tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65996936431610780932024-02-06T20:48:36.230-08:00miller family journeylove God. love others. change the world.miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-22130565332537691482012-09-10T14:21:00.002-07:002012-09-10T14:22:50.953-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Story: a group of us went to the local mall to share the Gospel with people and simply just talk to them about Jesus. Two friends of ours started chatting with a group of 18-19 year olds. One of the "unsaved" girls started to say how she "didn't believe there was a God..." One of our friends said, "Is there anything wrong with you that you need healing for. I believe God will heal you and then you will believe in Him!" The girl said, "No I don't, but lets go find someone..." So this unsaved girl is running through the mall with 2 Christian guys asking people if they need healing! They finally find a woman with a bad knee. The 2 Christian guys start praying for her and NOTHING happens! Finally one of the guys tells the unsaved girl, "You lay hands on her and pray!" She isn't sure what to do so they tell her, "Put your hands on here knee and say, In the name of Jesus be healed." So she does it and the woman got HEALED! The unsaved girl was freeking out and said, "Let's do another one!" So they found a guy with a bad back. The unsaved girl prays for him and his back gets healed! They went around the mall and did this like 4-6 times. Finally the unsaved girl says, "I believe, I want to give my life to Jesus!" So the 2 guys led her in the sinners pray! Amazing the heart of God to let the girl be a part of her own belief experience! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 22px;">It's hard to believe that we leave for London in less than 23 days by the time you get this letter. On June 17th, we depart for 5 weeks in London to train approximately 200 young adults and then send them out to share the Gospel with the 205 nations represented at the summer games. It is estimated that over 1 million people (many from those 205 nations) will attend the Olympics. There are also over 7 million people that speak 300 plus languages already residing in London. What an opportunity to share the message of Jesus with every nation and only have to go to <b><u>ONE</u></b> location!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: x-small;">August 2011, we had only been home 4 weeks, from our trip to London. I turned on the TV and the city of London was on fire! Riots, looting, vandalism, and violence. I had just stood in from of many of these buildings and had ridden on the red buses that were not burning! When the ashes had settled, over 400 people had been arrested. Approximately 75% of those arrested were between the ages of 12-18 years old. Roughly 85% were 30 and under! The generation that is destined to lead and shape the city, were destroying it! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: x-small;">After a 15 hour sleeper- bus ride from north East Asia to our departure city, one 3 hour flight to Thailand, and one 14-hour night bus ride, our team we spent 3 months discipleing & then sent out from Orlando is finally in Mae Sai, Thailand...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: x-small;">The team is within sight of the Myanmar border and have been ministering to a Burmese, Thai and Chinese Church this weekend. They have been teaching English to children in the afternoon and again teaching adults in the evening. Starting next week they will be doing sports ministry. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: x-small;">This past weekend, the team lead a church service at a drop-in center for Burmese and Thai street kids. Afterwards, they had their last day of English camp at the church, which has been an outreach to the strong Buddhist communities nearby. Normally, the parents won't let the kids go to church, but they are allowing their kids to go to this English/Chinese camp. </span></div>
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</div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-61728198599667062152012-03-10T09:37:00.001-08:002012-03-10T09:42:42.377-08:00Great is YOUR reward...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7C6ntynpZLD7H5kCMkCrxBodYMQDS6QsO4z_tBeP8FRHOL52K84DFJXSqjA_qQY8KWIbLt69GcS9WSEd3iUYyKcdtovIEoCosr66sYWXFJMXmB91q1b22NL6ImVpHp-BcN8SBOIjoDyc/s1600/397836_10150543785992475_57588427474_9040473_893959757_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7C6ntynpZLD7H5kCMkCrxBodYMQDS6QsO4z_tBeP8FRHOL52K84DFJXSqjA_qQY8KWIbLt69GcS9WSEd3iUYyKcdtovIEoCosr66sYWXFJMXmB91q1b22NL6ImVpHp-BcN8SBOIjoDyc/s320/397836_10150543785992475_57588427474_9040473_893959757_n.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Gill Sans'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Friday was the graduation of our Fall schools. Nearly 100 students from all over the world completed their various training schools that they had begun in September of 2011. They have spent the past 2 months in India, Central Asia, Thailand and the Dominican Republic. During those times we saw the following take place: 36 salvations (some of those in a closed country), 32 people healed, 45 bibles given out, and 30 believers who committed to give their lives to serving in world missions. The total amount of people ministered to was 7,057 people! Wow! 36 people who 3 months ago had no relationship with Jesus are now destined for an eternity in heaven and are being discipled to reach others!