Last week I shared with our board from YWAM Bay area about what we do. It is so wonderful to have a board of people that bring help and their expertise to the things going on and provide their inside. We have board members from in and outside of YWAM which helps to get a greater outside perspective. I feel it’s a pretty good picture for us as believers too. We have God and our faith community that helps us grow and get perspective as well as help us see our blind spots. We want to encourage you that if you haven’t already done so to plug into a church community and of course that is a given to spend time with God!
We also hope you got inspired through todays Gospel Carrier Billy Graham. Who is God calling you to, to preach the gospel?
I love how God is using giftings and things you learned, in the context you are in. Last week I was able to help a newly married couple in the area of finances through the things I learned over the years. They were really blessed and I felt encouraged that I was able to help them. What gifting did God give you or what things did you learn that he could use to bless others? Think about it!!
We also hope you got inspired through todays Gospel Carrier Rachel Saint. Pray about and ask God if he calls you to a people group or tribe? If pray about how to get there!
The world cup just started and 5 of the games will be played in the San Francisco area. People from all over the world are visiting which gives such a great opportunity to meet and get in conversation. I remember years ago how just by watching a world cup game with someone I got to encourage that person in a deep way.
We want to encourage you to use this opportunity to watch a game of another country with someone or a group from that country and celebrate with them. During those times some wonderful connections can be build and deeper conversations can happen.
We also hope you got inspired through todays Gospel Carrier Jacob DeShazer. Ask God if there are “enemies” that you still have to forgive and ask him to help you with it!
Die Weltmeisterschaft hat gerade begonnen, und fünf der Spiele werden im Raum San Francisco ausgetragen. Menschen aus der ganzen Welt besuchen unsere Stadt, was eine großartige Gelegenheit bietet, neue Menschen kennenzulernen und mit ihnen ins Gespräch zu kommen. Ich erinnere mich daran, wie ich vor einigen Jahren allein dadurch, dass ich mit jemandem ein WM-Spiel angeschaut habe, diese Person auf eine tiefe Weise ermutigen konnte.
Wir möchten euch ermutigen, diese Gelegenheit zu nutzen und gemeinsam mit einer Person oder einer Gruppe aus einem anderen Land ein Spiel ihrer Nationalmannschaft anzuschauen und mit ihnen zu feiern. In solchen Momenten können wunderbare Beziehungen entstehen und tiefere Gespräche geführt werden.
Wir hoffen, dass du durch die Geschichte von Jacob DeShazer inspiriert wurdest. Frage Gott ob du noch „Feinde“ hast denen du noch vergeben musst und bitte ihn dir dabei zu helfen!
Its sometimes so simple then writing a quick message to someone to make their day. I have seen that so many times when God put someone on my heart and I end up writing them a message how they respond with how encouraged they were. This is not even so much about how much you write in the message but more about the fact that they know you are thinking about them. We want to encourage you to act when God puts someone on your heart to send them a message or give them a quick call!!
We also hope you got inspired through todays Gospel Carriers Richard und Sabrina Wurmbrand. We want to encourage you to support a persecuted Christian through prayer and other support. If you don’t know any personally support an organization like voice of the martyrs who will then bring it to right spot!
Many times life is busy for you and for us. So its important to find times of rest to refresh. Remember how Jesus withdrew from the crowds to spend time with his father. Its important for each one of us to make time for rest if it’s our weekly sabbath or the occasional vacation. Those times help us to get away from the every day things and to just stop. After we come back refreshed and also more energetic to the things God calls us to do. Last week we got to do that. We got to get away for a vacation and God refreshed us during this time. It was wonderful. We want to encourage you to set aside a weekly Sabbath to rest and also from time to time a vacation to really get away.
We also hope you got inspired through todays Gospel Carrier Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Pray about where God calls you to stand up for the truth.