Lessons from St. Louis

Our youth group arrived in St. Louis yesterday afternoon to begin a week of mission work. Our team will be working in East St. Louis. For the next two days we'll be planning, praying, and preparing our hearts for this important work.

Last night we heard a message by Norm Howell. Norm is a great man of God. He served as my pastor while I was in college and then spent a decade working with New Tribe Missions in Paupua New Guinea working with unreached people. It's always a blessing to hear Norm preach.

His message was titled, "How to be bold as a Lion" from Proverbs 28:1
"The wicked flee when no one is pursing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion"

God talks about the Lion around 150 times in the Bible. Our prayer is that we will be bold for Christ this week. Not offensive. Not pushy. Bold in a godly way that brings Him glory.