Truckstop Ministries, Inc.

Finding Jesus in a Truck Stop.

A little ofver a year ago CNN Online News did feature on Truckstop Ministries. If you have not had the opportunity too see it, please take advantage of this link. It is well done and very informative.

http://www.cnn.com/video/standard/index.html#/video/living/2009/09/23/dcl.blake.jesus.truc k.stop.cnn?iref=allsearch

Perseverance a Course of Action

Perseverance a Course of Action

The dictionary defines perseverance as “persistence, steadfastness, determination, purposefulness, or resolve.” Automobile genius Henry Ford once came up with a revolutionary plan for a new kind of engine which we know today as the V-8. With great perseverance, Ford set out to get his new idea into production. He had some men draw up the plans, and presented them to the engineers. As the engineers studied the drawings, one by one they came to the same conclusion. Their visionary boss just didn’t know much about the fundamental principles of engineering. He’d have to be told gently–his dream was impossible. Ford instructed, "Produce it anyway." They replied, "But it’s impossible." "Go ahead," Ford commanded, "and stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required." For six months they struggled with design after design. Nothing! Another six months – Nothing! At the end of the year, Ford checked with his engineers and they once again told him that what he wanted was impossible. Ford told them to keep going. They did…and they discovered how to build a V-8 engine. Perseverance paid off!

The Bible talks a lot about perseverance because without it, individuals can never fulfill their God-given purpose or potential. In Hebrews 12-1-2 instructions are given to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. In the course of action known as life, will you run all the way with the flame of your torch lit for Christ? Are you persevering in spiritual growth with the same zeal that Henry Ford pursued the invention of the V-8 engine? Only when you persevere in your quest to be closer to God do you really come to understand that He is faithful to deliver on all of His promises. He offers everlasting hope and promises to never leave you. James 1:12 declares, “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”

“Press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14).

Connecting in the Word

Connecting in the Word:

As Christians we have been commissioned to be soul winners! Jesus told us to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Matthew 28:19-20.

What is a soul winner?

A soul winner is a simplifier—making simple God’s plan of salvation to lost sinners. Most people in the world are not unreachable—simply unreached. They simply have never heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. I read of a fellow in Texas who picked up a hitchhiker and tried to witness to him. The hitchhiker shook his head. He then talked real loud, but the hitchhiker pointed to his ears and shook his head. So this soul winner started writing the Gospel out and the hitchhiker pointed down and shook his head. He couldn’t read, he couldn’t hear, he couldn’t talk. So this individual, who had only went to the third grade and couldn’t even spell Jesus, stopped the car and got out, took his Bible, pointed to the Bible, pointed to his heart, pointed to Heaven, made a motion to open your heart and let Him come in, got on his knees and began to pray. The deaf fellow got on his knees and mumbled a bit, got up with a smile of Heaven on his face, pointed to the Bible, pointed to Heaven and pointed to his heart. If we are to be soul winners, we have to do it on purpose. “He that winneth souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30