The joy of mission
The disciples returned from the mission that Jesus had sent them on full of joy, sharing stories of how what Jesus had told them to do, had actually worked!
The disciples returned from the mission that Jesus had sent them on full of joy, sharing stories of how what Jesus had told them to do, had actually worked!
Being told to ‘Go’ by Jesus would have filled the 72 disciples with a range of emotions. They would go with a sense of vulnerability.
We need to trust God for the seemingly impossible to happen, whilst telling people that Jesus is near.
Jesus said, ‘Love me first, then love others.’ And it’s easy for me to love Him, but the love I have for Christ must spill over to those I see every day…
I recently came across this short video from TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). Although it’s a talk from ‘secular’ society, I think it has a very powerful message for the church too. We need to work together as a body if we want to see a movement start up.
This is an amazingly powerful stop-motion video set to the song In This World by Enter The Worship Circle. Watch it – I think you’ll like it…
A 2-minute explanation of what a “missional church” is. [youtube]arxfLK_sd68[/youtube]