Articles by Kris Swiatocho

He Died For You Too! by Kris Swiatocho

Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

You know God had his timing on everything. As much as I want things when I want things to happen, it’s so much easier to let God be in control.

Recently I purchased a garden planter from Amazon due to the high prices from a local home improvement store. However, when it arrived, it was in multiple pieces. I thought I ordered it already put together. So, to say the least, I returned it. In the meantime, I decided to look on Facebook Marketplace to see if I could get a used one made out of wood. After a short search, I found someone building brand new ones out of repurposed wood from an old house. I quickly contacted them, and to my surprise, it was a woman who was the actual builder. She told me she could make them in any size in about one day, at a fraction of the cost of the home improvement store, and deliver them to me. What customer service. I decided to order two. We started to chat via text, and I shared I was in ministry. She seemed very open to talking about the Lord.

She told me they would be ready in the morning. In the meantime, I decided to check out her personal Facebook page. While I saw comments about God, I also saw many things that shocked me. I knew that God had set it all up.

She arrived the following day and unloaded the planters. My mom also was there, and we started a conversation. It did take long for her to start telling us her story of how she got saved ten years ago but made some bad choices and ended up in prison for five years. She said prison was so hard but not a place that rehabilitates anyone. However, she also said it saved her life because, before prison, her life choices almost killed her. Before accepting the Lord, she said she was an atheist, but now she believed in Christ. But her struggle today was simply not walking daily with him. At this point, the tears started coming, the embarrassment of how far she had fallen away and her desperate need to know the Lord. She shared how she can’t get work, and people shun her due to being in prison. I reminded her that even though people remembered her sin, Jesus did not. Like all of us, we have to deal with the consequences of our sins and our choices.

We got to encourage her, pray with her, give her some much-needed resources and remind her that Jesus died for her. For her past, present, and future sin. Praise God; he did it for us too.

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I love to write. I love to take the time to research God's word, pray and then wait for His Holy Spirit to put words on paper. So many things inspire me from relationships, to situations, to good times and bad, traveling, characters in the Bible, media, etc. I never know when God is going to tell me to start a new series. See below from a vast variety of topics. I pray you enjoy!

Kris is available for consultation (short and long-term), training events, seminars and conferences. If there something not listed or if you would like some training customized to fit your style church, feel free to contact Kris at 919.434.3611.

Published Articles: General

Articles: Leadership

> Is Your Church/Ministry Fat? (doc)
> 3 Parts to Successful Ministry (doc)
> Leadership Development Ideas [doc]
> Discipleship Check Up 1 [doc]
> Discipleship Check 2 [doc]
> Giving Your Leaders A Gift [doc]
> Scriptures for Leadership [doc]
> Marketing Your Ministry [doc]
> 50 Great Places to Advertise for Free [doc]

Published Articles: Leadership

Published Articles: Singles Ministry

Friendationship: Can You Be More-Than-Friends but Less-Than-Lovers? (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me: He Knew What It Feels to Be Alone (pdf)
Overwhelmed Single Mom's Magazine

A Life Poured Out
Single Roots

Singles Life: The Worse and Best Dates (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Being Single and Making a Difference (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

What I Love/Hate About Being Single (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Why Are You Single (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: He Rested (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: He Understood Loss (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Jesus, Singles Like Me Series: He was Grateful (pdf)
Crosswalk Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: He Dwelt with Temptation (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: Friendships That Don't Lead to Marriage (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: Jesus Knows What Its Like to Feel Alone(pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine
Voted Top 10 Article for August 2010

Jesus, Single Like Me Series: He took care of his family too (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

Jesus..Single Like Me Series: Purpose (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

My Vantage Point (pdf)
Christian Single Magazine

Discipleship for your single adult ministry
SAM Journal Magazine, Cook Publishing

A New Holiday Tradition...Giving God's Way (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

Staying Connected to God and Each Other (pdf)
Crosswalk.com Online Magazine

Lifeway Published: No Regular Joe

Recently Lifeway contacted me to republish an article for their June Issue of HomeLife magazine, honoring "Fathers of all kinds." I had written about my step-dad who loved me and treated me like his own child…just like Joseph treated Jesus. What was bitter sweet about the article is that I wrote it when my dad was still alive. What a treasure to read it again, thanking God for such a wonderful earthy father as well as my Spiritual one. Click here to read complete article.

He Died for You Too!

"Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle." Psalm 144:1

...it was such a pleasure to have you with us this last week. Many were challenged and found such truth in what you had to share from God's Word. You spoke to their hearts and if nothing else planted seeds of change in their lives. Dale and I were encouraged, and are now even more motivated to reach out to single adults. We are making a list of who and what this week for being more purposeful in our one on one training of our leadership, and we're contacting our prayer coordinator for purposeful praying weekly for the ministry. It was a joy just to get to know you one on one too. Thank you so much for coming and being a blessing to all of us!

--Dale and Peggy Shaver, Singles Pastors, Bethel Church, Richland, WA

Kris Swiatocho Ministries, 638 Spartanburg Hwy Ste 70-113, Hendersonville, NC 28792 | 919.434.3611| swiatocho@gmail.com
"I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands." Psalm 63:4
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