</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Gill Sans'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 11px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Gill Sans'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Psalm 128:2 says, “You will eat the fruit of your labor...” Every prayer you pray, every dollar you give, every email or card of encouragement you send us. Every sticky note that says, “We love you and are praying for you!” All those things are a part of those 7,057 people who heard the message of the love of Jesus the past to months! For all of eternity YOU will eat the fruit of your labor for your part in these lives and all the lives we touch going forward. Every salvation, every healing, every person that commits their lives to missions - YOU reap eternal reward of that fruit. And then the livest that they touch! Your fruit multiplies to a point that you will never see the impact of your prayers and giving this side of heaven. So thank you for your monthly participation! Great is your reward!!!</span></span></div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-82652207415843285622012-02-17T13:48:00.001-08:002012-02-17T13:51:05.212-08:00Revival??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuKXMszsNeZN6f-W8GetuOBicl0ic6Wc8Of-bT6ziTC2iwMgOkC4bMlQPShAbvVt8rfYIC05TwZ_GJtY_NTEbYA_1S-Eb2tApqFv_BHpAnIiCtKYzpD363yUBiTYJu_gL83Xk3Bs8Fb0c/s1600/landing_revival-on-taigan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuKXMszsNeZN6f-W8GetuOBicl0ic6Wc8Of-bT6ziTC2iwMgOkC4bMlQPShAbvVt8rfYIC05TwZ_GJtY_NTEbYA_1S-Eb2tApqFv_BHpAnIiCtKYzpD363yUBiTYJu_gL83Xk3Bs8Fb0c/s320/landing_revival-on-taigan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div>Growing up in a culture of Christianity, the word revival can mean anything! Jumping up and down, yelling, praying in tongues, blowing on people, and even burning all of your secular cd's (though most would end up buying all those cd's again, three months later). Not that any of those things are wrong or evil, but are they really revival? Maybe? Glenn Sheppard or Winkie Pratney can probably give a more accurate descriptions of revival than I can, but this is where I am at currently: "<b>Revival is falling in love</b> <b>with Jesus all over again</b>!" Revelation says, "return to your first love..." I love this! It's not add more bible reading, or add more hours of prayer or evangelism (though one would argue that those are bi products), but it is falling into crazy love with Jesus all over again! Or for many of us it may just be for the first time! I just want to encourage you that whether you are on a spiritual high with Jesus or a spiritual low; seek his face! Fall in love with him again! Search with help from the holy spirit for any "little foxes" that may be blocking you from going to a deeper intimacy and love from Him! Things that keep you from seeing the beauty of Jesus in a way you never have before. No matter what stage you are at in your walk with him, there is more! Fall in love with Jesus all over again!<br />
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</div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-91751535585114155882012-02-01T14:07:00.000-08:002012-02-01T14:07:19.598-08:00An open door to salvations...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIEKtbUYS_CFnZzjNaMOCM2hCnt59TaHu5y1hSlURjQ7bSB0WUoa_WwpxnxuIR8ek5k3sOz2mP0IOYGjnw8e9Zw3MecDpiXoiyzGpLWrANp91aV5PODHlYDp2LTyUrciayVWmixOGQLDs/s1600/red+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIEKtbUYS_CFnZzjNaMOCM2hCnt59TaHu5y1hSlURjQ7bSB0WUoa_WwpxnxuIR8ek5k3sOz2mP0IOYGjnw8e9Zw3MecDpiXoiyzGpLWrANp91aV5PODHlYDp2LTyUrciayVWmixOGQLDs/s320/red+door.jpg" width="320px" /></a> </div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">I (Andy) remember being 18 and on my first trip to a closed country in Asia (almost 20 years ago).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember praying with a yellow skinned “slanted” eyed 10 year old to receive Jesus in his heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first time I had ever led someone to the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t believe that God would “speak through me” - a poor excuse for a Christian from SW Michigan!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he did; and it launched me into a love relationship with Jesus that is still growing and being shaped….</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">A recent report from our students on a 2 month mission trip in Asia, is that last week 6 people GOT saved! This is amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only are parts of Asia closed, but usually in a 2 month outreac, salvations don’t happen this quick!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The week before 1 person gave their heart to Jesus; so in less than 1 month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7 people have come into God's kingdom! </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Imagine, last year this time, many of these students were just trying to survive their Senior year of High School and now they are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>winning people to Jesus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Rockwell; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Thank you for your part in this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of your monthly prayers and financial partnership with the Millers, we are able to help train, disciple, and send out hundreds of young people like this every year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These salvations are because of YOU!