Free Gas for Your Think Tank — Short Reflections, Lasting Encouragement

Church fits people into a fixed form, but I believe that Jesus wants to prompt all of His followers to freely speak out as a forum for Him. Christianity should have never been locked up in church boxes. Let’s unbox the faith and let the risen Jesus lead us, direct us, and speak through us, wherever we go. Experience Jesus

The Jesus experience blows the lid off of church boxes and releases inner geysers of living water. Experiencing Jesus is far more powerful than hearing a sermon about Him. People who continually experience Jesus radiate His love, joy, and peace. They’re living witnesses of His daily presence. Do more than learn about Jesus. Experience Him!

A relationship with Christ comes from experiencing His presence. It can’t be taught. Open your heart to the risen Jesus. To experience Jesus is to go beyond your understanding and into the mysteries of God. You can’t figure Him out, but you can continually surrender to His presence.

Churches want me to listen to a talk about Jesus, but Jesus wants me walk with Him and experience His presence day and night. Jesus wants all His followers to be His witnesses. You won’t be an effective witness for Christ until you learn to daily experience and appreciate His presence. To outfox the devil, unbox Jesus. Many churches today have pushed the risen Jesus so far down into their boxes that their sermons seldom even mention Him.

To be Christ’s witnesses we need more than information about Him. We need ongoing encounters with Him. Open your heart to ongoing encounters with the living Jesus. Every time someone begins to daily experience and obey the risen Jesus, the world becomes a better place.

Church puts Jesus in religious boxes and divides His followers into independent organizations that tear apart the unity of the body of Christ. However, people who experience Jesus look beyond the boxes and experience heart-felt unity with one another regardless of church names and labels.

It’s a fact that governments often silence Christ-followers. It’s also a fact that churches often silence Christ-followers. Speak! It’s much more comfortable (but far less exciting) to attend church weekly than it is to daily experience and speak up about Jesus.

Crated Christianity is easily ignored, but the real deal is a never-ending thrill! When Christianity is contained in church cartons, people can’t see Christ for the carton. Church needs to be a Christ-led spiritual gift charging station, not a warehouse for religion. When Christianity gets out of the church box it will change the world again like it did in the pre-church era of the first few centuries A.D.

Christianity–when we box it, it can become toxic. It’s time to let the risen Jesus out of the religious boxes! If you begin to daily experience Jesus, you won’t be able to keep from speaking about the things you have seen and heard.

Testify! In this world that’s falling apart before our eyes, Jesus is calling you to His witness stand. Use your platforms, your networks, your phone, your voice, and anything else that you can find, to boldly testify about His presence and reality.

The Jesus experience is incredible! To miss out on it is to overlook life’s greatest treasure. God’s forgiveness is powerfully therapeutic. Ask for and receive God’s forgiveness for the things that cause you to feel guilty. In your chaos and confusion call on Christ and be set free.

I'm experiencing Jesus  
Night and day,
All along life's way
Personal experience 
Makes all the difference! 
Christ's witnesses 
Need experiences. 
Where do you experience 
The risen and living Jesus?