A churchplanter’s missional influence in the lives of those “least likely to go to church”.

Gas Shortage

October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Missional, Jesus

There is not much worse than a gas shortage unless you are at a middle school lock-in and you are sleeping with the boys! 

I have heard a few stories of high tensions resulting from the shortage of gasoline in our community.  As a result of high tensions there have been arguments and conflict at the gas pumps.  Some of the people in our church have shared stories of witnessing these conflicts. 

These are difficult times filled with stress but these are times with incredible opportunity to allow the character of Jesus to clearly and practically flow through our lives.  Here are some ideas and practical steps to make a difference during these tough economic times:

  1. Remember God is in control.  There is so much hope in this simple truth.
  2. Chill!  Relax and remain calm.  Be slow to anger.  I think that is in the Bible somewhere.
  3. See the opportunity to BE JESUS to people in a time of crisis!  What an opportunity to be a witness!
  4. Speak words of life rather than words of criticism. 
  5. Stand up for those being mistreated.  I am not saying get into a fight, but in stressful times, the Bullies will try to control people.
  6. Act Kindly, speak kindly and look for ways to intentionally bless people!

These are incredible times to exert some influence for Jesus.  Be intentional!

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  1. One Response to “Gas Shortage”

  2. By Billy on Oct 3, 2008

    Hey Russ,

    I have a question that doesn’t pertain to your blog post, however I thought it would be a good open discussion. If the apostalic fathers learned directly from the apostles, and likewise the apostles from Jesus, why has “sola scriptura” protestant based churches dismissed all the ritual that supposedly came from the apostalic fathers. I read that Ignatius of Antioch wrote (from his personal experience and training from Peter) that the Church is truly catholic. Ignatius dressed and served like a catholic priest, so it would be logical that Peter did as well. Furthermore, is the eucharist not so vital that merits being taken each and every Sunday?

    Billy

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