Six:Eight

God’s not put off by weakness, or offended by weak people. Which is good, because if we’re honest, we’re all, occasionally, if not exclusively, weak. Instead, He chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise & the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

What does love do? How is it shown? Where does it originate from? What is it? These are the questions addressed in todays sermon.

Pastor Mohammad Yamout of Tyre Church in Lebanon visited to share about all that God is doing and the lives being changed in the Lebanon/Syria region. He also challenged us with ways we can support the ministry: through prayer, sending members on short term missions, and supporting financially.

God is good, from beginning to end in the Scriptures. God’s goodness is free & boundless, found everywhere, and cannot be separated from His Justice & Holiness. We can wake up to His Goodness, and begin to view life through a different narrative rather then the violence & vitriol we are consistently fed in this world!

Empowered by the Holy Spirit by Six:Eight

What can we learn from Jonah, a man who ran from God’s call? We see the term ‘missionary’ isn’t reserved for the few, but the all - we are all called to live as missionaries in God’s purpose. Charles Spurgeon was correct, “Every Christian is either a missionary, or an imposter.”

We are a SENT people in the purpose of God to bring glory to Christ. The Gospel calls us to both proclamation & demonstration. How have we usurped the Missio Dei (the Mission of God) to become the Missio ME (My mission)?

We live in a culture which seems hostile to the message of Christ, at the least in perception. Will we choose to obey Christ, or accommodate? Today we look at how Peter & the Apostles responded to the same pressures.

We all live called to the Great Commission, how we go about that individually is always being revealed. But we can be assured of attack, distractions & discouragement along the way. This comes in many forms, but great purpose diminishes all distraction. Nehemiah shows us how to stay on task.

We’re setting our minds on God’s purpose for our lives in His mission, exploring the principle of missional decision-making & how to live in light of God’s glorious mission. Moses bears witness that decisions made in faith, honor God!