Thursday, February 6, 2014

SOLDIER

Christ-followers are soldiers.  Our Commanding Officer is Jesus.  We represent Him.  We bring the good news of forgiveness, salvation, transformation, vision and life purpose.  We're given a new life agenda.  We no longer serve 'me, myself and I;'  we serve God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Reaching a community for Christ isn't about overpowering our culture or even just about being compassionate toward people in need.  It isn't about putting together attractive events or increasing membership.

Soldiers of Christ are partners in God's work to redeem a lost and searching community -- the very thing we were before we received Christ.

Is our vision this big?  Or are just 'doing church' with a smaller vision?

'Reaching a community for Christ isn't about overpowering our culture … '

Soldiers who share Christ's big vision of lives changed, brokenness healed and relationship restored to God and to one another hardly have time to argue over style or preference.  We're soldiers on a mission with a vision far greater than any of those.

This is life and death.

And be blessed.

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