tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post7383995781382019442..comments2023-09-25T04:24:45.407-05:00Comments on The M Blog: Why after 2000 years we are still not even close to fulfilling the Great CommissionJ. Guy Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-11667531123104870862012-01-03T15:58:08.311-05:002012-01-03T15:58:08.311-05:00Hi Brother!
Revisiting your blog after a hiatus. V...Hi Brother!<br />Revisiting your blog after a hiatus. Very interesting article. The apple cart definitely needed upending.<br />I firmly believe part of the reason we do not pray for the sick is because we do not REALLY believe Jesus when He said ,'they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover'. <br />I'm of Eastern background. Way back when the Lord first got a hold of me, praying for the sick was part and parcle of what was preached. I believed and practiced it.<br />In fact, my dear late mother came to salvation after witnessing an Acts 3 moment in her hometown. A well known lame man was healed, after being prayed for in the name of Jesus. That Muslim woman was convinced Jesus was who they said He was. No ifs, ands or buts. <br /><br />But as I have 'grown' in the western world, i have acquired great unbelief and do not now pray for the sick as I once did. <br />Thankfully, the Lord has once again gotten a hold of me. He is delivering me from all that unbelief and restoring my first love for Him. Blessed be His high and holy name! <br /><br />Be encouraged, my brother. What you seek is closer to you than you know. Or should that be, 'Who' you seek?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-68614825295855675552007-01-09T11:46:00.000-05:002007-01-09T11:46:00.000-05:00stepchild,
Thanks for stopping by with a comment....stepchild,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by with a comment. While we keep plugging away at "finishing the task" I confess it seems more distant with each passing day. I guess I use the term to keep us focused on what really matters. It is too easy to become distracted with all the multitude of church activities going on around us that really aren't making much of an impact upon lostness. As far as DRINKING whatever is put before us, I didn't say it, Jesus did.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-68486644062038806232007-01-09T09:24:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:24:00.000-05:00Guy,
Thanks for a great post that really shows ho...Guy, <br />Thanks for a great post that really shows how silly we've made things. <br /><br />There you go again, talking about finishing the task...<br /><br />Oh, and what's that bit about <i>drinking</i> whatever is put before us?E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074535182590173433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-63738999276576569082006-11-03T10:00:00.000-05:002006-11-03T10:00:00.000-05:0010-40 window m,
I truly believe Luke 10 and Matt....10-40 window m,<br /><br />I truly believe Luke 10 and Matt.10 are at least two of the ways Jesus trained his own disciples to work in the kingdom. Can we improve upon the Masters methods? The times change, cultures are different, but the principles remain the same.<br /><br />ROSS,<br /><br />I too have often thought we would probably be more effective if we would travel "lighter." Just this past week one of our M was questioned over the discrepancy between their lifestyle and that of Jesus. Ouch! We preach/teach one thing, but people often see another. <br /><br />The whole "healing the sick" is an area I'd appreciate some more guidance. We too apply this to praying for the sick, listening to them, offering words of comfort or encouragement. I will look up the link you left and see what Bill has to say.<br /><br />Indeed it is much easier to tell people about the Kingdom when they have been healed through the power of God. See below a few posts to the entry about witnessing in CPM. The first point George Patterson makes is exactly this point. Just wish I could "tap in" better to being able to carry this command of Christ to fruition! :)J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-48192555026110274382006-11-03T02:23:00.000-05:002006-11-03T02:23:00.000-05:00Hello Guy
Thanks for this post reminding us of th...Hello Guy<br /><br />Thanks for this post reminding us of the Lord's instructions. I just keep getting sucked back into Churchy issues, and I don't find many folk who want to go out into the harvest field. I may blog about this point myself ... and the way that working ALONE rather than "two by two" (verse 1) is not as effective.<br /><br />On the issue of "take nothing" I was wondering the other day whether it is a mistake to be a full time clergyman with free house and stipend. This is not travelling light. So I even looked to see if there were any "secular" jobs I could do to earn a crust while church planting from scratch. There are! However, I think the Lord wants me to continue working with the church for now teaching and releasing workers into the harvest field.<br /><br />As for healing the sick ... these miracles are meant to be evidence that the Kingdom is a Kingdom of power not of words. Damned difficult to do though especially for us sceptical westerners. However, my experience is that people do appreciate being prayed over even if the physical miracles are few and far between. Healing of emotional hurts seems a bit easier (even though there is very little written about it in the New Testament). Those of us in the New Wine network are going to recieve some fresh teaching on this subject next year: Bill Johnson has been invited to address our Leaders Conference. see link below<br /><br />http://www.ibethel.org/home/about/index.php?f=index.html&page=25<br /><br />When someone has been healed it must be really easy to tell them that the Kingdom of God has come ... don't you think? At the moment we mainly pray for folk who come to church. I am hoping that if we see a few miracles we will be more confident at praying for folk out there.Ross Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304125499006228235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-13065139832171283022006-11-01T18:28:00.000-05:002006-11-01T18:28:00.000-05:00ANTONIO--You are certainly right about the "eating...ANTONIO--You are certainly right about the "eating what is set before you". I tend to be squimish about food, but have had the same experience you write about as well. Someone else mentioned that I had overlooked the fact that Jesus sent the 70 out two by two, which is also a very valid point that is often overlooked or ignored. The truth of the matter is that there is a wealth of good stuff in this chapter that merits our regular study.