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November 12, 2009
Guest Post: 5 Reasons To Start A Debt Ministry - Part FIVE
Part Five: Evangelistic Opportunity
I believe that the current financial struggles being experienced by America has provided the top evangelistic opportunity in decades. Think about that for one minute.
People have been chasing after all sorts of idols. They have been defining themselves by their home, vacation home, motorcycle, car, sports car, 401(k), job, position, school, and savings account. Most of these items, if not all, have failed them over the past two years. The house has suffered a dramatic loss in value, the vacation home was foreclosed upon, and the cars and motorcycles have been repossessed. The 401(k) has been smashed.
Wealth, the very foundation of many people's self-worth, has failed them.
We have the one thing that will never fail them! We have God's Word which provides everlasting truths about money, but way more importantly, we have Jesus who is the HOPE OF THE WORLD!
When I look at Jesus, the number one way he reached people was through physical and real issues. The lame man? He made him walk. The blind man? He made him see. The dead man (a serious physical issue)? He made him live. We can reach our community through a Debt Ministry and help them through a tough and real issue and point them to the life that is true life! Hallelujah!
The I Was Broke. Now I'm Not. team is passionate about helping others accomplish far more than they ever thought possible. We provide full personal finance ministry solutions including development of money messages, speaking on Sundays, teaching live personal finance workshops (2-hour Financial Learning Experience; 6-hour Financial Freedom Experience), and training financial counselors on-site (Financial Counseling Experience). We also provide books and group studies, including Joe's book, I Was Broke. Now I'm Not. and its related six-week group study. For more information, contact their team HERE.
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Posted by bstroup at November 12, 2009 8:29 AM
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