No matter what state I have lived in [Indiana/Georgia/Ohio/Florida/Michigan/Alabama/Utah]…it is elusive.

“…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” –Jesus in John 17.21

But we are to BEWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS. RIGHT????

They USE DRUMS. They LAY HANDS ON EACH OTHER. They READ HARRY POTTER. They don’t HAVE COMMUNION EVERY WEEK. They SPEAK IN TONGUES. They DON’T SPEAK IN TONGUES. They PEE STANDING UP [inside joke for some of you].

Did Jesus come for those things…or to usher in HIS KINGDOM? To SEEK and SAVE the lost. Sorry…I might not see eye to eye on many things, but if you are in the business of SEEKING AND SAVING THE LOST…who am I? [many of you will cringe at that...] And yes, I believe in good theology, but good theology to me is what good theology is to you. Follow?

When we fight. When we compete. When we snicker. When we talk. When we write letters to the editor. When we post signs in front of our church about another church. [ummm, yes, even the last 2 happened to us at New Hope]…nobody wins.

It looks a lot like this video below to the world…and they stand back…chug a beer, laugh and cheer us on BECAUSE WE ARE KILLING OURSELVES RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES!