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Fast Lane is a network within CMA that focuses primarily on ministry
to sport bikers, dual sport riders, and quad sport riders. Our goals are to see the lost saved and to develop chapters within CMA to accomplish ministry in
these areas.
Fast Lane is what you make it. We have members across the country
doing different things to be active in ministry . Some are attending races, some
are holding Fast Lane rides, and others are meeting with local clubs and web
forum members and attending their events. They are striking out to do what
they can and working to get others that are interested in ministry to this seg-ment of riders enthused about doing the work also.
Welcome to the Inside Line for April!
John Jr - National Evangelist - Fast Lane
John and Cy
Knight, MO
Fast Lane
Rep, left this
morning at
5:30 on
their way to meet up with a team of
people in Douglas, AZ. From there,
the team will travel around Mexico
for the next month, returning home
May 2. Please be in prayer for this
team as they go to encourage CMA
Mexico. Below are some specific
prayer items for the team:
1. Safe travels. Mexico has been in
the news regarding some poten-
tially dangerous situations. Please
pray for God’s protection over
them and for wisdom to follow
His leading as they ride.
2. Health. Pray that the entire team
remain healthy on this trip.
3. Motorcycles. Pray that each mo-
torcycle function properly and
remain in the upright riding posi-
tion.
4. Families. Each of the men on
this trip have left a spouse and
family at home. May their fami-
lies be well-cared for while they
are on this trip.
5. CMA Mexico. Pray that CMA
Mexico will be encouraged and
uplifted as these men travel to
the different chapters. Pray for
an explosion of growth and bless-
ings.
6. Manuel Ameca, President of
CMA Mexico. Please pray for
this family as they have been
struggling. Late last year, Manuel
and his daughter were in a seri-
ous car accident that left him in
recovery for several months. The
family has been struggling finan-
cially and emotionally to over-
come these trials.
April 2010
In Christ you have been made rich in every way, in all your speaking and in all your knowledge. You have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again. Jesus will keep you strong until the end so that there will be no wrong in you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God, who has called you to share everything with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. (1 Corinthians 5, 7-9) [bold mine]
Offenses. What
a struggle they
are. Each day we
have the oppor-
tunity to pick
up the stones
and arrows that are hurled at us in
various forms and allow their black
tar to stain our clothes, hearts, and
minds as we allow their bitterness to
attach to us, or we can choose an-
other way. It is the way Paul spoke of
in Philippians 3:13 where he said,
“Forgetting the past and straining
toward what is ahead.”
As soon as an offense is
hurled, whether intended or not, it is
in the past. If we keep looking at the
place where the hurt occurred, we
cannot turn our eyes forward in order
to press toward the mark of the high
calling. Instead, we are looking back-
wards and down at ourselves, asking,
“Why would he say that to me?”
“How could she do that?” “What is
wrong with me?” The answer is that it
is not about you.
We are not here representing
ourselves; rather One Who deserves
all glory. The longer we keep our eyes
on ourselves, the more ineffective we
become in the ministry God has
called us to: changing the world, one
heart at a time. Offenses are effective
in neutralizing a person who has been
gaining ground spiritually because
they cause us to stop what we are do-
ing in order to pick them up. They
have no power over the person they
are not attached to.
When dealing with an of-
fense, we have to continually remind
ourselves to lay it down and let it go.
Part of our minds may want to let the
person know just how much they hurt
us, yet the Spirit continually whispers
for us to forgive and to pray for that
individual. Nothing would be gained
for God’s glory if we were to enter
into a debate on just how wrong that
person was. We need to “. . . capture
every thought and make it give up
and obey Christ. (2 Cor 10:5)”. One
way to do this is to place key scrip-
tures around your house and force
yourself to stop and read them as you
come across them. When I feel my
mind going in a direction it shouldn’t
I repeat 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 out
loud as a reminder to myself where
my mind should be focused. Likewise,
each time our mind tries to go back to
the place where the offense occurred,
we need to remind it that we are not
here to fight against flesh and blood;
rather, to advance the Kingdom of
God by showing His love to those He
has called us to. This fight isn’t about
us, but it is about rendering us inef-
fective. The longer we allow our sub-
conscious to dwell on the offense, the
longer we stay in the ditch. We are
called to lay these offenses down; to
forget them in order to press forward.
So, now is the time to stand up, dust
ourselves off, and lift our eyes to the
One who has called us to arise and
walk .
