One solution.
The word of God is the solution to false ideas, false values, faulty relationships.
Body
Into the midst of a world such as this, God sent his son, and God sends his sons and daughters. Yet we are to be in the world and not of the world, 1 Cor. 5, 2 Cor. 7.
You were made for a mission. We are not created for our mission or our missions, but for God's mission. We must stop asking God to bless our missions, and to ask him to involve us in his mission.
- "In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world." (John 17:18)
- "The most important thing is that I complete my mission--the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
God is at work in the world, and he wants you to join him. This is your mission.
- Ours is a shared mission, our mission is the same as his mission, Luke 19:10.
- Ours is a personal mission, we are his representatives, 2 Cor. 5.
- Ours is an eternal mission, only over when we reach eternity.
- Ours is a global mission, we are part of a global search team. We are called to be world-class and world-aware Christians.
Necessities for meeting the challenge.
- Shift from self to others.
- Shift from local to global.
- Shift from here to there, from now to then.
- Shift from negative to positive.
- Shift from excuses to excitement.
Conclusion
Let me tell you about my experience with a man named Evan Pierce. God has put you in someone's life for his reasons. Who is that person? Why are you where you are?
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Last updated March 20, 2005.