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a vibrant sharing of the Good News of Jesus?
A four year study was done in seven mainline denominations from 2002-2006 asking the same basic question. The results showed an intersection of three sets of relationships:
A person's relationship with God
A person's relationship with people within their church
A person's relationship with people outside their church
As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "Nothing GREAT was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
When a person has a vibrant personal relationship with the Lord - it shows!
When they love their faith family at the local church - it shows!
And, when they have a genuine and gracious love for people outside the church - it shows!
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When we live our lives in an overflow of joy, other people can sense that and often desire it for themselves. I am reminded of a post that was written about a year ago titled Holding the Pitcher.
We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:9
...As I held the pitcher the Lord was whispering,
"receive the love that I poured out for you, then pour it out for others."
"receive the love that I poured out for you, then pour it out for others."
Our enthusiasm for sharing the Good News come from the overflow!
Take time for the Lord to fill the pitcher of your heart today!
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