In Order to Hit a Homerun, You are Going to Have to Swing

​In order to hit a homerun you’re gonna have to swing.

In order to see people surrender their lives to Christ you are going to have to GO and BE.

Every swing in baseball isn’t successful, but you don’t hit a ball unless you swing.

Sometimes these swings result in a base hit, sometimes these swings are meant to help advance the runner on base closer to a scored run. Sometimes these swings result in striking out.
But people never hit a home run unless they swing.

The same with seeing God at work and seeing people surrender to Him.  Many don’t “taste and see that the Lord is good” and truly experience this because they never get in the batters box.
They never move beyond the dugout.

They watch surrender happen. They cheer on Sunday mornings for their team, they have their Sunday uniform on, they do the things to make it seem they are in the game, but they never hit and truly taste and see that the Lord is good because they never swing-they never go and tell.

Many have never moved beyond the walls of the church to reach the lost out of fear of striking out—not knowing what to say, fear, nervousness, fear out of what people will think, etc.

In order to hit a home run (see people come to know Christ), there will be times that you will strike out, but guess what? There will be another pitch-another opportunity.

And take note, it’s a season of games, so there are many opportunities and times to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

There are great ministries that are lobbing softballs giving you an opportunity to hit the ball (BE the hands and feet of Jesus), but many stay in the dugout.
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They chill out in the dugout watching others in the game but never have experienced seeing someone else taste and see that the Lord is good. Therefore, they faith becomes stagnant. Or worse, they sit in the stands telling the players how to play! (Translation: or worse yet, they week after week sit in the chairs on Sunday mornings telling the pastor how they should lead)

Is it time for you to get out of the dugout?

I would love to share with ways you can get involved in ministry. I would love for you to partner with us at Mobile Missions Network or Church Inside Out, but that may not be your cup of tea. There is ministry to those who have been abused, street worship, homeless ministry, food ministry-we will help you hit a home run!

Check out The Spring ministering to the abused and sex trafficked, CARA in North Tulsa ministering in North Tulsa, Angus Church ministering through Angus Cares, HOPE Missions ministering in the Forgotten Zip Code, Shouler2Shoulder ministering through street worship, Northstar Bridge feeding thousands of people, Get Out of the Bus ministering to the forgotten on the streets of Tulsa, Church that Matters-ministering throughout Sand Springs. Starfish Enterprises where homeless become family, the Well, Tulsa carrying the cross and bringing hope—all ministries that are lobbing softballs to help you hit a home run-and they are all local!!!!

YOUR CHURCH-I am surprised at how many still simply watch what God is doing in their own church and don’t experience God!

Get in the game!

“For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!””
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:13-15‬ ‭NLT‬‬
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For me, I am going to keep swinging. If you want to join me, call me 918-557-1558.