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RADICAL<br />
BITES #01<br />
DO IT!<br />
MODERN<br />
JESUS ARMY<br />
TRAINING YEAR<br />
A <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>Army</strong> challenge<br />
to full on Christian<br />
living…<br />
BEWARE OF theory with no<br />
practice. The ultimate disaster<br />
(and major bonus for the<br />
enemy) for any serious God-follower<br />
is that he or she become<br />
an “expert” (chatting scriptures<br />
by the dozen) but doesn’t actually<br />
do a great deal about it.<br />
<strong>Jesus</strong> said that “from everyone<br />
who has been given much,<br />
much will be demanded” – if<br />
you find that God’s Kingdom<br />
has come into focus through the<br />
stuff in this <strong>mag</strong> – do something<br />
about it. Go for the life that is<br />
founded on maximum obedience<br />
(don’t even settle for 99 per<br />
cent obedience!)<br />
James, in the Bible, puts it<br />
straight: ‘Don’t fool yourself into<br />
thinking that you are a listener<br />
when you are anything but, letting<br />
the Word go in one ear and<br />
out the other. Act on what you<br />
hear! Those who hear and don’t<br />
act are like those who glance in<br />
the mirror, walk away, and two<br />
minutes later have no idea who<br />
they are, what they look like.’<br />
(James 1:22-24, The Message).<br />
The Church, particularly in<br />
the West, is haunted by Christians<br />
who have said “this far and<br />
no further.” The result is that<br />
some of the tougher parts of<br />
<strong>Jesus</strong>’ teaching are swept under<br />
the carpet of acceptable trendy<br />
religion. Hundreds have Luke<br />
12:32 on their fridge <strong>mag</strong>nets<br />
– ‘Fear not, little flock, for your<br />
Father has been pleased to give<br />
you the Kingdom’. All very good<br />
Sunday school stuff, but look<br />
at the very next verse! ‘Sell your<br />
possessions and share with the<br />
poor. Provide for yourselves<br />
treasure in heaven…’<br />
We must, if we are to be the<br />
generation that God is looking<br />
for, take God at His word and<br />
live for the heavenly treasure.<br />
“Where your treasure is, there<br />
your heart will be also.” JL<br />
AN ACTION YEAR DEVELOPING THE<br />
POTENTIAL OF A NEW GENERATION OF<br />
SHAPERS AND PIONEERS. THE FOCUS IS<br />
FORMING CHARACTER, RELEASING PEOPLE<br />
INTO BOLDNESS AND STRENGTH IN JESUS<br />
For more info contact: Huw Lewis / Tel: 0845 166 8175 / e-mail: huw@jesus.org.uk /<br />
<strong>Jesus</strong> Fellowship/Multiply, Nether Heyford, Northampton NN7 3LB<br />
GET EQUIPPED to advance in<br />
Holy Spirit movement in the UK today!<br />
GET INVOLVED in reaching the<br />
spiritually hungry people of our nation<br />
and build the living church of <strong>Jesus</strong><br />
GO DEEPER in a community<br />
lifestyle of simplicity and sacrifice<br />
<strong>Jesus</strong> Life Two/2006 Page 28<br />
www.jesus.org.uk