About
The
Living Gospel Ministry is a husband and wife traveling ministry called
by God to “give the world a Gospel experience like no other”. Let us
introduce ourselves to you – Matthew and Tina Zawisza, two of God’s
children head over heels in love with each other and Jesus Christ.
WHY DRAMATIC SERMONS?
Because
people need an experience that will last a lifetime. We give people a
visual of what they have only read. Studies have proved that the
average person retains only 10 percent of what they are taught. When
you add a visual to that same teaching they remember 40 percent. That
is a 400% increase!! TLGM is simply trying to do this with God’s Word
for His children – you. Performed in complete period costume, the
audience is propelled back in time to hear about events they’ve only
read about.
WE ARE A MINISTRY – NOT A THEATER GROUP
TLGM is
not a theater group. We are not a drama team. We do not perform shows.
WE ARE A MINISTRY whose focus is to give people the opportunity to make
a decision for Christ. The way we do this is by the gifts that have
been given to us from our Daddy above.
DRAMA IS THE SEED, GOD DOES THE GROWING
In
First Corinthians, Paul explained to his readers something that has
stuck dearly to us. He said that when he was with them he simply
planted a seed but God caused it to grow. Drama is our seed. Each drama
is eventually led to an invitation, an invitation to accept Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior. If God by the power of His Spirit has been
drawing someone’s heart, then a witness to that growth will take place.
We can humbly but proudly admit that a changed life is wholly and
completely dependent upon the Holy Spirit, not by acting or some
performance.
ADULTS AND CHILDREN
TLGM is a ministry for all
ages! We have both adult and children dramas and programs.
Everything we offer is adaptable to suit any age group. We adapt to the
listeners who are present.
OUR HOME CHURCH
Our home church is
the body of Christ. Where do we attend? We attend the High Bridge
Christian Church in Schenectady, NY. It is a Saturday night service
which is perfect for us because Sunday is our “work day”. Our pastor is
James Bookout whose vision to reach “the lost and unchurched” is
something we admire and cherish about him. Even though the Bridge is
our home church, every church door the Lord opens for us feels like a
home church.
OUR PRAYER
Our constant prayer is that God will
continue to use us as vessels to bring others closer to Him. We look at
ourselves simply as “Fishers of men – We catch them, He’ll clean them!”
It’s Him we surrender to every day and it’s Him and His children whom
we are serving.
OUR STORY
How did we meet? That story, my
friend, is a story we only share at our ministry engagements. Why?
Because it is an absolute, perfect example of how God hears and answers
specific prayers. It minsters to us everyday when we think back of how
we met and the circumstances He created so it could happen. We were
part of a bigger plan for a very long time. Though we can’t give you
details here, we will tell you this – it really is what dreams are made
of. And God receives all of the credit! Both of us were Christians when
we met, but that relationship with our Father has soared since we began
worshipping Him together. We learn from each other every day, we study
His Word every day, we fall in love with each other more every day. But
most importantly, we fall in love with Jesus more every day together.
This ministry consists of the 10 of us: Matthew, Tina, a dog
(Maverick), 6 cats (Angel, Faith, Moses, Gracie, Abie, Spirit),
and most important Jesus. Our pets are our children, and we are God’s
children. All together on the road for one purpose – Spreading the Good
News!
THE FUTURE
We do not know what the future holds, but we
do know the One who is leading us does. TLGM is our lives now. It is
our passion and our love. We do not use drama to impress people or to
give them a “show”. We use drama as a way to change lives and lead
people to Christ. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. We can never anticipate where the
Lord will send us, or if the Lord will send us at all. It isn’t our
choice, it’s His. But we do know one thing for sure: Jesus is our
greatest Love in the world. It is Him we are serving. He is our only
strength in all this, we are simply His children whose eyes are laid
upon Him. The greatest gift in the world is the Love of Christ. The
second greatest gift for us is this ministry.
God Bless!
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