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Radical Faith
A brief quote from my personal favorite blog, not the religious type. This entry is written by the senior pastor of a church in Boston:
If my faith is "radical," does your merely run of the mill "faith" have any meaning whatsoever? (taken from Bonhoeffer's objections)
I am certainly not saying MY faith is radical and YOURS is not; in fact, how I'd like to read it is "is my run of the mill faith good enough?" I certainly don't have the theological background to discuss this (maybe you do so please enlighten me), but I wonder what I can do radical for God, because his disciples were radical and Jesus was radical and I want to be like them. Obviously signing up to go live for God in la Cote d'Ivoire could be considered a radical step, one that will take me away from my ROTM faith. But if this opportunity hadn't have come up, what else could I do? Here's a selfish list for you to think about and add to, you radical faith master, you ...
-support someone through Journey Corps in prayer or in offerings to do something radical and be blessed through their experience.
-sign up for Journey Corps yourself !!! Look at the tracks page to see what radical thing you could do.
-sign up for a shorter term radical missions trip with Journey Corps (such as three weeks in the summer)
-be radical in another way for Jesus -- how can you make your faith radical instead of ROTM?
If my faith is "radical," does your merely run of the mill "faith" have any meaning whatsoever? (taken from Bonhoeffer's objections)
I am certainly not saying MY faith is radical and YOURS is not; in fact, how I'd like to read it is "is my run of the mill faith good enough?" I certainly don't have the theological background to discuss this (maybe you do so please enlighten me), but I wonder what I can do radical for God, because his disciples were radical and Jesus was radical and I want to be like them. Obviously signing up to go live for God in la Cote d'Ivoire could be considered a radical step, one that will take me away from my ROTM faith. But if this opportunity hadn't have come up, what else could I do? Here's a selfish list for you to think about and add to, you radical faith master, you ...
-support someone through Journey Corps in prayer or in offerings to do something radical and be blessed through their experience.
-sign up for Journey Corps yourself !!! Look at the tracks page to see what radical thing you could do.
-sign up for a shorter term radical missions trip with Journey Corps (such as three weeks in the summer)
-be radical in another way for Jesus -- how can you make your faith radical instead of ROTM?
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Comment by Rebekah Bray on April 18, 2010 at 6:11pm -
WHAT?!?!?!?!!?!??!!? I'm so excited! That's awesome. You are such a faith-filled person! I'll be praying that you hold steadfast and we'll definitely refer to this message when times get tough. I can't tell you how happy I am!!!!! Blessing through the application .... keep me updated every minute!
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Comment by Justin Flynn on April 18, 2010 at 5:02pm -
So.. My pastor's message today was on radical faith! And at a time of indession, I have made a final decission, I am focusing completely on Journey Corp, No more am I juggling God's call against my desires and wishes, I will trust him to provide, I will have faith that he will straighten out the loose ends, and my faith is max'd that he will influence in custody of my son.
My pastor had 7 points to radical faith,.... I'm on #4 this week.
Radical Faith is...
1.Believing when you don't see
2.Obey even when you don't understand
3.Persisting when you don't feel like it
4.Announcing it in order to experience it
5.Giving when you don't have it
6.Thanking God before you receive
7. Trusting God when you don't get it
I'm meeting with my pastor my pastor this week to discuss announcing it to my church and family.
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