Participants: Cheri Peters (Host), Luke Pierson, Mark Pierson
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR00043C
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00:13 Welcome back, you know Luke, I wanted to have you back
00:16 on because I know we have talked about this accident and 00:19 I want to ask you again is it difficult to talk about it? 00:23 How do you feel about that and what is your passion now, 00:26 because you really are passionate about life. 00:29 We'll first it's not difficult for me to talk about it at all. 00:32 I notice a lot of people, sometimes look 00:34 surprised or shocked. 00:35 Like he's not breaking down or falling apart, or he's 00:38 okay with talking about it. 00:39 But I enjoy talking about it with people and sharing 00:42 what I've been through, what God's got me through. 00:44 That there is hope, that there is a life after this. 00:49 To me the world like I said, earlier, nothing matters in 00:52 this world except relationships with people that I have 00:55 and telling them about Jesus. 00:57 God has really put a passion in my heart, like I said, 01:01 to be a missionary because I don't want people to have 01:04 to die not knowing Jesus and not getting to spend 01:07 eternity with Him. 01:08 And that really had to been huge for you because you know 01:11 that Candace died in Christ. 01:14 But you know that there are millions that are dying 01:16 without a relationship. 01:18 Yeah and for me, I just can't imagine what it would be like, 01:21 I lost somebody but I know I will see them again. 01:24 Not knowing if I would see them again or that they 01:26 didn't know Jesus, I don't want anyone to have 01:29 to go through that. 01:30 For me that would be just a terrible thing 01:32 to die and that's it. 01:34 I mean there's nothing else, it would be so hopeless. 01:37 So talk to somebody about what you believe about 01:41 missionary work, what you believe about who we are in 01:43 Christ, because you know we are ambassadors for Christ. 01:46 You know all that stuff, alright - Yep! 01:48 I believe the missionary thing is the best thing you can do. 01:51 I mean you're out there sharing Jesus with people that 01:54 don't know anything about it, that's the most important 01:58 thing in life to me, sharing God with other people. 02:01 God has put a burden on my heart that while I'm here in 02:04 the states are out on the missionary field to encourage 02:07 other people, at my age to do it. 02:09 Because I grew up Adventist also, but no one ever told 02:12 me to give up everything in this world and your life, 02:15 give up your career, money, retirements or whatever 02:18 and just go serve God. 02:19 And tell everybody about God, nobody ever told me that. 02:21 I honestly believe - and you are saying that. 02:24 You are saying you know what, don't work on a career, we are 02:27 ambassadors for Christ that is our career. 02:29 That is who we are, don't worry about accumulating 02:32 riches and all that kind of stuff because they can be 02:35 taken at any moment. 02:36 Don't even worry even about relationships because God is the 02:40 only One that can control that. 02:41 You are saying we are here for a reason - that's right. 02:44 Because even by a young age I had started out working 02:48 in tile at 16 years old. 02:50 I became a tile setter, I had a career, I made good 02:52 money, I owned a few houses, had nice cars, 02:55 and I'm still young. 02:56 It's not like being totally rich, but 02:59 experiencing having nice things, money and houses and stuff. 03:01 People always told me when I have a house it will be 03:03 better and all that stuff or make good money. 03:06 It was always like this doesn't made me happy, 03:08 it did nothing for me. 03:10 It gave me more headaches and more stress and more 03:13 responsibility it wasn't fun - bills - yeah exactly. 03:16 So what I tell people now is look, these worldly things 03:20 do not matter. 03:21 Let's get out there and tell people about Jesus. 03:23 I encourage people my age because, and younger, we are 03:28 young and have energy and most of us are 03:32 not as afraid as older people. 03:34 Yeah because you know I'm scared - people like well, at 03:37 our age - I know what you're saying - like the 03:39 adrenaline rush is well there you go - right. 03:41 Go to Africa and work with child soldiers. 03:43 Go to Uganda or go to Ghana, you really are saying that 03:47 when you are younger you can just step out in this and 03:50 it's just a blast. 03:52 Yeah - watching God move, and watching miracles, 03:53 and knowing that you are a part of all that. 03:55 I wanted to say God bless you and thank you for joining us. 03:58 I want to talk right now about some times when you hear 04:02 somebody that's so mission minded and they are saying go 04:07 out and share Jesus, go out and share Christ. 04:09 We can share Him without saying a word. 04:11 We can share Him by how we laugh and talk to each other. 04:14 You have heard this whole family with other people that 04:17 were coming out of horrendous backgrounds. 04:19 They were being administered to, or this family would 04:22 share Christ with them just by how they held each other 04:25 through this tragedy. 04:26 So it is not about so much a Bible study, it is not so 04:29 much about saying the right things, it is about being 04:32 the right person, knowing who you are. 04:35 And who you are is what is incredible, you are 04:37 ambassadors for Christ. 04:38 God comes in and brings healing into our lives 04:41 regardless of what slams into us, regardless of what 04:43 we are dealing with. 04:44 And it says now literally find out who I am, hook up with 04:48 Me and form that relationship and who you are every 04:51 single moment of your life becomes important. 04:55 You are a missionary, you are a minister all the time. 04:59 And that sounds a lot like a burden, it really isn't. 05:02 It wakes you up, it wakes you up to a world that is so 05:06 real and so cool that everything matters and everything changes. |
Revised 2014-12-17