Book Pre-Launch Update

I’ve been asked recently about the status of my book by friends and family.  The status is that it is still with the editor, good editors are busy editors so I am happy to wait patiently for her edits.

I do need help though in launching this book if I am to sell more than one copy to my very supportive mother.

I am looking for a team of 25-50 people willing to share on their walls in social media the eventual amazon link to the book or to the coming book launch page on this site.  If you are willing could you email me at collierak@me.com your willingness or please comment below at the bottom of this post? If you’d like to review the book first let me know and I can send you a portion of the manuscript.

Here is an unedited excerpt from the book where one emerges from the Lord and speaks directly to the reader:

“There was a holy one in heaven sitting on a throne of solid Sapphire; there was fire and light shown all around him and it looked like a rainbow of colors emanating from his being (see Ezekiel 1:26-28). He looked like a father gazing with love at his children, he rose to his feet and said “My beloved sons and daughters I must show you more of who I am, I must reveal to you more of all that I am and will be.” From the beginning to the end I am revealed, the history of creation from start to finish laid out for all.   He took one step and a bright light pierced through his side, like the sun appearing suddenly, it was as if he were splitting apart, the light was too bright for me to look into.   It looked as if a person was emerging from the light from his side, similar to how Eve was taken from Adam’s side; with great joy on the man’s face, he looked radiant and light was shining from his face and clothing as this happened.  He was clothed in a robe of white and he approached staring straight ahead with determination and joy.  He said ‘I am found in him, I am of him and yet a part of him, I exist in him, I exist because of him.  I am not separate from him but only for this one moment to explain all that he is to you. What I do and who I am is of him alone.‘I came from him and am just one portion, one aspect of the Lord Jesus Christ. I find my place in him, he is my home and my dwelling place, I am in him and I know myself by him. He is my wonderful dwelling place, for all of eternity.’ This first man was called The Beginning…

The foundation and spirit of this book is found in the following verse in Paul’s letter to the Philippians.  Paul said this near the end of his life, knowing the Lord and making him known was still his only and greatest passion.  This writing style is also found in Proverbs chapter 8 and in other places.

Philippians 3:10… that I might know him and the power of his resurrection

This book is a book which reveals and honors Jesus Christ in a way I’ve not seen done before, we all are growing in our knowledge of him.  If knowing Jesus Christ and making him known is important to you then I would ask you to consider helping me to launch this book project in the fall.

Those who agree to this will of course get a free copy of the book, my deep appreciation and a promise of returned favor.

Christian believers meetings. Where two or more gathered in my name

Gathered Around Jesus with Mary of Bethany

In the first part of this post we discussed how divided the church is in the US and how if the Lord were leading our churches this would not be the case.  We made the point that church tradition has crippled us internally.

But thanks be to Jesus and the gospel of Luke the solution to this problem is not complex, Jesus already walked others through this same problem and I believe it is found in a story from the town of Bethany.

Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted (that describes us) by all the preparations that had to be made (our divided ministries to God, believing we must serve him out of our own gifts and diligence).  She came to him and asked “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

I believe that Martha represents 95+% of Christians today striving to serve, we are distracted by our own ministries, our duties devised in our minds of our chosen Christian leader as what Jesus would want us to do (WWJD), full of human energy, leadership, greatness and/or brilliance.

Notice how Martha was off alone not with Jesus or those gathered around him.  Ministries not centered on Jesus separate and divide people.

Martha not only was distracted but she didn’t understand her Lord like Mary did, and she demanded that Mary be distracted with her!

The Lords response can and should guide us today, not only did he defend Mary but he taught Martha and all of us the one thing that is needful.

10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things; 42 but one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

That one thing, that good part was exactly what Mary was doing, sitting at the feet of Jesus Christ, beholding him, getting to know him, learning of him, quietly listening to him.  Despite tradition and frustrating distractions around her.

We can still do that today, we can sit at the feet of Jesus Christ today, he promised his presence as we gather around him (“in my name”).  but to do this Jesus alone must be our motive for gathering.

  • We don’t gather around our particular churches vision (flavor of ice cream).
  • We don’t gather around our churches great sermons and superior leaders.
  • We don’t gather around building great families or a great nation.
  • We don’t gather around even the preaching of the gospel of salvation by Christ! (there will be time for that, what Mary and the disciples were doing was even greater and more pressing.)

In gathering around these things there is confusion, distraction, wandering, chaos, we don’t love one another (outside of natural friendships), when we gather for these things we end up dividing and butchering the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Instead we gather around Jesus Christ alone, and we see him and hear him through every one of us sharing Christ, seeking him throughout the week then bringing our spiritual gifts and sharing them with one another.  We display him to one another through the Holy Spirit, we teach him, we seek him together and we supernaturally grow to love one another as we do this.

I periodically meet with a friend and we discuss the Lord, this my favorite ~2 hours of the week, there is nothing that can compare with gathering with others only for Jesus.

I have written much about this that I have not published, if you would like to hear more please enter your email address below!

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Or if you are interested in joining a group already gathering around Jesus in the upstate NY area,  please email me at collierak@me.com

Distracted From Jesus

Thanks to YouTube, I often listen to sermons from churches and ministries in my area.

 

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