In reading Mark 1:16-20, do you see them there on the shore? Can you see them drop the nets and follow? Do you realize this building, the campus, the ministry shown you today, you – it is all here at this moment because of that moment. They said, yes, not even close to understanding all that would follow in the journey. They just took the next step. Will you?

In reading Mark 1:16-20, do you see them there on the shore? Can you see them drop the nets and follow? Do you realize this building, the campus, the ministry shown you today, you – it is all here at this moment because of that moment. They said, yes, not even close to understanding all that would follow in the journey. They just took the next step. Will you?

You will never hear Jesus say, 'I invite you to make a decision about Me.' You will hear Him say, 'Come follow Me.' Jesus invites us to the journey of a lifetime. What will it be like? Well, read the Gospels, see what happens with the disciples, and you will have a pretty good idea of what is ahead. And Jesus has a plan, just for you.

You will never hear Jesus say, 'I invite you to make a decision about Me.' You will hear Him say, 'Come follow Me.' Jesus invites us to the journey of a lifetime. What will it be like? Well, read the Gospels, see what happens with the disciples, and you will have a pretty good idea of what is ahead. And Jesus has a plan, just for you.

Rev. Jerry Witte, NextGen Pastor, shares about living a life on purpose.

Rev. Jerry Witte, NextGen Pastor, shares about living a life on purpose.

I just finished a 4-week series laying the groundwork for today. There are a lot of things the church needs to do, and God has called and equipped some of us to do those things: Christian politicians can shape law, Christian intellectuals can shape thought, and Christian revolutionaries can bring about change. God calls some to do those things, but He calls all of the church to live and share the gospel. It is the Gospel that is God’s power for life change. If we do not carry the gospel, it will not matter what the intellectual, the politician, or the revolutionary accomplishes, because the heart has not been changed, the heart of people, the heart of culture.

I just finished a 4-week series laying the groundwork for today. There are a lot of things the church needs to do, and God has called and equipped some of us to do those things: Christian politicians can shape law, Christian intellectuals can shape thought, and Christian revolutionaries can bring about change. God calls some to do those things, but He calls all of the church to live and share the gospel. It is the Gospel that is God’s power for life change. If we do not carry the gospel, it will not matter what the intellectual, the politician, or the revolutionary accomplishes, because the heart has not been changed, the heart of people, the heart of culture.

It seems quite clear that God wants you and me to share His work, His love, His gospel with the world. Why does God always say peoples, nations, and world? Would it not be more practical to say friends, neighbors, and co-workers? I wondered that, and then it dawned on me that if He had said friends, neighbors, and co-workers; then theoretically, I could reach a place where I am done.

It seems quite clear that God wants you and me to share His work, His love, His gospel with the world. Why does God always say peoples, nations, and world? Would it not be more practical to say friends, neighbors, and co-workers? I wondered that, and then it dawned on me that if He had said friends, neighbors, and co-workers; then theoretically, I could reach a place where I am done.