Christian Adventures International - McNulty Ministries

We applaud the sayings of many great men in history but none carry the weight of a man who has come back from the grave to show us the way. We appreciate the inspiration of empire builders but none compare to the one who is building the kingdom of God on Earth. We can follow the mantra of modern day success stories but only one person has been transforming losers to limitless success for 2 thousand years. For the next week we will pause at the special nuggets of truth that Jesus spoke after the grave and see the implications for today’s living.

At the graveside He demonstrated His love for His followers by not not rushing up to heaven to present His blood but first pausing for a moment to talk to the woman who was there. Friday we discussed why He spoke to her. Today we will look at the simple word He spoke that unlocked her world and set her free.

John 20:9

She thought He was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”

She turned toward him and exclaimed, “Teacher!”

One word from heaven can change your life on earth!

When Mary heard her name, something inside clicked. Revelation came. She was seeing a resurrected man. She had not lost the one she loved, trusted and followed.

This one word answered the question, “does God know me?”..Religions of the world have Gods but Jesus becomes personal. Because He took on flesh and became as one of us, He entered from the infinite into the finite world of matter making us matter. What we do matters. What we say matters. We can find a place in life where Jesus will speak to us our name. You might have your name on a church roster. Your name might be written in the Who’s Who of important people but the only place you really need your name written is in the lamb’s book of life and the only person who you want to really know you is Jesus. He revealed that He is intimate and that He cares about your pain. Peter later wrote to all to cast their cares upon the Lord for He cares for you. Keep your cares there. Do not walk in life like you have a 50 pound bag on your back. He knows your name. He is interested. He will meet you on your journey.

Blessings,

Kevin
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Leslie
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We live in the age of communication. Remember when News used to be called the evening report or the late night news. Now news is instant 24 hours a day and instant on your phone or computer. With this new age comes voices form 100,000,000 new sources that compete for your attention. The end result is a form of information tribalism where we have new groups loyal to certain leaders and sources.

From the East, New Age believers are calling for our attention to the teaching of Confucius and Lao Tou. From the West, entertainment and continual unfolding news grabs for the minds of men.

Let’s take a look at 12 things a resurrected man is saying to Humanity. It is one thing to capture the sayings and quotes of famous scholars, warriors, and spiritual leaders of the ages as inspiration but who can be put into the same category with a resurrected person? Someone who has crossed over to the other side and came back as master of death. His first words were to a woman named Mary. Men of all denominations who think that God always speaks to the male of the household first should take note that the resurrected Lord spoke to a woman first.

Think about it.

Blessings,

Kevin

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Leslie
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Quote: “If you aren’t practicing, someone else is.”

There are qualities in humans that override every obstacle faced in this earth. When we understand who lives in us and is our helper, we are not afraid to take on any challenge. The key to overcoming is not perfection but perseverance. Recently, I was touched as I watched a video of the famous swimmer Michael Phelps in his quest for the new Olympic gold record. On the 7th race he was behind the Croatian for the complete race but it was a photo finish moment that would determine his destiny. At the last 6 inches of the race his opponent lifted his head and reached out for the wall but Phelps kept his head down allowing for one more stroke and his stretching right hand touched the wall 1\100 of a second before the hands of his opponent. So history was made. The little extra stretch and one extra stroke was the difference between victory and defeat.

Paul had this attitude as He reached for his best life. He said:

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which area head, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

(Philippians 3:12-14)

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Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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These are the best of times if we can see the opportunity. We have been training young men and women for years who would dare to think that they could go anywhere with the Gospel of the Living God and preach it and God would meet them there to provide all they need and want to get his mission accomplished.

During the world recession of today, shortage stands as a giant that come out to taunt all people and is designed to stop the spread of the Gospel. It is a time when alarming statistics in world missions are revealed. The world-wide missionary force is decreasing by 1% every year and for every 3 missionaries that leave the field there are only 2 to replace them. Every year at least 5000 missionaries leave the field unnecessarily because of excessive stress. (from”psychology for living”)

At Christian Adventures International we are receiving more invitations than ever before to fill in the gap where others dare not go anymore. We have unprecedented opportunity to train evangelist of multiple nations and provide the example they need to be strong. In the great depression of the 1930’s more millionaires were made than at any other time. Companies that exist today were birthed in that hard season because they met a need that arose among the people. If we all see God as our UNLIMITED SOURCE and we see ourselves as the channel to provide for the great growing need of Humanity that cries out for health, provision, and a relationship with God then we shall prosper in this season.