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-86039450420305943872006-11-01T18:10:00.000-05:002006-11-01T18:10:00.000-05:00Guy, another thought provoking post. "EAT THE THIN...Guy, another thought provoking post. "EAT THE THINGS set before you..." I myself have had troubles with this at times literally, being out in the pueblos or in the city and having to make the choice to eat or not, but I must say that every time I have eaten, I have never gotten sick. But, I think the point here is not as much about eating but relationships (which include love). Eventually, you come to the point of I am eating this not because I have to but because I love you. So, what is a little Montezuma's revenge? Nothing compared to a life of joy in Christ. (By the way for everyone, I have never gotten sick eating others food, though I have after eating in restaurants). I think also the "pray" point is something. It always easy for me to try to do something without praying first.michttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760452447058001899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-47609361262401282152006-11-01T09:37:00.000-05:002006-11-01T09:37:00.000-05:00SouthAsiaM, strider, daniel, ben & christine,
Tha...SouthAsiaM, strider, daniel, ben & christine,<br /><br />Thanks guys for stopping by and for your comments. Last night I finished reading Steve Saint's "The Great Omission" which is a good book about the many things we OMIT from the Great Commission. I was encouraged to read his thoughts on how important the common man is to the GC and the need for all of us to be involved. If you get a chance to read this book, do! It goes along well with the current post.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-21417734278542832262006-11-01T01:20:00.000-05:002006-11-01T01:20:00.000-05:00very interesting and challenging...thanks again, G...very interesting and challenging...thanks again, Guy. it's been a while since i last looked at your blog. i really need to catch up. take care and God bless.Ben & Christine Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325835554957732173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-5031086048506815092006-10-31T12:57:00.000-05:002006-10-31T12:57:00.000-05:00Solo escribo para decir
¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA REFORMA!
...Solo escribo para decir<br />¡FELIZ DÍA DE LA REFORMA!<br />Dios continúe bendiciendo su Ministerio<br />Daniel Dañeiluk<br />ArgentinaLegacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823751224034407709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-68007767810972932482006-10-31T03:02:00.000-05:002006-10-31T03:02:00.000-05:00You go Guy! I can't improve on this post. We are...You go Guy! I can't improve on this post. We are working toward the things you mention here and have found many of these ignorable commands have real benefit. <br />And thanks for adding my blog to your list. I feel like I am somebody now.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-7359991438644256502006-10-30T21:56:00.000-05:002006-10-30T21:56:00.000-05:00Upset the apple cart? No, I think you just pruned...Upset the apple cart? No, I think you just pruned the entire orchard. <br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />South Asia MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-60678978581694216972006-10-30T19:51:00.000-05:002006-10-30T19:51:00.000-05:00KEVIN--Yes, pray was #1 on Jesus list of instructi...KEVIN--Yes, pray was #1 on Jesus list of instructions in Luke 10, and certainly needs to be #1 on our list as well.<br /><br />DORCAS--Thanks for the plug on your blog and for linking here. Sitemeter tells me I get quite a few visitors referred from your site!<br /><br />BRYAN--It always seems funny to have everyone claiming to be "people of the book" but when it comes down to obeying what the book says, we are then divided big time into all sorts of camps discussing and interpreting what is clearly stated by Jesus. And yet we still don't get it!J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-61476740298076677672006-10-30T19:06:00.000-05:002006-10-30T19:06:00.000-05:00What?! Take the word of God at His word? Really?...What?! Take the word of God at His word? Really?! Is that what we are supposed to be about? Listening to His voice? Wow, now that really is countercultural.Bryan Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788345747841842640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-46372762727137236992006-10-30T14:19:00.000-05:002006-10-30T14:19:00.000-05:00Guy - this is really thought provoking. I'm going...Guy - this is really thought provoking. I'm going to do a link from my blog. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-61401926348868505462006-10-30T12:34:00.000-05:002006-10-30T12:34:00.000-05:00It's a good post, Guy! You touched some touchy are...It's a good post, Guy! You touched some touchy areas. How dare you upset the apple cart!<br /><br />I believe your key words are those related to praying, or talking about praying. If we can get that part right, the rest will fall in place.<br /><br />KDSKevin, Somewhere in Southern Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626012795690485950noreply@blogger.com