Continuing in the series, Living in the Last Days, Part 2. Brokenness: the heart, the community, the heart of God.

We are living in the last days. Wake up! Judgement, repentance, and humility.

A local church can be a reflection of the people within - positive and negative. The people are the brush strokes of the portrait of the church and all that the things we do in our lives are the brush strokes of our individual self-portrait. So we best seek to be instructed in God's Word and to carry on adding brushstrokes to the portrait we paint knowing it is to be made perfect by the work of Jesus Christ our Lord, for those whose trust is in Him.

Is salvation by knowledge or training or something else?

Why go to church? There are many reasons some of which are stated in Psalm 84 which was written by the sons of Korah who were the janitors, the custodians and doorkeepers of the Tabernacle.

"For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?" We are all sent to where we live, work and play.

What is the promise? What does it communicate or infer? What does it pass on to the recipient? What does it confer? Who is the promise?

Making disciples is a command of our Lord and is essential as we go into the future. So today, a look at the Giver (Jesus Christ the conqueror, the divine warrior, who gives gifts to men.), the Gifts (people), and the Purpose (equip for the work of ministry).

As we go into the future, we must make opportunities for evangelism as we risk relationship with people, interacting and meeting needs, constantly in prayer.

Just as the woman at the well was met where she was by Jesus, we to have someone in our history who met us at the well with the message of the one who is the living water. Just as Jesus took a risk in speaking to that woman at the well, for us to meet others where they are, where we live, work and play involves 1) Risk; 2) Relationship; and ultimately 3)Revelation of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.