Jesus is telling us the opportunity. He says to pray that He, the Lord of the Harvest send out workers.

The harvest, need, opportunity is great. The Source who is God is great. The channel to bring the source to the need is small. We are the channel of blessing. God wants the channel to be big enough to bless all those in need. Today let’s put our eyes on the opportunity and say we are well able to be the supply as our source flows through us to meet hurting Humanity.

Luke10:2 “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few;therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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We wake up this morning with a world of possibilities before us. The morning news will reveal what went wrong while we were sleeping but the good news is that there is more that has gone right. You have found a right way to believe that produced peace as you slept. You have found a right relationship with the unseen God that produced confidence when you woke up that He will be with you in your decisions and help you in your weaknesses.

In a world that is producing Pantheists as children with no framework for their faith except for the one they make up, you can be a shining witness of something solid to stand on. When you go into a grocery store you never ask for the mush aisle where you can buy all the things that require no teeth. Why do people go into their spiritual life wanting the “mush” God who has no definition, clarity, or voice other than the feelings that you might have during the day. People really are not interested in having mush on the menu for dinner nor do they want mushy preachers sharing indefinite truths that are portrayed as opinions rather than guiding lights for us to hold before us.

I gather strength from my memory of watching Billy Graham stand before the leaders of nations and religions at a national meeting and addressing all of them first by stating that He is a Christian minister and must therefore represent the one who has sent him.

We often have to address crowds of mixed religions and they respect it when we identify who we are and why we must speak in behalf of the one we represent even as they would represent their faith. We are called to love people in their differences. People do not want to feel like you are tolerating them. It is a sign of disrespect to tolerate a person. We love people and they recognize that love when we tell them from our heart why we are different and what a difference Jesus has made in our life. Our conviction is what draws people to Christ as it is expressed in sincerity. It is the truth that must be chewed on that puts teeth in our mouth and strength in our bones. I hope this helps you in your witness and the world of Pantheism we now live in.

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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In every sport we have opportunity to watch impossible turns from defeat to victory and stand amazed at the change. If you are in a sport you probably have experienced it yourself. I was playing the finals of a regional doubles tennis tournament some years ago against a very experienced team and we were quickly being taken apart. I also realized that my partner and I were agreeing with the seeming defeat by our words and attitudes. It was the biggest turn around I have ever experienced from being down triple match point and 5-0 in the second set to turning it around for a victory in the finals to the amazement of the audience. My opponents probably wondered if there was a God on my side and just stared in shock at the final score as they grabbed a beer to wash away the memory.

In reflecting on this moment I could say that 3 elements turned the tide. I changed my focus, my attitude, and my words. Our skills were equal to our opponents but when we got these 3 areas flowing together it seemed like a tidal wave of good started to happen. My partner did not understand it but cooperated with me and enjoyed the result.

I believe there are GAMECHANGERS in your life. We can’t always tell when they will occur but if we keep our focus on the will of God as well as our words, speaking expectation and keeping our attitude positive then we are sending a signal to heaven for a game change.

The Apostle Paul needed a game change as he was going down on a ship.

For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar: and lo, God has granted you all them that sail with you. Acts 27:23-24

If you need a gamechanger then do what Paul did. First, He identified himself as a servant and messenger of the living God. Second, He had to appear to somebody. Do not retire in your mind but recognize that you have something valuable to say to someone else. God plays no favoritism with lost humanity. Every person you speak to is a Caesar. You are valuable.

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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IS LIFE FEELING A LITTLE DRY? Are you struggling to stay up and be positive? There are plenty of reasons for the epidemic depressive state of millions of people today but there is only one solution. We can keep our posture of expectant, joyful, answers to the challenges that face us because we keep our source alive.

I was working outside the other day and as I looked over at the horizon at the red sun setting with the warm breezes gentle refreshing my soul a strange word came to me that I have never used before . Cornucopia.

