I Could Almost Kill Steve...

You may be wondering who Steve is, and why I'm so mad at him...well I'm glad you asked.  Steve is our new pet.  He is a stray rooster who wandered up to our house about three weeks ago, and decided to stay.  He follows the boys around the yard like a puppy.  He's a great conversation starter with friends and neighbors...but he starts crowing every morning at 4:30!!! That's right 4:30.  That is...except for today...it was 3:30.  I was in our front yard at 4:00 this morning in my underwear, throwing soccer balls at him yelling - "Shut Up Steve".  How about that for a crazy neighbor.

Ol' Steve has become a fixture around here, and I suppose I couldn't kill him if I really wanted to...but he better get back to 4:30, or we might have chicken and noodles next week for Sunday dinner.

Have a great week.

Andy

Is it me...or was that a line we just crossed?

When I first heard this story on the news, I thought...prayed it was an April Fools joke.  Well.  It's no joke, and I'm trying to figure out if I'm laughing, or crying.  Seriously.  I don't know what to think about this.

One thing is for sure.  I feel guilty, because I know I have done the same thing myself.  I can justify it because it was to a lesser degree, but I feel like I still did it.  It being - giving something away to get people to come to church...or Jesus.

Check out the story for yourself...what do you think?

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To Save A Life

Last Friday night our new Young Adult Sunday School Class was out on a group Valentine’s date. While we were laughing it up - about to eat our dinner, a lady at the next table began to choke. She was turning purple, and without a doubt dying quickly. Three of our guys, Josh, Kyle, and Desmond rushed to her aid, and thanks to their fast thinking she is alive today. In fact Kyle (an officer on the Tulsa PD) talked to her a few nights ago, and she said she was 95 years old, doing fine, and thankful to be alive.



I used this as an illustration last Sunday in my sermon to drive home the point that we all need to be ready to step in and save a life. My thoughts however don’t just end at saving a physical life. I am thinking more in line of sharing Jesus with our friends, family and neighbors so they might believe in Him and have eternal life. The lady who was saved on Friday night will like all of us someday knock at deaths door again.


What if our three guys would have said:


• No, saving that lady choking is not our responsibility.


• What if Kyle would have refused because he wasn’t on duty?


It would have been unthinkable to let her perish because we were busy doing our own thing.


What a great snap-shot what is happening in many of our churches today. We are busy having our parties, events, and programs, and people around us are dying without Christ…every day.

I am sure God will give you the opportunity to share your faith this week.  Be bold and courageous, and sieze that opportunity.

aj