Oh how I would rather be sharing this with you in person over coffee along with something chocolate this holiday season!  :)

 

I have much I want to share, not about what I have done this year, but why.  Below is the heart of what I want to share with you.

 

 

God has ordained all ministries, whether it be evangelism or feeding the hungry, to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

 

 

Discipleship is not training a Christian to live by principles, but is a lifelong journey learning to live in the Person Jesus Christ!

 

 

"The cross" is Paul's term to proclaim the death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and seating of Christ, and God uniting us with Christ in His finished work!  The cross is the central message of the entire Bible and is the only message with power to transform lives.

 

 

We minister hope through God's inerrant and infallible Word enlivened by the Holy Spirit. 

 

 

We are not called to minister alone, but to minister as partners in the body of Christ, with each of us responding to Christ who is the Head of His body! 

 

 

Our greatest hope is that God's glory, who is Christ Himself, will be manifested in our lives!  Our greatest purpose is not to live for Christ but to trust the risen Lord Jesus is indeed living in and through us! 

 

With this as purpose as the focus, I have seen marriages healed, addictions broken, hurts forgiven, lives freed to be real and not religious, and joy overflowing even in the midst of suffering.

 

I will be soon snail-mailing a letter with more personal details, and I will share with you a very special Christmas card next week!