Bob Roberts stuff

This guy scares the hell outta me! Not necessarily in a bad way maybe, but... yeah. I'd read his blog some, have heard 'about' him, and to be honest, he kinda rubbed me the wrong way. I'm sure I would do the same to him. But after hearing him speak at our conference I can see why people wanna link up. He was AWESOME. Good stuff. But he didn't look at all like the pic on his blog.

I wish I'd have posted when all of this was fresh, because there was much that I wanted to say and much I didn't write down. As usual, I can't remember a lot (sometimes I think I'm developing alzheimers). Anyway, here are some things I jotted down. Some of this is what Bob said, some are my own thoughts based on things he said.

• You find the kingdom of God in only one step - OBEDIENCE.
• What has God stuck in front of my face???
• Mission is not something you do, it is WHO YOU ARE.
• How do you become/be a Christian: SEEK GOD & OBEY GOD.
• WHAT IS GOD PUTTING IN FRONT OF MY FACE?
• Transformation takes place with DEEP REFLECTION.
• When will Jesus be enough for me?
• What if the whole church was the missionary?
• I need to begin studying the Sermon on the Mount.
• Israel was a picture of what a nation looked like when God blesses it.
• Quit thinking of things in religious terms and start seeing all the world as God's (no difference between secular and sacred).
  
• We need to engage society from the outside in, with faith a part of every element of it.
• Pick 1 spot and stay there.
• To engage the world it's better to hook up with the non-religious groups than the religious ones.
• Make your life your #1 ministry.
• People in their early twenties and younger understand the world the way the world does. Those of us who are older need to learn from them, because the western mindset will not last.
• What has God stuck in front of my face????????????????
  

I think he said these were the 8 chapters in his one book (haven't looked yet):

1. If we're going to engage the world, we need to send the whole church, not just missionaries.
2. Follow Jesus on CNN. Wherever hell is breaking loose, that's where God says we should be.
3. Bang on the front door first. Places may be closed to institutions, but not the gospel.
4. Decrease the West so we can learn from the East.
5. The point of the gospel is to create culture instead of trying to change it.
6. Seek not to convert, but serve because you've been converted (do things because Christ has changed me, not necessarily so I can change others. Live the life of Christ and serve people).
7. Be Ghandi's best friend (Love should be our motivation; don't water down our faith; be tolerant of other religions).
8. Fear not. Bob said, "I've watched people die of cancer real slow. There's nothing wrong with a quick bullet."

Lots to think about. Glad I got to hear Bob. I kinda dread reading his books, because I think it is going to change me. I need to read the Sermon on the Mount.