- According to the State of Hawaii, the Association of the Free Lutheran Congregations, and the Waikiki Beach Gathering.
From Brady January 2nd 2020:
Barefoot and board shorts I leap off a 50-foot cliff under the hot Hawai’i sun free-falling forever above the crystal clear waters. This is living life to the fullest for me.
Jesus came into our world so that we may have life and have it to the fullest. Are you living life to the fullest?
A favorite quote of mine from Charles Spurgeon is a little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul. Do you have confidence God will do great things?
I think a great faith and a full life are very connected. We can accept Jesus as savior then easily coast through life waiting for heaven or we can realize there’s more. We have the power of the Holy Spirit living inside of us bringing heaven to our souls allowing us to live life to fullest right now as His kingdom comes and His will is done. Let’s bring heaven down to Earth believing God is who He says He is and will do what He says He is going to do.
Can God plant a Free Lutheran church in Hawai’i? He did.
Can God finally build the Free Lutheran Bible College a gym? He’s doing it.
Can God plant 15 new Free Lutheran churches in the next five years? He will.
In order to reach people who have never been reached before we have to do things that have never been done before. Let’s take risks following the Spirit having great faith God will come through.
At the Waikiki Beach Gathering this fall we hosted our first ever “One Night with the King” fine dining banquet and live entertainment event for the homeless. Our church had never put on an event of this size before and we had zero money to pull it off, but we knew the Spirit was leading and God would come through.
God provided us with a spoken word poet, a stand up comedian, a Nashville singer/songwriter, and thousands of dollars for the event. The Pavilion Church of Nashville, Tennessee partnered with us sending eight young adults and their lead pastor to help us out. On the day of the banquet we prayed for 50 homeless people to attend and 45 came! We washed their feet, they enjoyed a three-course meal, and three people accepted Jesus as their Savior. We made a great impact in our community and now many of the homeless people are a part of the Gathering. God came through!
When we trust in the Lord with all of our heart we are living life to the fullest. Let’s follow the Spirit’s leading being open to change and trying new things. Let’s pray for big things because with God all things are possible. Let’s step out in faith jumping off the cliff into the oceans of God’s grace knowing He will do great things!
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