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We are not perfect, but we have been saved by the one who is. He did it by grace alone, through faith alone, on the basis of Christ alone, for the glory of God alone, revealed infallibly by the Scripture alone.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thursday Thoughts Week of June 25-July 2-Missional Living

This week we take a look at Missional Living, what does it really mean, how do we do this is in the real world.  We have, over the last month looked at 2 other core values, and without those as our foundation, 1. remembering that Christ is our treasure, He is the Word of Truth, and 2.  that we are encouraged in community to spread the truth, this can go very bad, or get off the intended track God has set forth in His word.  So with that in mind let's examine what it means to live missionally.
Life was never meant to be compartmentalized, yet so many of us walk around in a life filled with areas that rarely bleed over into each other, we have our family box here, and our work box over here, and we keep our Jesus box over there on the mantle.  We however, believe that Christ came to show us that life is meant to be lived intentionally.  That He has made us for a specific end, namely to glorify Him in everything that we say and do.  You see the Bible is clear in Ps. 139:13-16 that God was intentional when He formed us and therefore we should live our lives with that same thought in mind.  He has placed us into specific places in this world; jobs, neighborhoods, gyms, coffee shops, etc.  Life therefore is not random and each place that we are was designed to a place where we are living, serving, walking out our lives in the same way Jesus did, thinking of the Gospel and doing all we can to be a witness to that truth. 
Therefore we believe that we are to be in culture, we are to befriend the unregenerate, to form relationships with those outside the kingdom that we may look for opportunities to share the Gospel, to live lives that point to Christ.  
So may we engage this week, may we seek out the lost and dying and may we, in the name of Jesus, offer them living water.  May we not spend all our time hidden in the Christian subculture and may we be salt and light of the great Gospel, and then leave the rest in the hands of a holy and sovereign God.  
I hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see you Sunday, this week we will be in Eph. 4 and 1 Cor. 12-13, take some time to read.  Love you guys and see you soon.

LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE 
Brandon 

 
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  1. Lori E.June 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    Brandon, after reading and viewing the things you have put on facebook, I thought that you should have a blog and that I would read it. Then yesterday, or the day before, there it was on facebook. I look forward to reading them and learning. You are a teacher and the hands and feet of Christ. Teach and keep on keeping on Brandon!

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