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning about 50 staff and students gathered in a tent in Florida. We spent an hour and a half praying for London, England. During this time we prayed for 6 specific youth that live in a town called Illford. We had pictures of them up and we broke into different groups and asked God to give us "words" or verses from the Bible for these young people! It was amazing to see the verses and words they got for these kids were "spot on" to who they actually are! The students in Florida had <strong><u>NEVER</u></strong> met these kids in England, and yet God was telling them things about them that only God or those close to them would know. And yet, a group that was a 22 hour plane ride away was praying these things out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a great experience for these students in Florida. There teaching this week is on "Hearing God's Voice." In fact as we were wating on God to speak to us about the kids in England, one of our students yelled out, "Wow, God just dropped something in my head about this girl!" Maybe the first time he had been aware that God wants to speak to us! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the excting things that Rachel and I get to be a part of! Young people like this guy, who are hearing God for the first time!!! Thank you for being a part of sending us to be your extended hand to serving and training these young people!</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-60716606895293745742012-01-10T13:02:00.000-08:002012-01-10T13:41:37.606-08:00off and running...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIzbWx3zQpjlcQRnOP7m32eEzw-kJDVRk4y3hCz1vKZ24iB0SLh5VAQC6PINeYvQefGyXFbhPB9FCB4zXik3RvyGtc4CVcxK15DHISu16-eGPme56LeFLZoEPWZCJVcZMx1iL0aEJU0z8/s1600/Picture1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIzbWx3zQpjlcQRnOP7m32eEzw-kJDVRk4y3hCz1vKZ24iB0SLh5VAQC6PINeYvQefGyXFbhPB9FCB4zXik3RvyGtc4CVcxK15DHISu16-eGPme56LeFLZoEPWZCJVcZMx1iL0aEJU0z8/s320/Picture1.gif" width="296" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: "@Gulim"; font-size: 12pt; language: EN; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-armenian-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-ascii-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-currency-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-greek-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hangul-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latin-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latinext-font-family: "@Gulim";">The new year is off to a great start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our winter schools have started with approximately 30 students in 3 training schools...The Fall students are on outreach (the 2 month mission trip part of their school).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are in Dominican Republic, India, and Asia!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have already had reports of 1 salvation in a communist nation and 2 healings in India! Our ladies are reaching out to prostitutes in brothels in Asia as well as open air preaching of the Gospel in India to a crowd of 100 and an outreach for about 40 children! These guys haven't been gone 2 weeks and God is already at work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20 somethings are changing nations with the presence and power and love of God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please keep them in your prayers!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: "@Gulim"; font-size: 12pt; language: EN; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-armenian-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-ascii-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-currency-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-greek-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hangul-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latin-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latinext-font-family: "@Gulim";"><strong>PAX:</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: "@Gulim"; font-size: 12pt; language: EN; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-armenian-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-ascii-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-currency-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-greek-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hangul-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latin-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latinext-font-family: "@Gulim";"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="language: EN;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: "@Gulim"; font-size: 12pt; language: EN; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-armenian-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-ascii-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-currency-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-greek-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hangul-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latin-font-family: "@Gulim"; mso-latinext-font-family: "@Gulim";">In case you missed it...we finally got a picture of Paxton!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a boy...born April 4, 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is currently the weight of 21 pounds!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will get him in 2012 but we <strong>NEED</strong> your prayers!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pray the Korean government releases him to our care! And that it happens fast! He is currently 9 months old (the same age Tysen was when he come to us).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"></div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-83388660941253157672011-12-19T10:54:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:58:57.448-08:00Looking back & looking ahead...quick year in review...