Pastor Joe Wood | Social Media Marketing Guru http://pastorjoewood.com Joe Wood is the Pastor of Reverb Church and is an expert in leveraging the use of social media networks for Kingdom purposes. Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Look Beyond http://pastorjoewood.com/look-beyond/ http://pastorjoewood.com/look-beyond/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:40 +0000 Pastor Joe http://pastorjoewood.com/?p=124 Humans tend to make snap judgments about people on how they look. Sometime when people speak they ruin the outside because what is in their heart and mind that spills out and changes what we see. God never bothers to look at the outside; he looks at our hearts and minds.

I SAMUEL 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

A couple of young girls sat in the library, computers open and they were busy looking at profiles on a social net working site. “My sister said that Brandon is not so great after all, I just wanted to see.” One girl said to the other “Hey look at some of the photos he posted from last weeks party, he has a beer in his hand, he is 17, I can’t believe that.” Both girls looked at a few photos and then one said, “You know he looks great in person, but when you see his actions and the language he is using on this site, I don’t think he really looks that great.”

As we make friendships and develop relationships with others it is important to look beyond the outside and look at the heart. A person who may not be the picture of outward physical beauty who has a pure heart will shine so brightly once you get to know them.

SO WHAT? WHO CARES? HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO ME?

Take a Christ like view at the people in your life and see beyond the physical outside into the true heart of who they really are. Likewise, make sure your heart is pure and that your inside shines so bright for Christ that it spills out for all to see.

PRAYER OF RESPONSE:

Thank God today for filling your heart with goodness. Pray today that you will always look at the hearts of people and beyond the physical outside.

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]]> http://pastorjoewood.com/religion-is-killing-us-2/feed/ 0 Into The Light http://pastorjoewood.com/into-the-light/ http://pastorjoewood.com/into-the-light/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 00:23:27 +0000 Pastor Joe http://pastorjoewood.com/?p=124 Life without the knowledge of God as our father and Christ as our guide, leads to a life of wandering in darkness. Once we know Christ our lives are full and rich, bright and hope abounds within. We can bask in the full light of God’s love. One of the joys of being a follower of Christ is that we get to share the light of God with the way we live. Our action alone speaks our witness to those still walking in darkness.

EPHESIANS 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

A lady worked for years in a grocery store and always treated her customers and co-workers with great kindness. Even they crabby short tempered customers got a kind “God bless you” from her has she completed each transaction. She never said a word about God beyond her kind actions and simple “God bless you,” yet her impact was felt by all who knew her. Upon her retirement someone ask her about her faith. She simply said “I am a child of God, and I wanted everyone to know of his love. I tried to treat all people with the kindness Jesus showed while he was on earth. If they wanted to learn more, I was always open.” While she was modest, in reality her light that shown for God had been the light that brought comfort to many and lead others to seek Christ.

SO WHAT? WHO CARES? HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO ME?

God has brought us into his light. Make sure today you carry that spirit of light in to the world and show people how wonderful it is to no longer be wandering in the dark.

PRAYER OF RESPONSE:

Thank God today for lighting your life and filling you with his Spirit. Ask God to show you ways you can let your light shine in the dark world around you.

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2 Corinthians 5:17  says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

It is God’s desire that all women, regardless of their past, be transformed into His image of beauty and learn how to fly in the freedom and joy He alone can give. The transformation process can be painful, but Jesus promises that when He lives in us, we become a new creation.

Joseph Wood guides us through the process of transformation from a Biblical perspective and Alicia Albert, Sally Smith, Kimberly Christian, and Dawna Smith Hetzler share their own stories of transformation.

 

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