2016
Go Battle Beliefs: Visited Northwest Presbyterian Church where Chuck Morgan preached about the Power of Beliefs. Ingrained worldly beliefs are often resistant to change. We cannot always see the battles that the Cross is winning in others. Just keep praying, sowing, and inviting.
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 1 C 3:6
Generational Sin (InTouch)
Release Our Past (InTouch)
Thank You God!
Go With The Native Word: Visited FBCIR. Learning about the Wycliffe system from a husband/wife translation/board member team in my small group. 1800 languages still need a translation project. This will get easier as we unite.
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. Nehemiah 6:15
Wycliffe's at 75 (NN)
God Speaks Tetun (Creson)
Thank You God!
Go Help Orphans: Biblical foster care service, A Door of Hope, teams with Calvary Chapel and the Christian community to raise money for placing foster kids in Christian homes and expanding the Kingdom. God's people respond and glorify the Lord.
remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
Thank You God!
Go Campaign for Christ: Visited Calvary Church. Could barely find a parking space on Sunday, Nov. 6th. What are you campaigning for? Are you distracted by the world? What matters most? What is your purpose? Examine yourself. It's so worth it!
and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ Luke 10:9
The Great Campaign (Rice)
Thank You God!
Go in Brotherly Love: Our Brother in Christ, Alistair Begg, teaches us how to have unifying brotherly love both within a church and among churches.
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things 1 C 13:4
Thank You God!
Go Preach the Gospel: Greg Laurie talks with Bible prophecy expert Joel Rosenberg about Israel, the Great Commission, and what Christians should be doing until Jesus returns. Pastor Jason then gives us some evangelism tips.
And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? Romans 10:14
Thank You God!
Go in Partnership: Visited Suncoast Cathedral who, in partnership with Calvary Chapel, raised money for missionaries going to Ghana.
The Lord spoke to Moses: 25:2 “Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me; from every person whose heart makes him willing Exodus 25:1
Thank You God!
Go Systematically: Visited Calvary Community Church's Missionary Conference. Impressed by the entire congregations' genuine enthusiam to share the gospel. It's obvious they have "Great Commission" blueprints.
Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Mark 16:15
Thank You God!
Go Heralding: Obeying the call of God. After months of prayer, we are officially launching a clean-up service to reach the unsaved in the workplace. Pray for the expansion of the Kingdom.
For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matthew 9:11
Thank You God!
Go Listening: This invitation was on our entrance gate. The Holy Spirit kept it on my mind so I went. Thanks to Jeffery Ice for the Word on the importance of keeping a Godly focus.
“But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. Matthew 22:5
Thank You God!
Go Shape Work: Jim Brangenberg talks with Pastor Tom Nelson about how to turn our work into a mission field via praying for co-workers and
connecting Sunday to Monday.
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. John 6:27
Thank You God!
Go Planting: God has revealed the way to expand his Kingdom. Pray then plant a lot of seeds. We just have to obey. Examine yourself.
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6
Thank You God!
Go Hallowing: The treasures of our heart are revealed through our prayers. Are we seeking our Father's will first? William Rice shows us
Jesus' model for how we should pray as disciples of Christ.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? James 4: 3-4
Thank You God!
Go Let It Shine: In his
Light series, Jeff Parish encourages his church to reach out to the unsaved via a prayer list app, not hiding their love for Christ, and invitation cards.
Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father. Matthew 5:16 TLB
Thank You God!
Go Fish: Ken Whitten teaches his church to
Go Fish ... and he didn't find an opt-out clause in scripture for a disciple of Christ.
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” And at once they left their nets and followed Him. Matthew 13:47-52
Thank You God!
Go Forgiving: Visited Suncoast Cathedral St Pete. Pastor Dauphenbaugh preached
21 Ways to Forgive. Since we are all united in Christ through forgiveness, we must master forgiveness to be unified. Examine yourself.
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”. Acts 7:59
Thank You God!
Go in God's Will: God reveals our mission in both the Disciples' Prayer and The Great Commission. Examine yourself.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-13
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations Matthew 28:19
Thank You God!
