Hey Friends,

I’m reading a new book by Craig Groeschel called, The Christian Atheist. It is a great book. The thesis of the book is: people who believe in God but act like He doesn’t exist. This is an issue all spiritual leaders will have to deal with.

If you are trying to build a church or even a small group and you invite people, you will hear; let me tell you about old so and so…  We have to climb over people who say they believe in God and yet act like… It is hard to say you are going to heaven and live like hell!

Let none of us act as if we are perfect, and yet our life does reflect so much on our Savior. As leaders it is critical that we help people overcome strongholds and walk in freedom. The greatest witness is a believer walking in freedom. “I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” When people watch us walk in freedom they want some of what we have.

I believe one of the reasons why the church I pastor is growing so rapidly is because of the life change people see. At Faith Promise there are people from every walk of life walking in freedom. Our worship is charged with power by the gratitude of newfound freedom. Excitement exudes from those freshly unchained.

People in that kind of victory tell everyone they see about all God has done for them. I’ll bet the witness of the New Testament was the people just talking about all God was doing. People who see an exciting church will invite everyone to attend.

Fired up? I am!

Love ya,

Pastor Chris