Have a blessed Easter everyone!

“And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” -2 Corinthians 5:15

]]> http://livesharp.org/2013/03/31/have-a-blessed-easter/feed/ 1 mitchellsilvius http://livesharp.org/2013/03/29/never-too-much-is-now-available-online/ http://livesharp.org/2013/03/29/never-too-much-is-now-available-online/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:27:02 +0000 Mitch Silvius http://livesharp.org/?p=1530 Continue reading →]]> “Never Too Much” is now online! If you enjoy and are blessed by our film, we hope that you would be willing to give a donation of any size, even one dollar to support this project and its message. Thank you again for watching our film! To God be the Glory!

Synopsis: When a missionary visits their Church requesting help over the summer, inner motivations between two brothers are confronted in a life altering way. As the summer swiftly leads on, the disparity between a believer in Jesus Christ and one who is not becomes evidently clear. Amidst all the discord of this world, no matter who or where you are, you can never do too much for Christ.

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” -1 Peter 2:24

“If you are feeling restless or empty inside, it is not a result of standards, restrictions or limitations placed on you from authority. It is a result of a disconnect from God, because the human soul is designed to run on God and a deep fellowship that comes from a knowledge of Him.” -Samuel Berry

If someone is out to murder someone or some group of random people, he will find a means to do it — be it by the means of guns, bombs, or knives (even though for mass murdering purposes knives would be more difficult to employ for that purpose, but if knives were all you had [like in Europe, where by population the violent crime rate is higher than the United States, even with a ban on guns] you probably would be more inclined to pick off your victims one by one, rather than a group setting).

You’ve heard it before, you are about to hear it again — guns don’t kill people, people kill people. There can be all the guns in the world (or whatever other type of weapon), but it takes a person with intentions of murder in his heart to use a gun for murder.

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.” -Matthew 5:21-22

“’She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” -Matthew 1:21-23

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” (Matthew 24:36 ESV)

“Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It’s a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But not only of loss and mourning. It’s also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend–even a friend whose name it never knew.” -President George W. Bush, December 11, 2001

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” -John 15:13

In reality, though, usually our excuses are much less noble than ‘concern for God’s Word’.  Usually we refuse to tell others about Christ because we don’t want to look stupid or be rejected. Simply put, we are more concerned about our reputations than sinners’ souls.

I have used almost all of these excuses at one point or another, but recently the Lord has been changing my mind.  He’s been showing me how important He is and how desperately people need to hear about Him.  This week I’ve been witnessing to a friend of mine, and I have realized for the first time the Benefits of sharing my faith.  As I’ve been searching the Bible to answer my friend’s questions, my faith has been strengthened; I am reminding myself what I believe and why I believe it.  I’ve also been a bit convicted how little of my Bible I know; searching the Scriptures for just the verse I’m looking for reminds me how crucial it is that I know my Bible thoroughly.

I won’t say that my old excuses are non-existent; in fact, they are very near to me.  I am a bit nervous that I will lose my friend; I’m still kind of concerned about my reputation (unfortunately).  However, by sharing God’s truth with an unbeliever, I am being faithful to God’s command.  My pastor once said, “God does not call us to be successful – only to be faithful.”  Even if my friend never talks to me again, she will have heard the of God’s saving grace.

We can only control our actions: will we share the Truth or not?  God controls the outcome.