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WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (81-90)

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mentoring, Mission

(81) “CREATE A MEMORY……wherever you go!”

Jesus is the most unforgettable person the world has ever seen. Not a day passes without large numbers of people being transformed by the power of His love and life and words. So much has Jesus impacted my life that there was a time when I determined that wherever I went I would have a goal of creating a memory in the lives of people I met. And now in my senior years I am more focused than ever before on this goal. Each day is a gift from God to be able to create memories in the lives of people I meet.
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There are no COINCIDENCES in the Kingdom of God….. only GOD INCIDENTS

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Mentoring, Mission

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“ ‘The children are dressed and ready for school, but there is no food for them to eat,’ the housemother of the orphanage informed George Meuller. George asked her to take the 300 children into the dining room and have them sit at the tables. He thanked God for the food and waited. George knew God would provide food for the children as He always did.
Within minutes a baker knocked at the door. ‘Mr. Mueller,’ he said, ‘last night I could not sleep. Somehow, I knew that you would need bread this morning. I got up and baked three batches for you. I will bring it in.’
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SPIRITUAL GIFTS (2) Guidelines for discovering and using your spiritual gifts

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring, Resources

“There seems little doubt that this is where the early church began with new Christians. When people, by faith in Jesus Christ, passed from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of God’s love, they were immediately taught that the Holy Spirit had not only imparted to them the life of Jesus Christ, but had also equipped them with spiritual gifts which they were responsible to discover and exercise. No Christian can say, ‘I can’t serve God; I don’t have any ability to serve Him.’ The effectiveness of your life as a Christian will be determined by the degree to which you use the gifts God has given you.” Ray …

SPIRITUAL GIFTS (1) It takes the whole church to be the church

Rod Denton in Christian Living, Discipleship, Leadership, Mentoring, Resources

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I will never forget the breakthrough that occurred in my life when I discovered that on becoming a Christian, I had been equipped with spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to use in my life to bless others and continue the work of Jesus in the world today.

Unfortunately, no one had ever previously shared this truth with me. It was only after I attended a seminar by an American pastor, Dr Ray Stedman and read his book, Body Life, that I was inspired to go on a journey to discover my spiritual gifts and use them as a good steward of the grace of God. Following the seminar, six …