tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post115458131295329876..comments2023-09-25T04:24:45.407-05:00Comments on The M Blog: Do they really understand our message?J. Guy Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1154800049511595772006-08-05T12:47:00.000-05:002006-08-05T12:47:00.000-05:00Guy,Just wanted to let you know you were prayed fo...Guy,<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to let you know you were prayed for this week.<BR/><BR/>It is a personal delight as I follow you and several others in your dialogue about the life and work of being Kingdom Kids. You make me proud [in a family way since we're kingdom family] of all of you. Keep it up.Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1154643503270226422006-08-03T17:18:00.000-05:002006-08-03T17:18:00.000-05:00David,Amen! Amen! and Amen!!! If it were easy do ...David,<BR/><BR/>Amen! Amen! and Amen!!! If it were easy do folks not think we would have already figured that out?<BR/><BR/>Mr. T states it well, we know that people understand by their fruit.<BR/><BR/>Guy,<BR/><BR/>Another excellent post. We spend a lot of time and energy in this area of our training with missionaries and volunteers. The downside of doing it wrong is what we have termed as "salvation inoculation". There is one thing worse than being lost. It is thinking that you are saved when you are not. We need to remember that evangelism as described in Scripture is a porcess of sowing seed, watering, and then harvesting. Even Jesus did not have everyone say yes to his invitation.Ken Sorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906217180303365622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1154641001489745202006-08-03T16:36:00.000-05:002006-08-03T16:36:00.000-05:00Sometimes those delivering the messages also let t...Sometimes those delivering the messages also let the approval of man get in the way of a true message, which is why we do need to ensure that we are communicating the gospel clearly and truly.Bryan Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788345747841842640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1154614298028864782006-08-03T09:11:00.000-05:002006-08-03T09:11:00.000-05:00Guy,We have found this is a key to seeing reproduc...Guy,<BR/><BR/>We have found this is a key to seeing reproduction. We not only seek men of peace, but the "cpm man of peace". Mt. 13:23: "But he who received seed on the good ground" (the word working in a heart prepared by the Holy Spirit), "is he who hears the word and understands it" (real transformation), "who indeed bears fruit and produces" (character and harvest), "some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." <BR/><BR/>It is not through us, but through our productive indigenous disciples that the kingdom will expand. Not everyone we disciple will turn out this way. But through those few that God gives us, we will see reproduction that leads to multiplying (if we are following a Biblical pattern under the lead of the Holy Spirit). Once we find that person or persons, we "remain in the same house... Do not go from house to house." That will be their job and the work of their disciples (going house to house to evangelize their own).<BR/><BR/>How do we know that they truly understand? By their fruit! If they are not living obedient productive lives in Christ (teaching them to obey), then most likely they are not among those disciples that we need to invest the majority of our time.<BR/><BR/>I used to spend the majority of my time with those that seemed to need more help. The ones that would "bury their talent". Now I try to invest more time in those that show more talent and reproduce their "talents". This is another great principle from the Matthew 25 parable of the talents. <BR/><BR/>What about those that are believers, but they are not productive? We turn them over to pastors whose job is to care for the flock. Missionary ministry is different from the pastoral.Tim Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768629404208079229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1154605589422095592006-08-03T06:46:00.000-05:002006-08-03T06:46:00.000-05:00Excellent post! This is one of the main reasons wh...Excellent post! This is one of the main reasons why, though I do not completely discount the validity of short-term and volunteer missions, I believe the "bread and butter" of world missions must remain long-term "incarnational" ministry, especially concentrating on the discipleship and training of indigenous, local workers who will naturally communicate the Gospel to their fellow people in a manner more comprehensible than we as cultural outsiders will ever be able to.David Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701934251748260267noreply@blogger.com