In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul speaks about a "thorn in his side" that accentuates his weakness where the power of God becomes strong for him. What does this mean and does it have meaning for us today? What does it speak about Jesus' Lordship and our need for humility? What does it say about our personal spiritual roller coasters? What does it mean in relationship to God's power and its place in our lives...EVERYDAY? This Sunday we will discuss these things and more as we focus on the most important word in all of scripture...and I am not talking about LOVE!

Living on mission with Jesus is overwhelming, sobering and exciting!

This Sunday we will wrap up our fall campaign as we discuss some practical steps

we take to live and stay focused on this mission that is to define our lives!

Living on mission with Jesus is overwhelming, sobering and exciting!

This Sunday we will wrap up our fall campaign as we discuss some practical steps

we take to live and stay focused on this mission that is to define our lives!

One thing that I believe is clear in scripture, that we talked about last week is this... Jesus had a mission from God while here on earth...and Jesus passed along that mission to his followers who then passed it down to every future follower of Jesus! "We are on a mission from God." But the mission is not easy, it is not always fun and it does not always make us happy! Therefore, a question we will look at this week from Mark 14 is this, "Do we believe Jesus is better than anything else?" If we don't believe this then I am afraid the mission of God will become too much for us bear.

One thing that I believe is clear in scripture, that we talked about last week is this... Jesus had a mission from God while here on earth...and Jesus passed along that mission to his followers who then passed it down to every future follower of Jesus! "We are on a mission from God." But the mission is not easy, it is not always fun and it does not always make us happy! Therefore, a question we will look at this week from Mark 14 is this, "Do we believe Jesus is better than anything else?" If we don't believe this then I am afraid the mission of God will become too much for us bear.

In John 20:12 Jesus tells his disciples, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

In this simple verse Jesus defines His expectation for every one of his followers.

Jesus' life is our example to follow, his mission is to become our mission.

Our lives are to be lived with His example and mission in mind at all times!

This conversation speaks to our purpose in life, our calling as a person and creates

a life picture that if embraced would mean our life is literally changing the world!

In John 20:12 Jesus tells his disciples, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

In this simple verse Jesus defines His expectation for every one of his followers.

Jesus' life is our example to follow, his mission is to become our mission.

Our lives are to be lived with His example and mission in mind at all times!

This conversation speaks to our purpose in life, our calling as a person and creates

a life picture that if embraced would mean our life is literally changing the world!

In our conversations about our Real Life, the call to family, discipleship and mission, it is easy to caught up in "the doing", the responsibility we have to be obedient to Jesus in these areas. But many times what gets lost in the doing is "the source" that is supposed to empower our doing! This Sunday we will look at Matthew 28 and Acts 1-3 as we name the source, what it means for us and how we tap into it. My sense about this week is clear...I believe God wants to recenter us in His love, faithfulness and nearness which will act as a catalyst for all that we do on a daily basis!

In our conversations about our Real Life, the call to family, discipleship and mission, it is easy to caught up in "the doing", the responsibility we have to be obedient to Jesus in these areas. But many times what gets lost in the doing is "the source" that is supposed to empower our doing! This Sunday we will look at Matthew 28 and Acts 1-3 as we name the source, what it means for us and how we tap into it. My sense about this week is clear...I believe God wants to recenter us in His love, faithfulness and nearness which will act as a catalyst for all that we do on a daily basis!

As we continue Real Life conversations this week we take a look at the Basics of Discipleship. What did Jesus mean in Matthew 28 when he said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..."? Who was Jesus talking to? What does it mean to us?