Cover Up
“What we cover, God will uncover.
What we uncover, God will cover.”
As I ended the message, this whole church in Bangalore, India rose, walked forward in repentance.
After the service a man came to me.
“A colleague just came trembling. “I only gave you 300 rupees and kept the other 200. Please forgive me.”
“I had an affair earlier this year,” said another to me, his eyes bowed. “Broke it off, confessed it to the Lord, but never told my wife. Going home now to confess to her.”
My heart skipped like King David’s:
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not COVER UP my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Psalm 32:5
Wonder of Wonders
He took to himself what He was not,
while remaining what he was.
He came to us in a man
without ever departing from the Father.
He continued to be what he is
while appearing to us as what we are.
His divine power was confined in the body of an infant
without (his presence) being withdrawn from the (entire) universe.
– Augustine’s Christmas Sermon, AD 396
An unforgettable Halloween …
Passing our ‘One Wish’ truck at the New Hope’s Church Fall Festival, Terre, Rachel and I asked dozens of people, “If you had one wish from God for you today, what would that be?”
Some of the people we prayed for their one wish:
– A man contemplating suicide because out of work so long.
– A woman realizing her need forgive her father and be back in church this Sunday.
– A couple looking for a church home with good children’s ministry.
– A woman grieving over the loss of her mom one year ago.
– A young man wanting God’s will for his life, not his own will.
3 people wanting God to forgive sins or to be sure they were going to heaven – we shared the gospel.
Each person received a ‘Steps to Peace with God’ tract and their children ‘The ABC’ gospel booklet and candy.
What a night.
Someone said, ‘Don’t curse the darkness, light a candle.
Deciding and Doing
If you see 10 birds on a wire and 5 decide to fly,
how many are left?
The answer is 10.
Deciding and doing are note the same.
Dr. Oz
It was awesome …
said a young person who joined a youth group from a neighboring town
to be a part of “One Wish,”
an outreach I led into the city center of Carlisle on the Scottish border.
“It was my first time to share my faith.”