Neil Montgomery, Congregational Care Pastor at Scottsdale Bible Church, quoting Larry Crabb, defines agape love as “putting the needs of another person ahead of my own at any cost.” Neil says the true expression of our worship is without doubt the way we relate to one another. Neil articulates, “We are simply to be like Christ in walking with people through their problems”, rather than fixing them. “When you surrender and taste freedom and you begin to truly see yourself as a worshipper 24/7, then God turns you — and you begin to pour out your life in generosity.” Neil shares a powerful time when God brought him to the end of himself, and he gave up the control of the outcomes. “Let God control the outcome, and learn to feed your soul. Learn to abide and rest in him, and let the fruit of the spirit be the thing that comes out.”
How can God use us in this country?
Host Bob Moffitt interviews Gabriela and Jose Castaneda who moved to Phoenix from Guatemala 19 years ago. When they arrived, they were interested in a church that did more than just praying and reading the Bible; they started a church with 7 people who began loving and serving their neighbors in need: food for the homeless, beds for those in need, diapers, and bringing a toy to one of their Muslim neighbors.