[Faith-talk] Who has inspired you?

Tue Sep 6 00:36:44 UTC 2011

I understand.
Blessings, Joshua

On 9/5/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>     I haven't known them long enough like the ones you've listed for
> yourself.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 1:22 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Who has inspired you?
>
> Amen!
> Brother, and Sister morris, and Brother and Sister Edmonds, and the
> Worthens may be on the list, as well.
> Nikki, if your pastor, and church members don't inspire you to grow,
> in Christ, something isn't right, (in my oppinion.)
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 9/5/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>     The only one I can say has and still is, is Jesus Christ.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 3:59 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Who has inspired you?
>>
>> Wow!
>> Some more, off the top of my head.
>> #1. Jack Campbell.
>> This man wrote such songs as, "Jesus use Me," "I know a man, who Can,"
>> "I've got more to go to Heaven for, than I had Yesterday," etc.
>> Jack led me to the Lord, when I was 4 years old.
>> When I was 5, he taught me how to play the guitar.
>> He died, on Feburary 12, 2007.
>> He was born, August 6, 1929.
>> #2. The Blind Boys, (both groups,) (Mississippi, and Alabama.)
>> If they could make it in Christian music, I can!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 9/4/11, Amy Ragain <belovedconsecrated2God at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> sorry it took so long to reply!
>>> I think this is a wonderful idea! it helps us know/honor those who taught
>>> us
>>> what we know in our faith and learn about new christian leaders who might
>>> want to follow!
>>> it is hard to narrow my list to only 10 but i will try! this list will
>>> not
>>> by any means be in order of most to least...it will simply be 10 people
>>> who
>>> inspire me.
>>>
>>> 1.  Sarah Ann Franks
>>> we were phellow student leaders (Decipleship Leaders {DLs}) and she was
>>> also
>>> my roommate my last year of college.  she was always so joyful no matter
>>> what came her way!  she was always praising the Lord!  she was so happy
>>> in
>>> the Lord infact that a friend and I started calling her JoyJoy!  I loved
>>> her
>>> hunger for the things of God!  she is now a children's pastor in MN.
>>>
>>> 2.  Wane and Kristi Northup
>>> she is an amazing worship leader and pastor! she taught a class called
>>> Women
>>> In Ministry that I took!
>>> he is a youth evangelist!
>>> they were the primary leaders of a mission trip that North Central
>>> University took every year to Marti Gras in New Orlienes LA.  they are
>>> now
>>> in the midst of planting a church in New Orlienes!
>>>
>>> 3.  Eric and lesley Ludy
>>> singers/song writers, authors, and speakers.
>>> they are 2 of the strongest christians I've ever met!  they want to get
>>> back
>>> to an acts style church! they believe in leaving everything and everyone
>>> if
>>> neccessary behind to give all your life for the lord's service!  and
>>> being
>>> spent for His Message!
>>> they lead a ministry called The Set apart Life!
>>> she has a passion for young girls and teaching them to live holy lives!
>>> he has the same passion for you men!
>>> if you know them I hope this discription does them justice!
>>> I have been to Lesley's set Apart Girl's comforence and to Eric's
>>> Decipleship comforence. and my wodrs could never do them justice I don't
>>> believe! they are amazing! please go check out their websits and their
>>> books!
>>> they also have a huge heart for orphans as well!
>>>
>>> 4.  NASCAR driver, Trevor Bayne
>>> although I've never met him and he is much younger than I am.  I am so
>>> impressed by him!
>>> he is the youngest person ever to win the Daytona 500! the bigest race in
>>> NASCAR!  prior to the race they were going to talk to him on the radio
>>> from
>>> his car but they had to wait because he was praying with his team! a
>>> practice he does before every race!
>>> this young man is only 20 years old.  but he can give a talk about God
>>> like
>>> he's been a christian for a long time!  he has so much scripture
>>> memorized!
>>> I can't even quote you 10 scriptures if you asked! I wish I were more
>>> like
>>> Trevor!
>>> he attends and participates in the Motor Racing Outreach's (MRO) chaple
>>> services! a group that holds church services at every race track across
>>> the
>>> country for race teams and race attendees to worship God when they can't
>>> get
>>> to church...he is always valuntearing to read scriptures your lead the
>>> services.  and while he may not have a ministry degree witch showes in
>>> the
>>> way he speaks, he knows his Bible and can give a pretty good message in
>>> spite of this fact!!
>>> he spent his off season last year in south america at an orphanage on a
>>> missions trip!
>>> Trevor really knows how to give God the Glory in the highs and in the
>>> lows
>>> of life!  he give God the credit for his Daytona victory.  a few month
>>> later
>>> he was forced to set out a buncha races do to a bug bite that put him in
>>> the
>>> hospital for about a week...and now he hasn't finished a race higher than
>>> 20th place in the last 19 races!  however, through all of this he still
>>> finds a way to praise the Lord and give him glory for all He's done in
>>> his
>>> life!
>>>
>>> 5.  my parents
>>> they raised me, my sister and my brother in church!  they have been
>>> married
>>> for almost 32 years!  my Dad is always praying and reading his Bible!  my
>>> Mom is always listening to christian programing on the radio in the car!
>>> they did family devotions with us as kids!
>>>
>>> 6.  Kori Tenboone
>>> I only wish I could hope to have her kind of faith in the face of such
>>> persucution!  I just don't know if I'd be able to stay as strong a
>>> christian
>>> as she!
>>>
>>> 7.  Gladis Elword
>>> not sure of the spelling...also, not sure if this is her name...
>>> she ran an orphanage in I believe India.  during a time of intense
>>> persucution of christians she lead something like 200 orphans over the
>>> mountains...I'm not too sure of all the facts on her but you can google
>>> her
>>> I'm sure...
>>>
>>> 8.  Michele Gettins
>>> she was my roommate at Blind Incorperated.  she was the 1st Catholic I
>>> ever
>>> met who I knew for sure was a very strong christian believer!  I always
>>> tell
>>> people who don't believe Catholics are saved and are going to heaven,
>>> that
>>> if Michele isn't saved or a true christian, than there's absolutely no
>>> hope
>>> for me at all!
>>>
>>> 9.  Johnie Airricson Totta
>>> sorry don't know how to spell her name!
>>> I love how she has such a strong faith in God after all that she's been
>>> through as a quadropleagic!  she loves Jesus so much and has a comfidence
>>> that she was made this way for a perpus to service the Lord!  she also
>>> has
>>> such a comfidence that she will be able to run when she gets to heaven!
>>>
>>> 10.  Steve Smith
>>> the author of those Morning Thoughts email devotions I forward to the
>>> list
>>> sometimes!
>>> he was my 1st real mentor.  he used to drive me to and from youth group
>>> because my parents couldn't take me!  we both lived quite a distance from
>>> the church and would have long talks in the car on the way there...he
>>> taught
>>> me so much about life and God and church on those car rides!
>>>
>>> many of the ppl on this list you can found online! I really incurage you
>>> to
>>> google or youtube them...sorry I couldn't include links for you here! I
>>> know
>>> it would have made it easier but then it would have taken me even longer
>>> to
>>> send this...lol
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