It is a word that means abundance, profusion, bountifulness, and plenitude. I saw a picture of an open bible and a horn of plenty rising from it with an outpouring of fruits. My heart was telling me that there is an unending source of joy, provision, ideas, promises, and supply for every need flowing constantly from this book for all to enjoy if they will allow it to minister to them. The next morning I just sat in front of my open bible and allowed it to minister to me the ideas that lift mankind. We have opportunity to receive a never-ending source of wisdom and insight if we can quietly sit at the feet of the master as he speaks to us from the words He breathed to be our guide and companion in this journey on earth. Make a timely moment in your day to go right to the source and prime the pump of your spirit for the day’s decisions.

ps 119:17
Be generous with me and I’ll live a full life;
not for a minute will I take my eyes off your road.
Open my eyes so I can see
what you show me of your miracle-wonders.

I’m a stranger in these parts;
give me clear directions.
My soul is starved and hungry, ravenous!—
Insatiable for your nourishing commands.

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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Government by the governed is still uniquely seen in America as one senator’s election continues to make front page headlines. If America is a shining light to the world it is reflected in the example that a person’s vote still matters. It gives hope to people in bondage to the tyranny of the few, that a few people in a small state still can make all levels of government stand up and take notice. It gives value to humans and meaning to their voices in the secular realm. Christians carry a deep responsibility to their fellow men to be involved in this civil liberty to insure that their religious liberty is not taken away. Preachers need to be a voice of righteousness not defined by the world to a pulpit but in all the arenas of life, the ring of truth needs to be heard or it will be lost.

My closing thought on this is that we cannot allow the course of a nation to be decided by the voice of a few in Government. Government can punish bad people for their wrongdoing by the laws they make but Government cannot make people good. Only preachers make people good. Goodness is not a right but a transformed life once you have seen the light. If we hide our light we have no right to curse the darkness.

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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Paul’s quest for himself and for the new believers was to experience a power they had not experienced before. Philippians 3:10 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,” He was not seeking after something that was not available. He told us to pray so our eyes would be opened to see the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. Paul’s prayer for all believers is not that they just struggle to make it to the end but that they live with a practical experience of power flowing out of them to not just get the natural results that a good mind and good decision would make but a supernatural result that only God could make happen. His prayer was

“I Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, ” Ephesians 1:16

The dead being raised from the grave was unheard of in ancient times. God among men verified by a resurrection brought great curiosity and conviction to the world that there was a divine connection to God and it revealed that you cannot play with your imaginary Gods anymore. The resurrection confirmed a presence of God and a principle that the unseen one could now be seen and known to people. It also revealed a power available to humans. It was not a weak, flickering , candle of energy but a mighty sun of light filled energy equal to the same power that could raise a dead body. scripture says :

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:11

Are we using this power? What is dead in your life that needs to be brought back to life? Do have a dead vision? a dead relationship? a dead-end job? a dying body? Today tap into the power within you that will resurrect what you want resurrected. Jesus did not die a terrible death to take your place in sin, sickness,and Hell so that you would live a powerless life of weakness, poverty, fear, emptiness and sick.This is your day to rise up in your new resurrected life that was infused into you at your new birth and be all that you can be.

Blessings,
Kevin
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Leslie
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We live in an age of multiculturalism with a prevailing attitude that everybody should believe but it does not matter what they believe. We who are Christians must be clear on what makes us credible. Extensive studies have found that the youth of the world have a cultural belief that a God exists who created the world and this God wants people to be good. Their central goal of life is to be happy and they do not want God to get involved unless they are seriously in trouble as they try to be happy. Their view of the future is that good people go to heaven when they die. They believe that Religion should not have any doctrines. God is not involved in specifics.

In the face of this moralistic Deism that now is the Religion of America (and most of the world) stands a Christian. Our Witness is of a specific Man who came into this earth who was God on the earth. Scripture says that Jesus was born of a virgin and Jesus said ” If you have seen me you have seen the Father.” The record is very specific on who to believe and what to believe. God became matter. Because the eternal became the finite, we can understand Him.  Because He came to us, we know we can go to Him. Because He became matter, everything about our life matters and has eternal consequences. He gave value to every human being.  He came into our world and we now can clearly see who God is and what He thinks. God became flesh. Now, we who are in the flesh can relate to Him.

The Apostle John wrote a book for the purpose of causing people to believe and told them exactly what to believe concerning the life, words, and events of Jesus. He said that in believing we will have life.” These things were written that you believe and in believing you would have Life.”  Believing is not just a good thing to do. It produces Life. You are only credible as a Christian if the signs of His life are around you. Your faith was given to change you into His image with the evidence of life. Our faith is more than feeling good. It produces the knowledge of the future. It produces an awareness that people matter.

Yours In Global Evangelism,
Kevin
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Leslie
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