Shocked and Speechless
and lessons learned (see end)

 

I WAS SHOCKED...

By STEVE, the program chairman of the 
Rotary Club of Jasper, GA... 
(I met Steve on the golf course a few months ago. ...and found out he was campaign chairman for Becky ,a close friend of ours, who successfully became our COUNTY Commissioner. Becky endorsed me to speak to the Rotary Club...)

As I was INTRODUCED via VIDEO at the Rotary meeting...
I was shocked to watch on the large screen a short video of my speaking in the past explaining the background of
Witness Breakthrough and how it trains believers to be more effective witnesses of their faith in Jesus Christ ...Steve did extraordinary research!
I have never been introduced so cleverly and insightfully!


*Please watch Steve's unique video at the end of this email...
WHAT WOULD YOUR REACTION HAD BEEN if you were introduced unexpectedly by a well researched video?
  
Steve and Ted
  

Steve is wearing the International Rotary convention wardrobe that just concluded in Atlanta...30,000+ in attendance


Ted, Tudi, Becky (County Commissioner) and husband David


2 Days later at another meeting in
 North Georgia... 
North Georgia Friday Morning Men's Fellowship
(NGFMMF)

Mark 8:27-29
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist;  others say Elijah;  and still others, one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."

I WAS almost SPEECHLESS...when he said "NO!"


I challenged the group to individually stand if they wanted to respond to Jesus question... "Who do you say that I am?"

A fairly new attendee of the men's group STOOD and publicly 
STATED FOR THE FIRST TIME in front of 40 men at the North Georgia Friday Morning Men's Fellowship-

He said
  "JESUS is my Lord and Savior" 

I said to him, 
"Don't you feel relaxed and blessed by publicly declaring for the first time your faith in Jesus Christ?"

With his lips quivering he said, 
"NO...because I'm so nervous!"

I was speechless because I thought he'd be immediately very positive I said, 
"You have broken the barrier; 'Perfect love casts out fear'. 
It will become easier each time..."

His honesty of being ever so humble by saying "No" caught me totally off guard...
for a brief second I was ALMOST SPEECHLESS...however
I will never forget this meaningful presentation experience ...because he was so real!

LAUGHING and SERIOUS

Tudi also remarked after she listened to the audio: 
"These men really know how to laugh, and seemed to not only enjoy themselves but also take seriously the question from Jesus...
"WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?"

 

.LESSONS LEARNED


 

*Steve, the Rotary program chairman blessed me mightily by showing us all how to go the extra mile and do everything with excellence

(to the Christian we are to do our work heartily as unto 
the Lord rather than for man... Colossians 3:23)

 

*

*As approximately 8 men stood individually and told our North GA 

FMMF group who Jesus was to them...a new attendee in total honesty said the same... but also said he was so nervous in doing it publically for the first time ...I will never forget his humble, wonderful, fearful testimony


 

I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling...1 Cor. 2:3

 

 

  

As Tudi pointed out in the FMMF audio
...MEN LAUGHING 
and at the same time  being 
very serious about their faith 
is a very powerful witness...
a time to weep and a time to laugh...
Ecclesiastes 3:4

 

 

 

SHOCKED and SPEECHLESS...

and lessons learned

Ted  Sprague
Acts 17:28




click on:
THEN CHOOSE THE "WB FORUM VIDEO" 

Click on:
THEN CHOOSE "WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?"






AND A GREAT YEAR AT SCHOOL

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