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUGx5A4_IvtPiQ2mrwkwpwA0qvS7GNkb09HDy5_44877YNUgZXYhhj4Vz3MyCPqaJjpFcM9NEjr68BiwDGxyr02Z0RNWZe1Rm0IqcSaxXlHwxM9VcsmO33oAckLpJBfzZY6dvnTdDc7wq/s1600/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUGx5A4_IvtPiQ2mrwkwpwA0qvS7GNkb09HDy5_44877YNUgZXYhhj4Vz3MyCPqaJjpFcM9NEjr68BiwDGxyr02Z0RNWZe1Rm0IqcSaxXlHwxM9VcsmO33oAckLpJBfzZY6dvnTdDc7wq/s1600/Picture2.png" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">2011 has been such an awesome year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over 500 students and participants have been trained and disciple here at YWAM Orlando and have gone out to over 6 countries on 4 continents to share the news of Jesus!</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Our family was able to lead a team to London this summer where we were able to pour into the lives of 15 youth specifically and see God break their hearts for Him and create a fresh hunger and desire for the things of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw their broken image of God be put together again be healed and God’s true character and nature was once again revealed to them.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">And most amazingly, on Tuesday we finally go a picture of our 8 month old son Paxton given to us!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is still in South Korea waiting for us to finalize the adoption; but we soon anticipate his arrival in 2012 to become a permanent part of our Family!!</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Millers</span></div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-14792033160718157542011-12-06T12:15:00.000-08:002011-12-06T13:01:05.987-08:00the neXt wave...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2D27mFoo3s2SByooPrY7A_CcEN7jRIXZ8LqqZ4wiUczRSDg6-lpbBROWhMcB7BLzx73jCy7n7K_SrgE2lw6Jay81CagKHHbSThIlDlbLvbGoFVHNw7Sqs108D1uMkQwlIOQRt6gJUl51/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; height: 239px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 668px;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2D27mFoo3s2SByooPrY7A_CcEN7jRIXZ8LqqZ4wiUczRSDg6-lpbBROWhMcB7BLzx73jCy7n7K_SrgE2lw6Jay81CagKHHbSThIlDlbLvbGoFVHNw7Sqs108D1uMkQwlIOQRt6gJUl51/s400/5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left;"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Christmas. Stockings. Egg Nogg. Baby Jesus. Wise men. Santa. The Grinch. Immanuel. "Red Rider BB Guns." Cheap cinnamon donuts that taste like curry... Probably all things I should be talking about @ this time of year, and yet I am distracted....Christmas is my favorite time of year, don’t get me wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But something in me is burning and hungry for something greater than another Christmas carol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Last month, Rachel, Ty, and I and about 350 other YWAM missionaries gathered in Alabama for 5 days to seek and chase after God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crazy right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had an agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YWAM has had a sense that God is raising up a “wave” of 200,000 new missionaries to GO to the cities, countries, & nations of our planet to share the news of Jesus to those who have not heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Yet during this time, o</span>ur agenda’s and plan’s went out the window, but God met us !<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were times when everyone in the room was dancing because we were encountering God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were other times when all of us found ourselves on our faces because we were so in awe of God and his character and nature. </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Many, if not all of us, left with a renewed sense of passion and vision as to “why it is we do what we do…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We came in with our plans and left with God’s plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Others came in with their vision and left with God’s vision for their life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Us included. </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">I am hungry for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to have Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to be changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am grateful for all he has done in me, but I am desperate to know Him and become more like Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am desperate to get rid of my agenda to be known and to make my agenda be that Jesus is known. </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Thank you so much for your part in this next wave!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for sending our family to help coordinate, plan and serve in different capacities of this 5 day conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We felt as though we had a part in shaping over 350 lives to closer hear God and obey his calling for their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">YOU </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">therefore played a role in that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only does your partnership affect us; but in 5 short days, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">YOU</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;"> helped transform 350 people you’ve never met!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you… & oh - </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; line-height: 129%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Merry Christmas!!!