It is that time again.
Twice a year the world comes to our town to smell burning racing fuel
and rubber laid down on concrete. Yes, I
am talking about the half mile, left turn only, paper clip track known as
Martinsville Speedway.
But here’s the kicker: I don’t go to the track for the races
or to watch the girls or to watch all the different kinds of people that NASCAR
draws. The reason I go to the track is
to have conversations with all those different people. My prayer is that our team of volunteers with
Raceway Ministries will have lots of conversations about Jesus.
Acts 20:24 (nlt)
But
my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned
me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the
wonderful grace of God.
Take a
look at a website
that Frances Chan has pointed
people to. It is called "Just Stop and Think"
and is a 15 minute video presentation of the gospel. I am not a surfer,
and we don’t live in California. But the
story that Chan shares hits close to home with people who are searching for
meaning in life.
I remind
each of us that we are given several opportunities to talk to people about
Jesus every day. We must take those moments. Seize opportunities
letting Jesus’ story flow through us. Some people we cannot talk to, but
we can send them a link to a website.
Our prayer should be that God will use the internet and a multi-media presentation
to speak to someone.
We are
called to share His story, and that is what I am committed to at the
Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Thousands of people come to town, and
Jesus is walking among them (in Spirit and in us). Our opportunity is to
share and help point people to Jesus. We're gonna do just that.
Pray for
conversations to happen, for people to be saved, for the saved to be encouraged
and for doors to be open where we can talk to many people.
This can
happen each day in our lives. Point
people to Jesus. Be creative in how you do that.
One of
our most important core values at The Community Fellowship is
that we are to get the attention of our community and while we have their
attention, tell them about Jesus. Whether we have their attention for
5 seconds, 5 minutes or 50 minutes. The message is all about Jesus.
Colossians 3:17 (niv)
And
whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 4:5 (nlt)
Live
wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every
opportunity.
NOTE: much to today’s post was first shared in October of
2007. Pray for ministry and
conversations happening this weekend at Martinsville Speedway through Raceway
Ministries or wherever Jesus’ is talked about.
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