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Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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Galatians 6:15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God.

17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

 

Let me catch you up to speed on what Paul is thinking here in Galatians speaking to the Religious leaders…

What you do or don’t do, what your theological beliefs are or are not,  I don’t care if you are the head apostle of the bishop baptist holy roller church of God, if you are the senior pastor, the prayer leader, the apostle, the head of the world wide starve my feeding children… I don’t care. What matters is are you making new creations. 

 

17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

The ROOT WORD USED HERE IS KOPTO… Meaning an intense striking, beat the breast… 

PAUL REALLY REALLY REALLY MEANS THIS

Marks/Branded GK = my body and MY reputation has taken a hit for the sake of the gospel. 

 

 

Paul draws a line here in the sand that is quite remarkable.

From now on I will allow No more trouble/ GK no more fatigue or whining arguments no more you should do this you should do that…. 

IM TAKING NO MORE SHHHENNANIGANS FROM YOU. 

YOU ONLY GET MY ATTENTION IF YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF NEW CREATIONS (VS. 15- ALL THAT COUNTS IS THE BUSINESS OF NEW CREATIONS) 

We are not in the business of making bad people good (that just turns into law keeping) we are into the business of making dead people alive in Christ.

 

Paul says When you come talk to me, come brag to me about what Jesus is doing through you and how amazing he is.

 

Illustration: Today a few of us get talking after church… a few board members, a few from the worship team a few regular attenders… and I share

  -  This week in the gym talking to the manager… and God draws my attention to another woman. Pray for healing for her head and heart

  -  Sharing the gospel with the manager at the gym

  -  Talking the a woman and her son at the gym about Jesus

  -  Giving money to someone in need

  - Talking Jesus to a person at Cub

  -  Praying for a person to be healed

  - Praying for someones business

 

Im not spiritual enough

God uses Pastor Garth because he’s less sinful, he’s more spiritual

OR.. .some would think

Who does he think he is… he thinks he’s all that, I bet most of that didn’t even happen they way he said it did. 

 

But Let me change the story… Im sitting around a circle with Tom Scarella, Shane Holden, Rod Marquette, Kelly Freitag, Tom Alexander, Tom Stamman, some of the most fireball lovers of God who live the gospel…

and I tell these stories… what happens then?

THEY ALL START TO TELL STORIES IN THEIR LIFE….

and in that we are get fired up.

 

*quote: you can’t talk big audacious life goals around people who do not have the same hunger and drive as you, it will just sound like bragging.

THE POINT IS: If you think I am bragging when I talk about Jesus working through me- you are not being used by him NOR DO YOU HAVE the same hunger to be used by him.

*-*- When I share these daily stories with others who are living it, doing it, breathing it… they get fired up. They tell me stories and I get fired up! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The donkey told the tiger, "The grass is blue." 

The tiger replied, "No, the grass is green ."

The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion. 

As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?" 

The lion replied: "If you believe it is true, the grass is blue." 

The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him."

The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence." 

The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue..." 

The tiger asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?" 

The lion replied, ′′You've known and seen the grass is green."

The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?" 

The lion replied, "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is degrading for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with an ass, and on top of that, you came and bothered me with that question just to validate something you already knew was true!"

The biggest waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who doesn't care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense. There are people who, for all the evidence presented to them, do not have the ability to understand. Others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing that they want is to be right even if they aren’t. 

When IGNORANCE SCREAMS, intelligence moves on. 

 

I would add, when religiosity screams the gospel moves on!