</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div>miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-84310366994658689332011-07-08T11:45:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:55:36.740-07:00Evangelicals, postmoderns & Kool-aid...My family and I just got back from a mission to trip to London, England this past week. My wife is not a huge fan of drinking "un-bottled" water. That is not a bad thing; it's just the way it is. Give her the option of a Coke or water from the tap & she will take the Coke every time. Anyways, whenever she travels, she brings along little packs of Kool-aid, lemonade, Gatoraid, etc. to help with the challenge of drinking foreign water. Well the water in England was amazing so we have like 50 packets of Kool-aid left over. Every now and then I have been mixing in a cherry flavored packet into my water to I guess "relive" my childhoold memories. Saturday, it was like 92 degrees and I mowed the lawn at mid day. When I came in, I took a washed out apple sauce glass jar (like a 64 ounce one), filled it with water and stired in 2-3 packets of Kool-aid to get some flavor going. After about 10 sips I had the thought, "this can't be good for me." So I dumped it all out. At the very bottom I discoverd an entire layer of pure white sugar. It had just settled on the bottom (and to think parents in the 80's pretty much ran a medical IV into the arm of every child in America and pumped this sugar laced substance into our bodies; with of course a side of Kraft macaroni & cheeese). Looks can be deciving. Here I am drinking this beautiful iced red Kool-aid that looks and tastes somewhat refreshing. Inside however, it contained the distortion of white sugar and red #5. <br />
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If Christianity is supposed to be "water," then the view of Christianity in the current century is like Kool-aid. Today's defenition of "true Christianity" involves conversations around: postmodernity, evangelicalism, orthodoxy, liberalism, right wing conservatives, calvanism, reformed, pre-trib vs. post trib rapture, etc. All great for magazine articles, pod casts, Youtube, and conversations involving latte's. But whatever happened to the simplicity of following Jesus. I have done street evangelism; I get it; sometimes people ask broad and deep question and you need information to give them in response. It makes us look like we know our stuff and that Christianity is the right choice. But maybe that isn't the point. Maybe it's not about knowing our "stuff." Jesus really didn't debate theology. He said things to the "theologians" like: repent, forgive, follow me, etc. His message was simple and people could wrap their minds around it, and go out and apply it to their lives instantly. <br />
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I just listened to a 16 minute pod cast, by a well known author and speaker. He is actually a very good writter and he loves Jesus. The message was about the present shift in Christianity today and the future shape of evangelicalism. - and I have absolutally no idea what he was talking about. Jesus said things like, "Love your neighbor." And, "deny yourself." Simple and yet life altering. Why have we gotten away from that?<br />
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According to sources, there are over 38,000 known Christian denominations. If we researched each of them, they would have different creeds and interpretations of scriptures, and veiws on females in ministry and whether or not communion should consist of wine & bread OR grape juice & Saltines. Not saying it is sin. Just saying, maybe it taints the purity of Jesus just a little bit. Maybe it confuses some people so much, they choose to go in another direction & don't consider Jesus at all. Not because Jesus it difficult; but rather, that we as his followers, have made him confusing.<br />
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So again I ask - if following Jesus is supposed to be like driking pure refreshing water ("<em>if</em> <em>you drink of Me, you will never thirst again</em>"), why do we keep filling it with "impurities" like Kool-aid. We argue about who is right and who is wrong; who is a heretic; whether angels have long hair or short hair; etc. It's the same as taking a nice pure refreshing cup of cold water and dumping in sugar, yellow #5, yellow #6, and red 40...and sure, why not throw in a little sweet and low. Drink it and it wont kill you, but it does tank the original purity of the water....<br />
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Are these denominations wrong? No. Are all these views and interpretations sin? No. But if we are not careful, we can taint the original purity of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-71014773629359305422011-05-26T13:36:00.000-07:002011-05-26T13:53:15.324-07:00the rapture, billboards, & dirty tampons...So this past weekend, the Rapture was supposed to happen. As in the return of Jesus. Apparently, it didn't happen. Many people involved with the individual who claimed this return, spent their money and in some cases, their life savings on advertising and trying to "reach the lost." Or at least warn us that they knew something that the rest of us didn't know.<br />
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Monday on Facebook, I saw a "counter active" billboard posted that said something like, "Awkward" with a scripture verse stating that none of us knows when Jesus will come back. Basically, this person was saying to those who had warned us all about the rapture, "I got it right & you got it wrong." And apparently those people got it "so wrong" that the whole world knows about it. I even heard secular sports talk radio mocking their predictions...<br />
