Comments on: EXPOSURE vs. EXPERIENCE http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/ The online connection to Clayton King Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Josh Meadows http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-2036 Josh Meadows Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:18:29 +0000 http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-2036 clayton, The difference between being around christianity and embracing it is huge. I like to think of it as a person wondering in the desert, thirsty in broken, trying to find something to quench their thirst. The funny thing is that they have a huge back pack full of gatorade, all they have to do is drink, yet they continue to thirst when the very thing that will quench them, is left untouched. Man, Jesus is near, and He satisfies, and He longs to know us.....so go ahead and drink from the never ending fountains of His grace!!! Clayton, love you man! You're a hero in the faith to me clayton,

The difference between being around christianity and embracing it is huge. I like to think of it as a person wondering in the desert, thirsty in broken, trying to find something to quench their thirst. The funny thing is that they have a huge back pack full of gatorade, all they have to do is drink, yet they continue to thirst when the very thing that will quench them, is left untouched. Man, Jesus is near, and He satisfies, and He longs to know us…..so go ahead and drink from the never ending fountains of His grace!!! Clayton, love you man! You’re a hero in the faith to me

]]> By: Greg http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-12 Greg Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:24:21 +0000 http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-12 Clayton - Wow! What a great job of painting a picture of how I have been feeling lately. I too, grew up in church, accepted Christ at age 13, and have been rather involved in "church". Kepping busy with many "good" things. Until recently(age 41), I thought that the status quo was quite enough. But I have learned that "doing church", is not the same as experiencing Jesus. I have made the decision to get up off the pew, and out of the Sunday School class , in an effort to put action to what I have been taught all these years. I, like many have had a lopsided relationship with Jesus - heavy on the "filling up", lite on the "pouring out". I don't think Jesus had this in mind when he said "follow Me". By the way - This is the first day that I have read your blog. I assume you are the same Clayton who leads the crossroads camp. My son, who is 13 attended this camp for the first time this summer, and accepted Christ while there! AWESOME! He will be baptized in a couple of weeks. I had the opportunity to have him serve with me this past Sunday in our church parking ministry. I was able to share with him the importance of putting action to our faith - by serving others. Thanks for making a difference! Clayton - Wow! What a great job of painting a picture of how I have been feeling lately. I too, grew up in church, accepted Christ at age 13, and have been rather involved in “church”. Kepping busy with many “good” things. Until recently(age 41), I thought that the status quo was quite enough. But I have learned that “doing church”, is not the same as experiencing Jesus. I have made the decision to get up off the pew, and out of the Sunday School class , in an effort to put action to what I have been taught all these years. I, like many have had a lopsided relationship with Jesus - heavy on the “filling up”, lite on the “pouring out”. I don’t think Jesus had this in mind when he said “follow Me”.

By the way - This is the first day that I have read your blog. I assume you are the same Clayton who leads the crossroads camp. My son, who is 13 attended this camp for the first time this summer, and accepted Christ while there! AWESOME! He will be baptized in a couple of weeks. I had the opportunity to have him serve with me this past Sunday in our church parking ministry. I was able to share with him the importance of putting action to our faith - by serving others. Thanks for making a difference!

]]> By: Beth Jones http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-10 Beth Jones Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:30:32 +0000 http://claytonking.com/exposure-vs-experience/#comment-10 Clayton, Thank you for so eloquently expressing what I've experienced in my own life with Jesus! I grew up in a "Christian " home, was at church every time the doors were open, 'thought' I was a Christian, would have professed to anyone that I was, and proceeded to make a miserable mess of my life!! I never experienced or understood the peace, joy, love, happiness that all my Christian friends had even in the middle of trouble and heartache, and I didn't (or couldn't) understand why. Only when I reached rock bottom did I cry out and ask Jesus to save me, and HE DID!!! The Experience changed my life at the age of 41! This all happened before I became a "NewSpringer" and had the privilege of Perry's (and your) teaching and I SO UNDERSTAND what I see happen there every Sunday....People not just exposed to, but EXPERIENCING JESUS!!! Thank you for putting into words what I have never been able to. Clayton,
Thank you for so eloquently expressing what I’ve experienced in my own life with Jesus! I grew up in a “Christian ” home, was at church every time the doors were open, ‘thought’ I was a Christian, would have professed to anyone that I was, and proceeded to make a miserable mess of my life!! I never experienced or understood the peace, joy, love, happiness that all my Christian friends had even in the middle of trouble and heartache, and I didn’t (or couldn’t) understand why. Only when I reached rock bottom did I cry out and ask Jesus to save me, and HE DID!!! The Experience changed my life at the age of 41! This all happened before I became a “NewSpringer” and had the privilege of Perry’s (and your) teaching and I SO UNDERSTAND what I see happen there every Sunday….People not just exposed to, but EXPERIENCING JESUS!!! Thank you for putting into words what I have never been able to.

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