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My Finances for MBI

Since I was eight, I have always wanted to teach the riches of God’s Word to everyone. As a child, reading the Bible and growing up in the church, I felt a disconnect. Why was no one else reading His Word? Why was no one else really that interested in Jesus, except when they had to talk about Him in Sunday School or in Bible class? Why was God only a part of people’s lives, when He clearly stated that He wants to be in ALL of our life, and why won’t Christians make Him their all if they know of what He’s done to the men and women of the Bible who have engaged in an authentic relationship with Him?

Growing up, I still see this disconnect. I love when I see others who do have such a passion for the Lord and His Word, but I still see a majority of those in the church who go about their lives like nothing happened, with a devotion here and a prayer there. Scripture is clear that Jesus gave us His all, and wants ours. He calls us to abide in Him, for apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). We are called to be a “living sacrifice” for “spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1). We are called to love the Lord with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, ALL our strength, and ALL our mind (Luke 10:27). And for those who are lukewarm, Jesus states that He will spit them out of His mouth (Revelation 3:20).

My goal is to lead in ministry to guide people in their relationship with God, to get others to realize that the Most High came down low and is still with us in every day, action, minute, and second. God is not just some concept that we pray to, He is a Being, for lack of better words, a Person. He is not just involved in our lives, we are involved in His! And He loves us in such an incomprehensible way! So how can we respond in any way but living our lives as a living sacrifice, abiding in Him and loving Him with all our hearts, souls, strength and minds? As D. L. Moody said, “A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.”

Moody Bible Institute has a reputation in training up those who seek to teach the Scriptures, those who swim in the Word of the Lord and discover all it has to offer and then invite others to swim with them. I would love to be part of that awesome work which has been going on for over a century, to unashamedly proclaim Christ and be trained to do so in an effective way that ultimately glorifies Him.

I am excited due to the fact that I have been accepted at MBI, but I currently do not have all the funds to be able to live on campus and pay for room and board, a requirement as an undergraduate freshman, as well as the addded difficulty that my family is in financialy tight situation as well. I was advised to make a campaign here, so I reluctantly (I cannot emphasize the word "reluctantly" enough) created this. Any donation would be extremeley appreciated.
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  • Tom Sobeski
    • $50 
    • 9 yrs
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Josiah Balaguer
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Huntley, IL

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