Your ministry, as exciting as its growing popularity may be, is no more or less important than any other outreach. Claiming the contrary is a disservice to spiritual movements everywhere. God will and can work equally with a penniless church of 5 as he can with your massively attended, well funded super church. It is not you that is doing God's work; it is God doing his work through you, and you'd be good to make a note of that when boasting your latest numbers.
If it is true that God is the creator of heaven and earth, he only chooses to work through us: he certainly doesn't have to.
Let's be clear: God does not love you because of who you are, what you do, how faithful you are, how often you attend church, and how well you love your brother. God loves you because he is a loving God. The Newsboys said it best: He only loves us 'cause of who he is.
This is not a criticism, or an attempt to rain on your parade. But realize that God is moving everywhere, all the time, not just when you and your pals get together. God will impact who he chooses to impact when he chooses to do so, and it will be he, and he alone that does so.
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Dan-because I've known you since you were the kid that didn't have a place to land...You have found a calling. I don't know why that we, as Christians, choose to put things into categories that we are "not allowed to touch". I watched your video and I was sickened. PETA is a "liberal" organization and we "aren't supposed" to affiliate with them, but SAYS WHO? I am seeing our role as Christians in a whole new light and I will pray for you daily, that God will use YOU to reach people for HIS creation. I've never been able to watch movies where animals are hurt (not in real life, but in the movie) because animals are innocent and it KILLS ME! Speaking for the ones without a voice is not something for a Christian to turn their backs on. We have to choose to serve where HE leads us...and so you are led and I love you for it.
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