk about why Jesus came and what He did.  That’s all.” So I opened up my mouth to talk to the people.  It felt like I had marbles in my mouth and the words wouldn’t come out right.  But every time I did manage to make a sentence, the church people in the crowd would quickly jump up and amen me so loudly that the unsaved people couldn’t hear what I was saying. </p> <p> I think that’s God’s way of telling me I’m making this witnessing thing harder than it has to be.  My new goal is simplicity.  If I see something that needs doing...I’m just gonna do it.  Simply, no fuss, no frills, and more than likely no glory (ouch) but worth it. </p> Shaun,

Saw this post when you first put it up and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.  I’ve always had these huge daydreams about what I would do if I won the lottery…you know the kind where you walk into the hospital and pay off people’s bills?  Or tell your Pastor to have the church come up and present their mortgages and pay them all off???

Honestly, that’s probably never gonna happen. Dang it.

I had a dream the other night that I was in a crowd of people.  Some of the people in the crowd were people I go to church with.  I heard the Spirit say to me, “Just preach the gospel.  Simply…just talk about why Jesus came and what He did.  That’s all.” So I opened up my mouth to talk to the people.  It felt like I had marbles in my mouth and the words wouldn’t come out right.  But every time I did manage to make a sentence, the church people in the crowd would quickly jump up and amen me so loudly that the unsaved people couldn’t hear what I was saying.

I think that’s God’s way of telling me I’m making this witnessing thing harder than it has to be.  My new goal is simplicity.  If I see something that needs doing…I’m just gonna do it.  Simply, no fuss, no frills, and more than likely no glory (ouch) but worth it.

]]> By: Stacy http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1743 Stacy Fri, 22 May 2009 05:39:18 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1743 <p>Sarah, <br /> Your desire to share Jesus with your patients made me think of a couple doctors in my hometown.  My brother goes to church with two doctors, a married couple, and they have gathered a group of volunteers to pray with their patients.  After each patient’s appointment, they are given the opportunity to stop by an extra room where 2-3 volunteers are waiting to pray with them, for physical healing and anything else they want prayer for.  The goal is to build relationships with the community and introduce people to Jesus.  I don’t know how many patients take advantage of that opportunity, and I don’t know how often the doctors themselves are able to be involved in praying with their patients, but I wanted to share this with you as an encouragement that there are ways to introduce patients to Jesus, even in America.  I pray that wherever God leads you he would bless your desire to bring people to him. </p> Sarah,

Your desire to share Jesus with your patients made me think of a couple doctors in my hometown.  My brother goes to church with two doctors, a married couple, and they have gathered a group of volunteers to pray with their patients.  After each patient’s appointment, they are given the opportunity to stop by an extra room where 2-3 volunteers are waiting to pray with them, for physical healing and anything else they want prayer for.  The goal is to build relationships with the community and introduce people to Jesus.  I don’t know how many patients take advantage of that opportunity, and I don’t know how often the doctors themselves are able to be involved in praying with their patients, but I wanted to share this with you as an encouragement that there are ways to introduce patients to Jesus, even in America.  I pray that wherever God leads you he would bless your desire to bring people to him.

]]> By: Brooke http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1742 Brooke Fri, 22 May 2009 03:58:57 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1742 <p>Still thinking ... this has been open for so long as I dwell on it. You see, I think some churches have wisely distanced themselves from certain “good works” that really had no eternal benefit. I think that the call/pull to “do” something is often not carefully guided by the Holy Spirit in exactly what ought to be done by each person. </p> <p> I tend to be a yes person and jump to fulfill needs ... so I have to be careful that it’s a need I’m really supposed to fill. </p> <p> And I also recognize the value in what K.P. Yohannan says (remember, he has a large helping ministry when you read this) in his comment that a starving man on the street can easily go to hell on a full belly. It’s thought-provoking in that the statistics often show that humanitarian missions done by Christians often yield few results with an large monetary expenditure (not that numbers is a game I play, but it’s interesting). Now, I would never place Compassion in that category because their goal is so clear and clearly met, however I think it’s quite common for humanitarian missions to meet all but eternal needs. Yes, physical and eternal are very linked - after all, a meal can cause someone to live long enough to know Christ ... </p> <p> So I want to know I’m led by God in what I do in addition to caring for my family and children. Instead of listing all I’m doing right now, or typing out a big dream I’ll never do ... I’m just continuing to take your challenge and pray about if there is anything different/more I need to be doing right now. </p> <p> Thank you for this. </p> Still thinking … this has been open for so long as I dwell on it. You see, I think some churches have wisely distanced themselves from certain “good works” that really had no eternal benefit. I think that the call/pull to “do” something is often not carefully guided by the Holy Spirit in exactly what ought to be done by each person.