May we focus our eyes ahead,
pressing forward; gaining ground in
this spiritual battle we are facing trust-
ing that God will give us everything
we need to be an overcomer of the
temptations, hurts, and traps that
ensnare us in this world attempting to
keep us from realizing the true victory
that is ours in Christ.
Holly Ogden - CMA National - Fast Lane
April Inside Line
It is challenge time!
Challenge: Find the one per-
son this month that God has
put in your path to share His
love with and give them a
salvation bracelet.
Mechanics: (1) Be
one of the first ten
people to request a salvation
brace let by emai l ing
(2) Pray over the bracelet and
ask God to show you the
one person He wants you
to give it to.
(3) Give the person the brace-
let by April 20.
(4) Send an email with your
short testimony on what
God did with your bracelet
to [email protected] by
April 23.
Reward: One person will be
chosen to win a black Fast
Lane t-shirt.
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C o m -
mun i c a t i o n ,
c ommun i c a -
tion, communi-
cation…
What is the CMA Fast Lane? This is
a question I hear often, and most
often I hear it from CMA members.
Sometimes the question is, “Well,
I’ve known we have a Fast Lane, but
what does Fast Lane do”?
The CMA website describes the Fast
Lane like this:
The Fast Lane is a net-
work within CMA that focuses
primarily on ministry to sport bik-
ers, dual sport riders, and quad
sport riders. Our goals are to see
the lost saved and to develop chap-
ters within CMA to accomplish
ministry in these areas.
When you look at the “big
picture” of CMA, I like to say it does-
n’t matter what you ride, we have a
place in the ministry for you!
The Ministry Team training
and principle of CMA servant’s heart
attitude will work in any setting.
Building relationships and minister-
ing to people’s needs is what CMA
has been doing for many years. The
Fast Lane folks may go to some differ-
ent places and ride different types of
machines, but it is the same message
of Jesus that we go and share.
People ask, how do I get in-
volved? There are many ways to be
involved . It could be on the front
line, the side line, and we always
need folks on the prayer line!
If you want to get out and
ride then please do, but there are also
other ways to be involved with the
Fast Lane. Have you ever shared the
vision of CMA with a Christian who
rides a Fast Lane type machine? Let
them know that CMA has a place in
ministry for them.
Go and help out at a Fast
Lane event, ask a Fast Lane Rep
where opportunities are close to you.
Fast Lane is an exciting part of CMA.
Feel the excitement… get
involved with Fast Lane!
Denver Dennis - Arkansas Fast Lane Rep
I bought my second bike in
May 2007—a Buell XB9SX. After a
couple of months of researching dif-
ferent manufacturers online, I
thought the Buell’s offered some-
thing strikingly different from the
average sport bikes. Having an inline
four 660 as my first bike, I knew that
I wanted a twin for the next bike.
That mere fact narrowed by choices
drastically. Buell just had this scream-
ing attitude about them. Perhaps it
came from its Harley lineage?
So, now I have this bike.
What do I do with it? Sure I ride it,
but what do I really do with it? Most
people, even non-bikers, know that
90% of motorcycle rallies are not very
conservative. They are an excuse to
get really crazy and do things that will
later be regretted.
The Internet is a great tool,
when you decide to use it as a tool.
Somehow, I came across the CMA
website in November of 2007. I’d
never even heard of CMA before. I
read up as much as I could on the
website for a couple of days and de-
cided that this might be what I was
looking for. It was during this web
surfing that I discovered Fast Lane
and the Carving the Ouachitas Rally,
about two weeks too late! Now I had
to wait 12 months for the next rally!
Everything looked interesting, so I
searched the chapters and found that
there was one 30 miles from home. It
was difficult during the holidays of
2007, but after a couple of months, I
finally made a chapter meeting. The
rest, as they say, is history.
I would like to bring to your
attention to the fact that I found
CMA by searching the Internet, not
by ever meeting a single member.
CMA’s Internet presence is impor-
tant. There are many people like my-
self out there who are looking for
something, but don’t know what it is
or where to find it. They just know it
must be there. My generation knows
the Internet and how to search for
information. I can tell you from first
hand experience that if a website is
not that great, I probably will not
visit very long. An outdated website is
worse because it shows a lack of con-
sistency. It is important to keep cur-
rent contact information and photos
on the national, regional, state, and
chapter websites. We don’t know
who may be looking for something
like CMA, but if our information is
obsolete when they visit our websites,
they likely will not visit long, and
CMA will disappear from their radar
as fast as the webpage loaded, if not
faster.