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This past year, a Christian came out with a book about a popular topic. The topic of heaven & hell & the after life and what that might look like. This topic would be popular in a religious context or in a non-religious context. This Christian was rebuked, slandered and "black balled" from many Christian societies.<br />
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Interesting. Two individuals who claim to follow Christ. Two "campaigns" extremely opposed and "condemned" by many Christian societies. We have mocked them. We have ridiculed their statements and predictions and in some instances, condemned one of them to hell!<br />
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Huh. I don't remember Jesus ever doing this? I remember a time when a woman had been caught in the act of adultery and was dragged in front of Jesus. They all stood around her in a circle with rocks in their hands; ready to stone her. Jesus said not to. They were in essence saying, "Look Jesus, we are better than her! We don't have any problems or issues. We are perfect." They didn't exactly say that; but by their actions they were saying it. <br />
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The prophet Isaiah made this statements, <strong>"</strong><em><strong>We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags..."</strong> </em>Not our sin, but our righteousness is like filthy rags. Those things we use to brag about and build up our walks with God. Our consistent prayer lives and quiet times; our offerings, our service to the homeless, church attendance, etc. They are all righteous things; but when we use them to put others down and lift ourselves up - they are filthy rags. From the research I've examined, the translation of "fifthly rags" is the equivalent to "dirty [used] tampons." Enough said. I don't need to elaborate. So when I come to God and reflect to Him and society how this person or that person is off in their theology or their interpretation of God and then go on to condemn them to hell; in THAT moment, all my righteous deeds, are pretty much just like dirty used tampons - disgusting and good for nothing but to be thrown in the trash.<br />
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Trust me, I am the first in line to claim that in the words of Paul, "I am the chief of all sinners....and the least of the apostles." But these recent current events in our world, have caused me to examine my heart. How often do I stand in my secret prayer closet of my heart and proclaim like the man in one of Jesus' stories, "...I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don't cheat, I don't sin, and I don't commit adultery. I'm certainly not like that tax collector!" <br />
Does any of this mean that we turn an eye to sin or wickedness or false prophecy, etc. No, it just means that we don't pick up and cast the first stone. We may need to be like Jesus was to the woman caught in adultery: Yes, you committed adultery. But I don't condemn you. I forgive you. Go and don't sin any more in this area. <br />
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Can you; can I; drop our stones and reach down and pull up those who get it wrong? Those who misinterpret what it looks like to follow Jesus and lead them after Him with love and not judgement and condemnation?miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-65191285198961630292011-05-19T12:15:00.000-07:002011-05-19T12:17:32.083-07:00...desire is irrelevant. I am a machine..."...desire is irrelevant. I am a machine..."<br />
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Apparently this is a quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie Terminator 3. I haven't seen Terminator 3. Actually, I didn't even know T3 existed! I thought T2 was already pushing the envelope a bit....And apparently the ex-Governor was in an affair that his wife didn't know existed. Well, maybe she did. Maybe she didn't. I think she did. And apparently, unlike his statement in T3, desire IS relevant!<br />
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I am not here to kick Arnold & his wife. I like Arnold. God loves Arnold. He was actually my Governor for 9 months of my life while I was a California resident. However, there is a valuable lesson that we can learn form his life. <br />
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The Bible says - "Be sure your sin will find you out..." Arnold had a secret. A hidden sin. It probably started with a small thought. A small plan. A small idea. A small lust. Then it grew. Though it was apparently "covered" for 10-11 years. It eventually was discovered. We all know about it. The world knows about it. He had a hidden sin. No one knew of his affair. It was a secret. Covered. Concealed.<br />
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Proverbs says, "Whoever <strong><u>covers over his sins</u></strong> does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion." What would have been the result, if Arnold had a safe friend. A place to share. A place to confess and abandon his sins? Had he a core group or friend where he could have said, "hey, I am having thoughts about this woman..." His friends could have stepped in and rebuked him and helped him and maybe we would not be using him as an analogy today. <br />
