Last night at approximately 9:05PM a great man died on this earth.
Dr. Ralph Winter now worships God in the very company of so many formerly unreached peoples that he, by God’s hand, helped to reach with the Gospel.
When “giants” in the Kingdom of God die, we have an incredible opportunity to obey Hebrews 13:7:
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
What can we learn when we “consider the outcome of [Dr. Winter’s] way of life”?
- Live a wartime lifestyle. Dr. Winter once wrote in his classic article “Commitment to a Wartime Lifestyle: “I believe that God cannot expect less from us in our Christian duty to save other nations than we in wartime require of ourselves to save our own nation. This means that we must be willing to adopt a wartime lifestyle if we are to play fair with the clear intent of Scripture that the people who sit in darkness shall see a great light. Otherwise, as Isaiah said, ‘I faint when I hear what God is planning’ (Isaiah 21:3).”
- Use every skill that you have for the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Dr. Winter had a blazing extraordinary skill: his mind. Oh how many paradigm shifting articles Dr. Winter wrote! Untold are the full influence of his work on sodalities and modalities, the history of the Kingdom, the existence and the priority of unreached peoples, the real war between God and Satan, and more! He thought years ahead of his [KEEP READING]
Are you interested in working in China or in the Persian Gulf? Come hear firsthand experience of, Roy Smith, who left a very successful business career (started 7 companies, took two public) in the US to work with business people in China through Leadership Development International (LDI). This is an incredible ministry that God has used to bless China through education, leadership evelopment, and business consulting.
Roy Smith, now Vice President of LDI, will share how YOU can get involved with the ministry of LDI. This is a great opportunity for you to plug in with your spiritual gifts for the advancement of the Kingdom in China and the Middle East.
Roy will be speaking to us on March 29 at Austin High from 12:30-2:30pm in the Austin High Cafeteria. Lunch will be served. RSVP HERE.