Finding CMA By: Brian Young
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April Inside Line
R a l l y
in the Gorge –
History of a
growing Fast
Lane Ministry
Rally
The first series of the rallies
now called Rally in the Gorge started
in 2003. CMA participation began
in 2004 when Paul Tefft (CMA Seat-
tle) volunteered to help the Rally
organizers. CMA Fast Lane participa-
tion has grown steadily from there.
Tim Bernard (Idaho Fast Lane Rep)
became a vendor in 2006, and he
and Paul began to ask others to help.
With the birth of Fast
Lane, CMA participa-
tion again expanded.
Starting in 2008, CMA
Fast Lane became part
of the rally organizing
committee. In January , at the rally
planning meeting for 2010, five out
of the twelve people there were mem-
bers of Fast Lane.
Why is this rally so uniquely
suited for Fast Lane ministry? It is
held for our targeted crowd! It is ac-
tually a combination of four rallies at
the same time – Sport Bike North-
west, Sport Touring Northwest, Dual
Sport Northwest, and Maxi Scooter
Northwest. The rally is held in
the Columbia River Gorge, on
the Washington/Oregon border.
It is held near some of the BEST
motorcycling roads in the US (paved
or gravel).
C om b i n e
that with
some great
scenery and
you have a
very enjoyable place to fellowship.
We have five days of serving and
mixing with fellow biking enthusiasts
and hold a Sunday service. The or-
ganizers were impressed that the first
Sunday service had a bigger atten-
dance than some of the excellent
seminars held during the rally. The
event is an AMA Signature event
and draws a nice crowd, a Fast Lane
targeted crowd. The local CMA
chapters in the area have been a
great help. Jeff Haays (Oregon Fast
Lane Rep) joined the rally staff in
2009. We have even seen Scooter
riders wearing
colors! As the
rally grows, we
need your
help. We are
looking at the
2010 rallies with an air of anticipa-
tion. We hope to have at least three
Fast Lane Reps at the rally, a Na-
tional Evangelist or two, AND maybe
some of you (prayerfully several)!
IF you can come to the rally
and help out – contact us for more
information.
R a l l y w e b s i t e :
www.soundrider.com/sbnw/
Fast Lane information:
Steve Schiller - Washington Fast Lane Rep
Get your events listed in the Inside Line. Email them to us, let
us know what you are working and where you need help! Make
sure to include contact information and event locations/dates!
Rally in the Gorge
Stevenson, Washington
July 28 – Aug 1 2010
Christian Motorcyclists Association Southwest Region Women’s Conference
April 9-11, 2010
Tamarack Beach Resort
3200 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008 Contact: Kathy Forester at 760-724-9584, C#760-518-9074
z
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Where: Where:
Iron Horse Iron Horse
Campgound, Campgound,
Robbinsville, NC Robbinsville, NC
828828--479479--38643864
www.ironhorsenc.comwww.ironhorsenc.com
Make your reserva-Make your reserva-
tions; camping, cab-tions; camping, cab-
ins, and bunkhouse ins, and bunkhouse
availableavailable
Dual Sport rentals, Dual Sport rentals,
guided rides and guided rides and
moremore
April 8-11, 2010
Are you Are you Are you Are you Are you Are you Are you Are you ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay ready to slay the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?the dragon?
Note: This rally will still be taking place in spite of the closure of US129. Plan to come and enjoy great riding!
Consider joining an owner’s group for the type of motorcycle you own. This is an effective tool in building relationships
with people and making inroads. Please keep in mind that it is best to avoid any religious debates on the forums, as they only tend
to hurt your witness. Below are some links to the websites (we take no responsibility for the content of these web boards, please use
wisdom and discretion):
American Thunderbike: www.americanthunderbike.org
MSTA: http://www.ridehsta.com/
ROK: http://www.kawasaki.com/contentb.asp?url=/gtoc/
WERA: www.wera.com
ZRXOA: www.zrxoa.org
FZ1OA: www.yamahafz1oa.com
www.advrider.com
www.klr650.net
General sport biking forums:
http://www.sportbikes.com/wwwthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat
http://sbw.sportbikes.com
http://www.sport-touring.net/forums
Rocket Madness: http://www.rocketmadness.com
Concours Owners Group: http://www.cog-online.org
Web Forums
Where can I fit in? Check out
the links to the left!
