Challenge Week #1

by Pastor Kevin on September 19th, 2011

Challenge 1

The challenge for this past week was to sit down and watch people in a crowded area ofor at least 15 minutes.  As they passed by we were to look at thier faces ponder that they were made for eternity.  Each person is made for a relationship with God yet some will reject God and go to hell.  We were to pray for the people we saw pass by.

After our High School Guys morning Bible study this past week I was near one of our local high schools.  As I saw the students I was struck by how thier lives were lived in the here and now.  Everything about America pushes these students toward immediate gratification and away from eternal thinking.  I wondered how many of them had ever been challenged with the fulll Gospel truth?

I then drove through the heart of Texas A&M and prayed for the students I saw.  I also prayed for people I saw while driving that morning.  The words of Francis Chan filled my head, "Hell is not just about right doctrine it is about the eternal destinies of real people."  I need Jesus every day and that humbles me.  I often see people in the worst light.  If someone cuts me off while drivingI assume they are rude, if a line is too long I am worried about MY schedule and the list goes on me, me, me.  As believers we are called to love God and love others.  Others includes people we don't know who we come into contact with every day.  If we are going to reach the lost we need to change our perspective on people.