My husband and I watched a movie tonight at a theater in Oklahoma City. I can guarantee this new release will not be a block-buster or win any awards! The story was super sweet, the message challenging, but the acting … well, let’s just keep things positive.
In this movie, an elderly man asked a young boy to mow his yard. After the task was completed, the senior saint invited the pre-teen in for a glass of lemonade. That small gesture began a friendship between the two of them that opened the door for one-on-one mentoring.
For what seemed like months, the young boy and his friends met with this man for refreshments – physically and spiritually. They learned, through his teaching and example, simple lessons about life, God’s Word, and relationships with others. Their lives were changed, as were the lives of their friends and families. Neighbors noticed their newfound faith, generosity, and attitude. Family members noticed their hunger for God’s Word and their desire to be more like Christ. Friends began searching for the source that brought change to their lives. These “new creations” (1 Cor. 5:17) impacted their part of the world with the Gospel message.
What began this revolution? One elderly man willing to reach out and mentor someone God placed in his path. He could have used the excuse that they didn’t have much in common, or that the generation gap was too large, or that his illustrations would be out-of-date. This gentleman could have thought of a number of excuses that would have been valid to many of us. Instead, he used what he had – time and a love for God – to influence young lives. For generations to come, people will hear the gospel message and lives will be changed because of one life. That young lawn-mowing boy became a pastor, some of his friends (also influenced by the elderly man) are in full-time ministry, and all those portrayed in the boys’ “Bible study group” are serving the Lord where God has placed them.
An elderly gentleman with a love for the Lord and a willingness to invest in young lives made an eternal difference in the Kingdom. It didn’t take much talent or skill to do what he did. It didn’t require seminary training to pass on what God had taught him. It took a willing heart and a little bit of time.
In this movie, an elderly man asked a young boy to mow his yard. After the task was completed, the senior saint invited the pre-teen in for a glass of lemonade. That small gesture began a friendship between the two of them that opened the door for one-on-one mentoring.
For what seemed like months, the young boy and his friends met with this man for refreshments – physically and spiritually. They learned, through his teaching and example, simple lessons about life, God’s Word, and relationships with others. Their lives were changed, as were the lives of their friends and families. Neighbors noticed their newfound faith, generosity, and attitude. Family members noticed their hunger for God’s Word and their desire to be more like Christ. Friends began searching for the source that brought change to their lives. These “new creations” (1 Cor. 5:17) impacted their part of the world with the Gospel message.
What began this revolution? One elderly man willing to reach out and mentor someone God placed in his path. He could have used the excuse that they didn’t have much in common, or that the generation gap was too large, or that his illustrations would be out-of-date. This gentleman could have thought of a number of excuses that would have been valid to many of us. Instead, he used what he had – time and a love for God – to influence young lives. For generations to come, people will hear the gospel message and lives will be changed because of one life. That young lawn-mowing boy became a pastor, some of his friends (also influenced by the elderly man) are in full-time ministry, and all those portrayed in the boys’ “Bible study group” are serving the Lord where God has placed them.
An elderly gentleman with a love for the Lord and a willingness to invest in young lives made an eternal difference in the Kingdom. It didn’t take much talent or skill to do what he did. It didn’t require seminary training to pass on what God had taught him. It took a willing heart and a little bit of time.
We all can be that ONE … that reaches ONE, that reaches ONE, that reaches ONE. Whether it be thru a lecture in a classroom, a lesson in a Sunday school class, a casual conversation in the donut shop, or a heart-to-heart on a living room couch, ministry takes place when one person is simply willing to pass on what God has taught them and/or done in their life. I want to be that ONE! Do you?
Each One Reach One
(words and music by Babbie Mason)
Today a man is somewhere proclaiming the Good News,
Winning families to Jesus all around his neighborhood.
He tells them that God is able to make their house a home.
He wants to win his world for Christ,
But he can’t do it alone.
But each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
The message is unchanging – “Go ye into all the world”
And share the love of Jesus far away or door to door.
You see, just like somebody told you
But each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
The message is unchanging – “Go ye into all the world”
And share the love of Jesus far away or door to door.
You see, just like somebody told you
That Jesus loves you so,
You must tell someone who will tell someone
Until the whole world knows that
Each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
So will you go and labor?
You must tell someone who will tell someone
Until the whole world knows that
Each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
So will you go and labor?
Will you hold high your light?
One by one and two by two
One by one and two by two
We can win our world for Jesus Christ!
Each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
Each one can reach one.
As we follow after Christ, we all can lead one.
We can lead one to the Savior,
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one.
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