I tend to be a yes person and jump to fulfill needs … so I have to be careful that it’s a need I’m really supposed to fill.

And I also recognize the value in what K.P. Yohannan says (remember, he has a large helping ministry when you read this) in his comment that a starving man on the street can easily go to hell on a full belly. It’s thought-provoking in that the statistics often show that humanitarian missions done by Christians often yield few results with an large monetary expenditure (not that numbers is a game I play, but it’s interesting). Now, I would never place Compassion in that category because their goal is so clear and clearly met, however I think it’s quite common for humanitarian missions to meet all but eternal needs. Yes, physical and eternal are very linked – after all, a meal can cause someone to live long enough to know Christ …

So I want to know I’m led by God in what I do in addition to caring for my family and children. Instead of listing all I’m doing right now, or typing out a big dream I’ll never do … I’m just continuing to take your challenge and pray about if there is anything different/more I need to be doing right now.

Thank you for this.

]]> By: deirdre http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1741 deirdre Wed, 20 May 2009 17:36:30 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1741 <p>I just don’t know. </p> <p> I work on a university campus full of wealthy kids who don’t admit that they have needs. so it’s hard to know what i could do for them. </p> <p> I want to work with my church youth choir but I have a 9 month old baby girl who needs my care. </p> <p> I do try to minister to people through my writing. I send encouragement to others via emails and letters.  Occasionally I go through my address list and just let God tell me someone to send an encouraging email to.  </p> <p> I need to talk to my husband about this and see what he thinks we should do.  It would need to be as a family and I would want his guidance. </p> <p> thanks for sending this discussion out on a different vector than the cynical one.  This has been a real, thought provoking, blessing. <br /> Deirdre </p> I just don’t know.

I work on a university campus full of wealthy kids who don’t admit that they have needs. so it’s hard to know what i could do for them.

I want to work with my church youth choir but I have a 9 month old baby girl who needs my care.

I do try to minister to people through my writing. I send encouragement to others via emails and letters.  Occasionally I go through my address list and just let God tell me someone to send an encouraging email to. 

I need to talk to my husband about this and see what he thinks we should do.  It would need to be as a family and I would want his guidance.

thanks for sending this discussion out on a different vector than the cynical one.  This has been a real, thought provoking, blessing.

Deirdre

]]> By: compassion dave http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1740 compassion dave Wed, 20 May 2009 16:06:29 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1740 <p>I am as open to the Lord’s leading as I am to winning the mega-ball jackpot, the only differnce being I don’t play the lottery.  I ALWAYS want to do more for Jesus and I often struggle enjoying what it is He has me doing now. </p> <p> I am grateful that the Lord reveals His will to me (only) one moment at a time and at this moment He wanted me to say that. </p> <p> Here’s a recipe I like: ask/yield/repeat </p> I am as open to the Lord’s leading as I am to winning the mega-ball jackpot, the only differnce being I don’t play the lottery.  I ALWAYS want to do more for Jesus and I often struggle enjoying what it is He has me doing now.

I am grateful that the Lord reveals His will to me (only) one moment at a time and at this moment He wanted me to say that.

Here’s a recipe I like: ask/yield/repeat

]]> By: Owlhaven http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1739 Owlhaven Wed, 20 May 2009 05:15:37 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1739 <p>I’ve had this tab open in my browser for two days, wanting to think about it more deeply, and write about some ideas.  Haven’t come to an stellar conclusions yet.  But, wow, I want to be out there in the world witnessing in a real way. </p> <p> Thanks! </p> <p> Mary, mom to many </p> I’ve had this tab open in my browser for two days, wanting to think about it more deeply, and write about some ideas.  Haven’t come to an stellar conclusions yet.  But, wow, I want to be out there in the world witnessing in a real way.

Thanks!

Mary, mom to many

]]> By: Molly http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1737 Molly Tue, 19 May 2009 15:49:57 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2009/05/my-witness-challenge/#comment-1737 <p>blogged about it: </p> <p> <a href="http://mollster7.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mollster7.blogspot.com/</a> </p> blogged about it:

http://mollster7.blogspot.com/

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