Go Praying: Attended
United. Only 1 church showed up. Great to see all the churches praying together. "It all starts with prayer." Special thanks to Elliot from the choir for praying with me. He is a real man of God.
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity. Psalm 133:1
Thank You God!
Go with Answers: Sept 10-12,
FBCIR invites everyone to hear guest speakers Ken Ham and Tim Chaffey, from
Answers in Genesis, teach on how to defend your faith and proclaim the Gospel effectively.
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
Thank You God!
Go Illuminate: 16 churches in Chesnee, SC unite for
Love Your City day. The outreach included multiple locations, free services, and lots of seed planting.
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven Matthew 5:16
Thank You God!
Go Carrying The Cross: Visited
Hope Lutheran Church St Pete where Pastor Bresemann preached that being a disciple of Christ means dropping your worldly allegiances and putting Jesus' mission first.
Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:27
Thank You God!
Go Unite and Equip: iW4H teams with
The Christian Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay to help Christian businesses unite in glorifying the Lord.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24
Thank You God!
Go Connect: Visited Group Connect at
CCEL. Small groups included Men's, Women's, Co-Ed, Parenting, Marriage, and Home Groups. Special thanks to their technical director for the media center tour.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42
Thank You God!
Go Lovingly: Visited
FUMCPP. Glad to see them teaching the kids to proactively serve and love each other. Reflects their mission: "With passionate love and humble service we will impact the world for God."
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Thank You God!
Go Confidently: Another visit to
FBCIR. What was Joseph most remembered for? He knew God's promises and trusted them. A light of hope for the enslaved Israelites.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones. Hebrews 11:22
Thank You God!
Go Multiply: CCCW makes multiplying part of their DNA. Takes a systemic approach to the Great Commission, including
partnerships, church planting, and developing leaders who develop leaders who develop leaders.
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. Matthew 25:21
Thank You God!
Go Tibet: CCSP
Missions teams with Orlando-based
Wycliffe Bible Translators to translate a Tibetan Bible. There are over 1,000,000 Tibetans in 7 countries who are 99.8% Buddhist.
faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
Thank You God!
Go in Grace: Enjoyed visiting
FBCIR. Edifying Biblical sermon paralleling the grace of Joseph with the grace of Jesus. Very friendly and welcoming staff.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20
Thank You God!
Go as One: Tampa Bay radio show,
iW4H, hosts a
multi-church marriage cruise for Christian couples centered around improving marriage through fun and Biblical edification. Let's obey Jesus by encouraging more multi-church events and being OneChurch!
There is one body and one Spirit Ephesians 4:4
Thank You God!
Go Unselfishly: Visited
SHCCPP. Nice Biblical sermon comparing OT and NT scripture on greed. Reverend Coppola is compassionate and has a good sense of humor.
Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions." Luke 12:15
Thank You God!
Go Multiply: CCCW obeys Jesus' command to multiply. Plans 150 plants, including helping other churches.
Then Jesus came to them and said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28
Thank You God!
Go Looking After: CCSP Pastor Tom Teel unites Tampa Bay churches in Biblical foster care through
Door of Hope.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
Thank You God!
Go in Unity: Jim Brangenberg's Largo-based radio show,
iW4H , talks with Pastor Warren of
Hebron Cornerstone Church about church unity.
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1
Thank You God!
Go Church Planting: Largo-based radio show,
iW4H, talks with Allen Thompson from the
International Church Planting Center about church planting in Cuba, spreading the gospel in the marketplace, and how they created 20,000 house churches.
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. Acts: 13:3
Thank You God!
Go in Community: Christian group travel can be a great unifying experience. Largo-based radio show,
iW4H, talks with Kathryn Hoyt and Sandra Holder from Christian travel agency,
Travel Katz, in Spring Hill about organizing trips to experience God's amazing world.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Gen 1:31
Thank You God!
Go Love: Love is a verb. Let's get moving! Largo-based radio show,
iW4H, talks with Kate Branzel from
Love 2020 about their goal to touch everyone with the Love of Christ by 2020.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Cor 13:2
Thank You God!
Go Everywhere: Wandering Wheels is a great unifying and disciple making Christian group. "Love one another" at it's best in adventure travel.
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13
Thank You God!