Author Archives: LJones

Because I was “One” There are many reasons to “Pray for One”. First, and foremost, Jesus told us to go to every nation and make disciples. We need to pray that God would show us our “one”, wherever and whomever … Continue reading →

“Pray for One” for Real We gravitate toward systems and programs. For some reason our experiences make more sense to us if we are able to organize them into reproducible story lines.  This can be a good thing, but it … Continue reading →

The Church Gets Ready for “One” If we are going to pray for “one” person who needs Jesus, we need to be ready to respond to the “one” as events unfold. There are two ways to prepare. First, we can … Continue reading →

Do you know Jesus? I am not against street evangelism. In fact, I’m for about anything that pushes us away from the proverbial “table” and encourages us to share our faith with our world. About anything. Not everything. A few weeks … Continue reading →

Job “One” If you had known “then” what you would be doing “now” would you have made different choices? Would you have taken different courses in school?  Would you have sought out different experiences or acquaintances?  I am sure you … Continue reading →

Asking Questions I used to think the only way to share Jesus was to answer people’s questions, whether they were asking them or not! That’s right.  I was a religious “know-it-all.” Don’t get me wrong. We need to know what … Continue reading →

One Thing Leads to Another The hand of God works in mysterious ways.  That’s why, when we begin to “Pray for One” we should prepare to be surprised. Recently, God impressed a need on my heart to open my life … Continue reading →

The Power of a Testimony When we “Pray for One” we begin to see God’s hand work in new ways.  Actually, these “ways” are not all that new, but the distractions of the world have kept us from seeing them. … Continue reading →

Nothing can grow without a seed There are two major metaphors Jesus used to encourage us in soul-winning. The first is fishing. When Jesus called Peter and Andrew He promised them He would make them “Fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). … Continue reading →

Growing Kingdom People – Pray for One Today, our Growing Kingdom People blog post shifts to a new focus, or rather a more specific focus. In past blogs I have reflected on how kingdom thinking impacts our perspective on current … Continue reading →