What is your next step as part of God’s mission? Philippians 1:6 Never underestimate the effect of your 'little' part in God’s mission when you step out with Him. In 1858, a Sunday School teacher, Mr Kimball, led a shoe clerk Dwight L. Moody to give his life to Christ. Moody became an evangelist who awakened evangelistic zeal in the heart of Fredrick B. Meyer, pastor of a small church. FB Meyer brought to Christ J. Wilbur Chapman. Chapman, engaged in YMCA work, employed Billy

Maybe your idea of mission is this—it is my responsibility to convince people that they need to follow Jesus. It’s up to me to save them otherwise they will go to hell. Maybe in your mind it is so overwhelming that you can’t live up to that responsibility. Acts 1:8b The Spirit empowers us and works on people’s hearts to surrender their lives to Christ. Let me help us understand mission— it starts from knowing God’s love for us, and that love empowering us to share about Jesus

Have you ever wanted to give up? Acts 1:8, Matt 5: 13-16 Christ, and knowing him changes the world. And Christ calls us to partner with him, to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. I can think of a few situations where it has been incredibly difficult and costly and I wanted to take my bat and ball and go home. I’m sure you have been in similar situations. The task or the obstacles seem too big, and you don’t believe you can get through. What keeps us to the task and pr

The profound reality of 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 is that Christ’s love transforms us, then becomes a relentless force that compels us outward. 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Christ's love compels us. (2 Cor 5:14) This love is not some emotion that we generate ourselves. It is unbreakable love of our God who has rescued us from the grave. Because Christ died for all, our old self-absorbed existence has passed away, and we are reborn as an entirely new creation. This radical shift transfor