F.A.I.T.H.

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Fantastic
Adventures
In
Trusting
Him

Today at church, I shared the fantastic adventures from my Evangelism Class in North Carolina. You can find the Peaches and Shears story here.

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  1. Dale Argot8:57 PM

    Mark, thank you for your stories of faith. I love the story about the pies. How cool is that? I was just recalling this afternoon how God has worked in my life this past week. It is humbling to be His servant. All we have to do is trust in God.

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  2. Anonymous6:44 PM

    Mark, i can remember that day like it was yesterday. the evangilsm class has chnged my outlook on the world. going to walamrt is not the same. but the greatest thing i learned is i am not a failure if i do not convert somone, as long as i extend grace and truth. thank you for everthing. In Christ Tim Dumont

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  3. Tom Shrum10:13 AM

    I am leaving this comment the week after this was posted. I got to preach this Sunday morning at my church and I preached on evangelism. I mostly shared about how Jesus often left the crowd for the one. I too shared the story about Peaches and scissors. My congregation loved it. Many approached me after the message and said that they also wanted to get out of their comfort zone and go to the hurting, needy, unlovable, etc... Just like Jesus. Mark, thanks for the awesome class, I will never be the same.

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