S.P.A. Night Recap

13 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment

This past Sunday, we had our first S.P.A. (Spiritual Principles Applied) night of the 2011 season. It was our largest S.P.A. night EVER!!! My heart continues to be filled with gratitude & awe of the faithfulness of God to our women as we head into our 10th year of women’s ministry at Our Savior’s Church.

Just in case you missed it, or if you need to be reminded , here’s a brief recap:

As I used the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) for the basis of my message, we learned that God is asking (and even expects) us to take time for the ONE person that He is sending to us to show them His love. So many times, we can get overwhelmed at the great needs we see in our families, our neighborhoods, our work place, our community and even our nation, and we wonder what ONE person can do to make a difference.

Because of that mindset, I think the enemy keeps us held back from doing ANYTHING because we don’t realize the power of ONE. Throughout the Gospels, we read of Jesus’ teachings of finding just ONE. ONE sheep, ONE coin, ONE lost son…ONE beaten and battered person, left for dead on the side of the road. Just ONE. Though Jesus did command us to “Go and make disciples of all nations”, He knew we could only do it ONE person at a time.

Never before has there been a time that people’s hearts are so open and ready to hear and receive the Good News of God’s love for them. Through the story of the Good Samaritan, we see 3 things that God is asking of each ONE of us: Find the ONE, Reach the ONE and Be the ONE. Find just ONE person you sense that God is bringing across your path; reach that ONE by not just praying for them, but DOING SOMETHING for them in their time of need; and finally, be the ONE to that person by allowing God’s love, grace and forgiveness to work through you. Represent Jesus to that person. Remember, it’s the “GOODNESS of God that leads us (people) to repentance”.

Nothing complicated about that mandate: Just ONE. Not your entire family, or neighborhood, or work place or community. Just ONE. And if each ONE of us took that mandate seriously…..then we could see ENTIRE families/neighborhoods/work places, communities CHANGED FOR THE GOOD AND FOR GOD’S GLORY!!

So take this little reminder and FIND THE ONE, REACH THE ONE, and BE THE ONE today, this week, next week and so on and let’s see together what God will do in our worlds!!

I would LOVE to hear your stories of your ONE!! Please email me at FindYourOne@arisewomen.com and tell me about it!! TOGETHER we can bring a huge smile to the face of God as we are obedient to the ONE.