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Nothing is more discouraging than evangelism. The mere mention of the word strikes fear in most people. If it is my goal when speaking in a church to make all my listeners uncomfortable and convicted, all I have to do is say, “evangelize!,” and the guilt quotient rises as fast as the heads drop. Beads of sweat appear on the pastor’s brow. It is the great undone command, and none of us like to be reminded of it.
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As God’s dear children, we, who are by grace adopted, are called into the fellowship of suffering, soon enough to be followed by stupendous glory, with the only begotten Son. The suffering precedes the glory; the cross precedes the crown, both in the order of experience of the eternal Son of God and also in that of adopted sons and daughters of God (Douglas Kelly).
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I Can’t Believe It

There is nothing new
I could give to you
Just a life that’s torn
Waiting to be born

Rivers overflow
Friends may come and go
But you’ve been by my side
With every tear I’ve cried

Oh, I can’t believe that you’d give everything for me
I can’t believe it no, I can’t believe it no, no
I know you never lied and so it’s just my foolish pride
That I just won’t receive it yeah
It’s so hard to receive it in my heart and make the start with you

Help me, help me now
I just don’t know how
You know, I’ve been so alone
Please melt this heart of stone

Lah, lah, lah, lah

Oh, I can’t believe that you’d give everything for me
I can’t believe it no, I can’t believe it no, no
I know you never lied and so I’m giving up my pride
So I can receive it yeah
I just want to receive it in my heart and make the start with you

Lah, lah, lah
– Keith Green