Comments on: Ye of Little Faith http://www.zacknewsome.com/2005/02/ye-of-little-faith/ living symbolically as best I know how Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John Lynch http://www.zacknewsome.com/2005/02/ye-of-little-faith/#comment-4 John Lynch Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:45:00 +0000 http://therevolutionarylife.com/wordpress/?p=2#comment-4 There is Wisdom from the 'moose' ... but I, John Lynch, in the name of Reformation, hereby give you, 'Z-Wiggy,' permission to be dissatisfied in love (as if you need or want it). I think we need to allow each other to feel the inadequacy of the church and move toward healthy change. BUT... we must remember, it is the responsibility of the discontented not only to speak, but to ACT! (...in the leading & power of the Holy spirit) Peace. There is Wisdom from the ‘moose’ … but I, John Lynch, in the name of Reformation, hereby give you, ‘Z-Wiggy,’ permission to be dissatisfied in love (as if you need or want it). I think we need to allow each other to feel the inadequacy of the church and move toward healthy change.

BUT… we must remember, it is the responsibility of the discontented not only to speak, but to ACT! (…in the leading & power of the Holy spirit)

Peace.

]]> By: Moose http://www.zacknewsome.com/2005/02/ye-of-little-faith/#comment-3 Moose Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:18:00 +0000 http://therevolutionarylife.com/wordpress/?p=2#comment-3 While I agree that many churches and church leaders fail to put that trust in God as they should, I feel you are making some big generalizations. Many churches are grabbing ahold of God and His direction. Many churches right now are thriving because they are attached to the vine. I can honestly say that I feel my church has found that balance of following God while at the same time planning accordingly. Sure we all get caught up with money and poilitics. But to not plan would be dumb as well. Imagine a church taking a leap, not focussing on money, but truley relying on God's direction because they feel "led". Where will that church be when they are bankrupt because it wasn't thought through. Where they be when no people follow. Planning has to be a part of following God's plan. Think about Nehemiah. Risk takers are great, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that many sway to the worry side then the obedience side. That's our nature. We need to be encourage and challenge as you say. But we need a balance. -Just a thought from the Bible Belt. While I agree that many churches and church leaders fail to put that trust in God as they should, I feel you are making some big generalizations. Many churches are grabbing ahold of God and His direction. Many churches right now are thriving because they are attached to the vine. I can honestly say that I feel my church has found that balance of following God while at the same time planning accordingly. Sure we all get caught up with money and poilitics. But to not plan would be dumb as well. Imagine a church taking a leap, not focussing on money, but truley relying on God’s direction because they feel “led”. Where will that church be when they are bankrupt because it wasn’t thought through. Where they be when no people follow. Planning has to be a part of following God’s plan. Think about Nehemiah. Risk takers are great, but there needs to be a balance.

I understand that many sway to the worry side then the obedience side. That’s our nature. We need to be encourage and challenge as you say. But we need a balance.

-Just a thought from the Bible Belt.

]]> By: brokeDAmouf http://www.zacknewsome.com/2005/02/ye-of-little-faith/#comment-2 brokeDAmouf Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:54:00 +0000 http://therevolutionarylife.com/wordpress/?p=2#comment-2 zack, man this is where we need to be. the name of the game is trust. i find myself being such a nancy-boy when it comes to trust. if you were to examine my life, you would probably find that I am great at trusting. trusting myself that is. i find faith to easy as long as it is the kind of faith that only nods its sissy head in intellectual agreement. but real faith, isaac on the alter faith, that is a different story. but that's the kind of man i want to become. let's do it. let's take God at his word and see where it leads. zack, man this is where we need to be. the name of the game is trust. i find myself being such a nancy-boy when it comes to trust. if you were to examine my life, you would probably find that I am great at trusting. trusting myself that is. i find faith to easy as long as it is the kind of faith that only nods its sissy head in intellectual agreement. but real faith, isaac on the alter faith, that is a different story. but that’s the kind of man i want to become. let’s do it. let’s take God at his word and see where it leads.

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