Reaching the Nations ... at KSU

More than 1,600 international students from over 140 different countries.

That's over 72% of the countries in the world being represented on ONE college campus.

Kennesaw State University.

God has called every single Christian on the face of the planet to make disciples of all nations. What are you doing right now to be obedient to that command?

No doubt many of us are called to actually go across the seas to take the name of Jesus where it has not been named before. Others will be senders of those who go. All others will be living in disobedience.

If you're anywhere near the North Atlanta area, God has given us an unbelievable opportunity to reach the nations in our own neighborhood. This is no substitution for going if that's what He's calling you to do now, but for those whom He is keeping stateside for a season or for a lifetime, here is an awesome opportunity to be used of Christ to impact the whole world for His glory, right where you are.

Please go to this site, and PRAY and dream about if and how God would have you serve alongside or as a part of Campus Church to proclaim Jesus to the nations He's brought to us.

We all know "Be still, and know that I am God," but what does the rest of the verse say? What is the reason for our being still before our Maker? So that we can see and understand that it is by His power that "[He] will be exalted among the nations, [He] will be exalted in the earth" (Psalm 46:10).

For His name and renown,

Ben

New Series at Campus Church!

This Sunday, May 30th, we'll be starting a new series at Campus Church - "To Live is Christ: A Study in Philippians." It will be the first series that the Lord has had me preach at CC. Please pray that He would anoint me with the power of His Holy Spirit and that He would speak through me so as to please Him, and not those who hear. Please pray that He reveals Himself to people's hearts - that He would increase and that I would decrease. Pray that, as Jesus is lifted up, that He would draw all men to Himself. He will do it, but not apart from believing prayer.

"All of God's works are done through believing prayer ... God will not do apart from prayer what He has promised to do in answer to prayer" -Armin Gesswein

Let's pray and watch Him act!

For the glory of Christ,

Ben

TAKEOVER!

Last week, we posted a link to a blog post asking "what if the church of God came together to give generously to the students of KSU?" What if picking up their tab for them at Waffle House and Starbucks led to the opportunity to pray for them and share the gospel with them? What if we could reach hundreds of students with the love of Christ and it created a buzz around campus, not about Campus Church, but about their God?

Praise God it happened!

This past Sunday night, God brought one of the smallest crowds we've had in a while at Campus Church to show to everyone that what He was about to do was of Him, and not of us. That small group of students and some other loving adults gave the largest offering we've seen at Campus Church with the knowledge that every dime was going to bless the students and the staff at Starbucks and Waffle House the very next night!

Last night, hundreds of students came out for free food and coffee, and God gave us the opportunity to pray for them and share the gospel with them. Our desire was that they would see a God who loves them in our giving to them without expecting anything in return. Many seeds were planted as we told the students there that God wants a relationship with them now and that we didn't want them to miss out on the joy of knowing Jesus. We told them that entering into a relationship with Jesus does not promise prosperity, but that He promises to be with them and to hold them up in the midst of what they're going through. We're praying that God uses last night, a very small spark, to start a huge movement of His Spirit on the campus of KSU - one that is grounded in the Word of God and centered on the cross of our Lord Jesus.

It was an AWESOME night that I am praying sets the standard for how we do ministry at CC ... to lavish love on others for the sake of telling them about the matchless joy we have in knowing Jesus! That is the first part of the Campus Church vision: to REACH, DISCIPLE, and LAUNCH!

Would you just us in praying that God would water and grow the seeds that were planted last night? Would you also take 5 minutes and pray over the requests (see below) that the students gave us? We want to see God move in their lives and draw them to Himself, and He will do it as we join in the privilege of asking Him to do so!

Let's live to make Him known!

Ben

Cool Opportunity to Love on KSU Students

Y'all check this out and join us in praying for the Spirit of God to move in the hearts of students all over KSU!

We'd love for anyone who feels like God is leading them to do so to join us in giving to the students and ministering to them this coming Monday night!