05-01-05 Notes From The Csm 2005 Retreat
Jonah
Jonah reluctant prophet, be cause Jonah did not have God’s view of Nineveh
Wanted them judged
Strong dislike, god told him the whole plan and Jonah did what he could to thwart it all along the way….God still had His way and will
Jonah did not appear to enjoy this
Digestion by fish is not an easy way
Not god’s people
Out side the covenant
They were the enemy
600,000 population of Nineveh at the time
Largest harvest, 30 days
Telling the truth is our responsibility, believing is the responsibility of the person we are talking with
Proverbs 3:
Life is not what we expect
Live life with the knowledge there will be the unexpected
Trust and acknowledge
Plan and plan to be overruled
Keep a journal
You can not learn from a PAST YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF
We can not begin the work of God in the spirit, and end and perfect it the flesh
It still works to give your testimony
It is yours
And people respond to heart not to wordy arguments
Taking steps out is good, take a step out and try
The dynamic of the Spirit of God is what causes the growth
Stick together
If the enemy can separate you from the people you are committed to he can destroy you
There is a covenant between you and God, it is a vertical covenant
There is also covenants we make with each other, both are important, but the horizontal covenants will not be honored if the vertical covenants are not honored first.
How much, how many, is not a spiritual question, it is a carnal one
Do the blind see, do the deaf hear, do the lame walk,
Do not get arrogant
Your vision has to be bigger then the cocoon,
and the thing in the cocoon has to struggle to get out of it or it will not fly
It is OK to build a nest as long as there is a thorn in it somewhere
Not comfortable to stay….
John Sullivan
Harvey IL
Every member is a minister
Today s enemies are tomorrow’s harvest
Patrick Bosolo
Was considered cursed by his family, his village because he had polio. He was considered an outcast worthless person.
Stands about 4’8”
Patrick became a follower of a man who claimed to be god Jehovah umbaco…….or something like that.
He was a bad news cult leader the country could not get rid of he had as many as 4000 followers
Patrick heard of a school that talked about Jehovah Jesus and came to know the lord
Patrick then went back and began to share his testimony with others and grew the church when he did he sent and paid for 5 others to go also
The cult leader was expelled with only 400 followers
Not by the government but by the spirit of God changing lives
Patrick did what the government could not do one live at a time.