Page 6
April Inside Line
Randal Tebeau
April
• 4: MX Races in Millekin, CO.
Charles Compton
• 8-11: Slaying the Dragon,
Deal’s Gap, NC. David Oates
• 9-11: Southwest Region
Women’s Conference,
Carlsbad, CA
Kathy Forester 760-724-9584,
C#760-518-9074
• 9-11: Missouri Women’s Con-
ference, Columbia, MO
Cid Knight 417-394-2278
• 17: Tail of the Snake Lewis-
ton, ID/Clarkston, WA.
Roger 509-549-3872
May
• 1:Run for Son OFF ROAD at
Brown Mountain Park near
Morganton, NC. David Oates
• 13-16: Tour de Tellico, Tellico
Plains, TN. David Oates
www.cycleresort.com
June
• 3-6: Canyonlands Motor Clas-
sic, Moab, UT. Wally Bailar
• 15-19: CMA National Rally.
Fast Lane Ride June 18.
• 25-27: National V-Strom Rally,
Montrose, CO. Wally Bailar
• 26: Lucas Oil MX National
Series Race, Lakewood, CO.
Charles Compton
July
• 1-3: Bikes, Babes, and Bling,
Fayetteville, AR This is a
WOMEN’S MOTORCYCLE
RALLY
www.bikesbabesandbling.com
/
• 9-11: Louisiana/Mississippi
Women’s Conference,
Natchez, MS
Lynn Beech 601-428-4823
• 22-25: Top of the Rockies,
BMW Rally, Paonia, CO.
Wally Bailar
• 23-24: Texas Women’s Con-
ference, Clifton, TX
Kathy Johnston 817-988-8092
• 28-Aug 1: Rally in the Gorge,
Stevenson, WA
Sport Bike Northwest, Dual-
Sport Northwest, Sport Tour-
ing Northwest and Maxi
Scooter Northwest
www.soundrider.com/Rally/
• 29-31: Rocky Mountain ADV
Rally, South Fork, CO. Wally
Bailar
August
• 13-15: Arkansas/Oklahoma
Women’s Getaway, Morril-
ton, AR
Rebekah Beene 870-246-5891 ma-
• 26-29: Horizons Unlimited
Dual Sport Rally, Silverton,
CO. Wally Bailar
• 28: Jville Bike Bash
Coastal Plains Raceway. Jack-
sonville, NC. Hank Richards.
September
• 23-26 Fast Lane
Rally—Northwest. Kamiah, ID. Tim Bernard
• 24-26 Fast Lane
Rally—Louisiana. Boyce, LA. Brian Young [email protected]
• 25-26: MX of Nations Lake-
wood, CO. Charles Compton
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Arkansas: Denver Dennis [email protected] Bill Wing [email protected] California-N: John Rundall [email protected] Colorado: Wally Bailar [email protected] Charles Compton [email protected] Florida: Mitch Edwards [email protected] Georgia: Cliff Finney [email protected] Illinois: Jim Barnhart [email protected] Kansas: Ron Harper [email protected] Maryland: Jerry Coon [email protected] Michigan: Jorg Emmert [email protected] Minnesota: Dave McLellan [email protected] Missouri: Cy Knight [email protected] North Carolina: David Oates [email protected] North Dakota: Jimi Johnson [email protected] Oregon: Jeff Hayes [email protected] Tennessee: Gary Holt [email protected] Texas-NE: Robert DuMond [email protected] Texas-W: Bob McClain [email protected] Tri-State: Tim Bernard [email protected] Roger Cannon [email protected] Washington: Steve Schiller [email protected]
FAST LANE FRIENDLY AREA REP Indiana: Chris Roush [email protected]
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June
15-20: CMA National
Rally, Hatfield, AR
21-24: Evangelist’s Meet-
ings, Hatfield, AR
July
22-25: Top of the Rock-
ies, Paonia, CO
April
March 30-May 2: Mex-
ico
May
14-16: Texas State Rally,
Leakey, TX
27-31: MSTA event,
Colorado
28-Aug 1: Rally in the
Gorge, Stevenson, WA
August
12-14: Big Dog Rally
September
23-26: Pacific Northwest
Fast Lane Rally
Fast Lane Evangelist Itinerary
Get your Fast Lane related events posted by sending them to
[email protected] with the subject “Events for Inside Line”