Sunday August 3, 2014
'Make
up your mind not to put any stumbling block...in your brother's way.' Romans
14:13 NIV
Deal with the Stumbling Blocks (1)
Here are two more stumbling blocks you need to
remove in order to win someone to Christ: (1) Boredom. Jesus isn't boring, but
sometimes religion is. The story is told of a lady who fell asleep during the
sermon. Pointing at the man sitting next to her, the pastor said, 'Please wake
that woman up!' The man replied, 'You put her to sleep, Reverend, you wake her
up!' Jesus is called 'the Good Shepherd' (John 10:11), and the Greek word for
'good' is 'kalos', which means 'captivating'; that's the Christ we need to
present to those seeking spiritual direction. (2) Money. It's been said the
most sensitive nerve in a person's body is the one that runs to their wallet.
Have there been financial scandals in the church? Yes. They even had them in
the New Testament church (Acts 5). But don't throw the baby out with the bath
water! It takes money to build churches, feed and clothe the needy and send out
missionaries. When money is in the right hands, it's a solution, not a problem.
Furthermore, if God can trust you to finance His plans, He will show you how to
make more money. He said, '...I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to
profit...' (Isaiah 48:17 AMP) (3) Discomfort. People say, 'I just don't feel
comfortable in church.' The truth can do that to you! The Gospel is designed to
comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. When Paul preached, some
people trembled, but when trembling leads to trusting in Christ, it's a good
thing.
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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