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What about me? What about you? Do you have any small secret sins? Cheating on taxes? Visiting web sites you know are not healthy? Stealing pencils from work? Small "white" lies - daily? We have to expose these sins. We have to confess and abandon them to others. I am not suggesting you post it as your Facebook status. That would be dumb. But you need a friend or 2 that are safe. That you can trust. And you need to tell them. Tell them about the thoughts you are having about the secretary at work. Tell them about the inappropriate texts. The inappropriate emails. Tell them about the sodas you keep taking from the snack shack @ work.....whatever it is. No matter how small the sin is in your eyes - you need to confess it. You need to abandon it; because if you don't, your SIN WILL FIND YOU! And it is a lot easier to deal with your sin in private with a small group of close friends than when things are full blown on a stage and the whole world is watching you try to escape from your sin...miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-41319855468411959582011-05-17T12:27:00.000-07:002011-05-17T12:32:43.104-07:00better than Jesus...<em>“It is better for you that I go away! You will be sad now, but your sadness will turn to joy. If I don’t go away you will be unable to receive my spirit. <u>Don’t cling to me</u>..." -</em> <strong>Jesus</strong><br />
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so there is 2 sides to this statement made by Jesus, prior to him leaving the earth. if you had been following him around for the past 3 years or so, you are frustrated with him because he just spent all your time together talking about how he was "the way, the truth, and the life" and how we should all "cling" to him. and "come follow him" etc... and now he is saying, peace out...I gotta go...don't cling to me....? and the other side of you is kind of curious to see what happens if he does leave. this thought had to be in the mind of the disciples, "so Jesus, if you leave, it is better for me? there is something in it for me? ok - see ya later, you gotta go..."<br />
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according to scripture, Jesus was referring to the Holy Spirit. I won't go to deep into this. I believe in a "three in one" God. I love God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit. but I am not going to try to explain the Holy Spirit....yet I want to compel us each to be open to the Holy Spirit moving in our lives. i think many of us may have a "bad view" of the Holy Spirit, because our understanding of the Holy Spirit has been distorted by our experiences. maybe we were a part of a church that used "the Spirit of God" as a way to control or manipulate people. or maybe you were hurt by a spiritual leader who claimed to be "full of the Holy Ghost?" Maybe you have seen too many main stream "moves of God" destroyed by broken marriages, sin, and deception? whatever it is - we, myself included, shut down anything that may involve the Holy Spirit. if that is so, I am wrong. we are wrong. we all in this day and age claim to be lovers of Jesus - but he said, "it is better if you don't cling to me" but rather allow my Holy Spirit to work in your life....<br />
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so where do we start? I am not really sure, but Galatians 5 seems like a great place. the writer refers to something called the "Fruit of the Spirit." the idea that if God's Spirit is working in me fully - these things will be evident, "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullnes, gentleness, and self control." <br />
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the Bible says that when we give our lives to Christ, we are given his Spirit as a seal to keep us. so if you follow Jesus, the Spirit of God is already living inside you. i just encourage you to not hold anything back; but to rather surrender yourself fully to the Holy Spirit, so that you can fully reflect the character and nature of God...miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599693643161078093.post-73515973416938700192011-05-16T14:26:00.000-07:002011-05-16T18:17:23.358-07:00pop-tarts & porn...here are some statistics for you: 43% of all Internet users view pornographic material; the U.S. spends $13.6 billion on porn; 85% of American pastors are "involved" with Internet porn...<br />
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no, this is not a talk about pornography. it is a few thoughts on addictions. most, if not all of us have addictions. for some of us it is eating too many pop-tarts. for others, it is pornography. what is an addiction? it is "<em>the state of being enslaved to a habit</em>." sometimes those habits are sins (porn). sometimes it is an unhealthy consumption of something good (pop-tarts). but regardless of the habit, if it is unhealthy <strong><u>or</u></strong> it becomes unhealthy, it can pull us away from God, our family, our friends, responsibility, etc<br />
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when I was 18, I was addicted to sports. i would come home from school and from 4pm - midnight I would watch football, basketball, sports center, etc. maybe I would come out of seclusion to get food (my other addiction). my grades suffered, my relationship with God suffered...all my relationships suffered. when i recognized this, i had to destroy it. so i fasted from sports for a while and killed the craving until i once again had a healthy balance. <br />
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was sports a sin? no. was over indulgence? yes. it was my "god." it had my time, my money, my focus, etc. the God of the universe says to have no other gods except him. so I had to fix that. <br />
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what is your god? who is your god? you say Jesus? ok, that is awesome. but is there anything that gets more affection than him? is there anything else that consumes your time, resources, emotions in an unhealthy way? more than Jesus? <br />
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don't make something up. but if you say no, just continue to be on guard against the simplest of things...because even pop-tarts can become a god...miller family 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879077059613874639noreply@blogger.com0