Reflective Essay On The Spirit Of God

For 17 years God has blessed me to serve alongside my husband as directors of Chi Alpha at the University of Texas at Arlington. During my time here, I have served and mentored hundreds of young women and internationals who now fulfill the mission of Chi Alpha in the marketplace and the world as pastors, missionaries, police officers, nurses, teachers, and social workers. I am especially thankful to walk with those students who came to faith, experienced discipleship, and the Holy Spirit empowered their lives through the ministry.

c. Briefly describe what they look like. Evangelism consist of Hope for the World ministry to engage the world with the gospel.

I am a student who is beginning the second semester of the third year at the Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg. I have discerned a call towards Word and Sacrament ministry and thus far have loved every minute of the time spent at the seminary. From the relationships with the professors to the education I receive in the classroom, working on campus and studying in the library, it is evident that God is at work in this place calling and sanctifying leaders to serve God’s church.

This event accomplished its mission of creating a welcoming environment that fosters the Schoenfeldt Christian community as we walk our faith journey together. Many people were able to lead the event in their own way, leading to an engaging, innovative, and fresh event each week. As mentioned elsewhere on this poster, the event also tied in with the University’s core tenets. For all involved, Schoenfeldt Hall Bible Study offered a sanctuary to temporarily escape from stress and enter a space where we could speak freely and enter into a deeper relationship with our Lord.

My fear was that I may say something inappropriate or unhelpful, and I do not want to mislead or hurt anyone. However, what has helped me in overcoming this fear is a piece of advice that Dr. Cook shared and I will never forget which was to make sure that the person in front of me is the focus. President Jimmy Carter further put this concept into perspective last week during his visit to Candler to meet with the Baptist students. He told the story of how he could count 15 people of whom he brought to Christ as opposed to 600,000 handshakes and votes for himself during the time of his first run for political office. He lost that particular election. But when his focus shifted from himself to the mission, his world and everyone else’s changed for the better. The day I met LaVetta Green I can honestly say that she was first. After hitting several roadblocks to getting her the help she needed, I excused myself to go to the restroom and there had a conversation with God. As my prayer came to close, the director of the Ministry walked in and asked why I was so troubled. I shared with her what I knew of Ms. Green’s story and her response was like music to my ears, “Bring her in; I think we can help her.” All of the training in the world will not take the place of heartfelt prayer and strong intentions. Today, Ms. Green is a resident of the Women’s Transition Center at First Presbyterian Church, where she is receiving help in finding a job, counseling, assistance in getting re-connected with her family, and a place to lay her

I am thrilled to take this step and honored to be part of this ministry. This next step will be taken in the end of June 2017. I need your prayers and support now more than ever. Please join my team! Please pray for a graceful transition, protection and wisdom in all things.

When we open our hearts, minds, and spirit for God’s use we can see mission fields are all around us. I enjoy immensely the privilege of working and learning from these larger ministries My heart is the mission field of God’s choosing as He will always, lead me, protect me and provide for me where He sends me. I am on a new walk with God in unchartered territory and to be perfectly honest terrified. I do not know where this path will carry me other than closer to Him. I am hoping it will be on the campus of ETBU as I further my

Pray that the Restoration Church in Amherst, Ohio, would continue to persevere as they plant house churches.

God’s people have been gathered for restoration, empowerment and sent out into mission. The small group is the gathering space to help people experience forgiveness, healing, encouragement, affirmation, trust and courage. This preparation to be sent back out into a hostile and alienated world that needs to hear, see, and touch the presence of Jesus Christ lived out through empowered individuals and groups. The introduction of each chapter will reflect the healthy small group ministry of The BCC Exercise Ministry of my

For there to be a brighter future, the forging of a set of hardened ideals, conjured from the mind and will of the idealist, is a required necessity in a newly rising generation. But the possibility for the roads to glorious tomorrows, to be paved for those yet to come, lies solely at the dedication of an elite few. Though there is of course the need to make several much needed improvements, as a Roman Catholic I can see great potential in a group of like-minded young Catholics called “Fire of the Spirit.” Having been reorganized into its present state in early 2014, my personal observations regarding resulted in myself eventually joining in June of 2015. Essentially, I had reckoned that by applying my few years’ worth of experience in literary

Throughout the semester I have developed an understanding for the spiritual disciplines; silence, solitude, and Sabbath; which has taught me how to live an intention Christ-centered life. The disciplines have not only helped my personal daily life, but they have also helped me better understand Christ himself. I can, without a doubt, say that I know that God gave us the gifts of spiritual disciplines to help guide us in the crazy culture we live in. I have gained a new appreciation for the maker of our world as He has gone out of His way to love on us, and all He asks us in return to practice disciplines and grow closer to him. The disciplines have have taught me that seeking God is about more than just saying a prayer before bed. Instead, it is practicing the disciplines and seeing His faithfulness through the actions. My practice of silence has taught me that the world is a loud place full of so many distractions. This specific practice has helped me seek God, in a deep way, by committing to listening to him in silence rather than wondering why I could never here him in the midst of the crowds. My practice of solitude has become a sort of Bible study time for me. A time to be alone and remember all the good our King has done and will continue to do for us. My practice of Sabbath has helped me start of each week with a positive outlook. Surprisingly it has also given me a deeper understanding of academics as well as it forces me to get my homework done before my day of

While our group started with only seven people, it has grown exponentially. In just one year we have doubled in number and at our highest attendance there were 40 people. Recently, we had a gathering for Thanksgiving dinner with the group and everyone decided to share their testimonies. They shared about how the group had become their second family and changed their lives. Many shared that through the love and care of the group, along with God’s power, they were truly freed of depression and could get closer to finding their purpose.

Recently, I was privileged to hear a powerful message that reinforced the importance of winning souls to Jesus. Pastor David Ellis (Apostolics of Memphis) preached the message entitled, "Lost Souls Matter", and the message caused me to take inventory of my soul winning "process", as well as, the priority that I have assigned to it in my life.

This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.

Recently I met with a seminary student I have been meeting with for the past two years. Our normal room was taken and we ended up in one across the hall. After setting into his chair, the man looked around and said, “I am glad we are in this room today.” I wondered out loud, “Why?” He then explained it was the room we used when we first began to meet in 2014, and being in it reminded him of how much God had grown him since then.. We spent much of the hour remembering each semester and what changed took place in each season. God had done a powerful work. We could see how far he had come, and we were filled with anticipation for what God was doing in his life currently.