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Thesis:
For kids: Duck Tape Prayer
I will fear no evil
And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear?
Lord, You never let go of me
Lord, You never let go of me
History of a Church on Mission
Rev. Ron Dickinson (Mission Lost) 6 years?
For kids:
Rev. Paul Ventor (Mission Alone) 4 years
Rev. Paul Wier (Mission Together) 20 years
And I will fear no evil
Story of us all on mission
For my God is with me
Getting off mission
And if my God is with me
Making up new purpose
Whom then shall I fear?
keeping ideas to myself
Ideas based on location and property, not people
Lord, You never let go of me
Somebody else could do just as well with our stuff
It's why we don't worry too much when pastors move.
Its' the attitude that says one person is just as good as another.
When we lose sight of the people in our attempts to take care of our stuff we have lost our mission and purpose
Getting into fights
Its all downhill from there
How do we turn back the tide?
What can you and I do ourselves?
Lets look at the big picture first.
Israel on Mission
tells us that the mission and purpose of Israel was the same as the mission and purpose of the Church.
Blessed to be a blessing
A kingdom of priests and a holy nation to draw the whole world to God.
How have they done?
Focused on people or property?
Can you imagine living in Israel?
Anatomy of Peace - Israelis and Palestinians
Israel almost constantly fighting
Only 30-40 years of peace under Solomon - and he treated the people like slaves.
Building a wall around the nation with drafted labor, moving families into work camps.
Israel's Golden Age
Otherwise they were continually at war with neighboring countries and fights within themselves.
Leaders (and their families) deposed through violence during transitions of political power.
Still happens today.
David's prayers not about taxes or healthcare reforms - it was for protection of his life!
Last line about true hope being beyond this world.
Austria recognized the “genocide” of Christians in the Middle East this week.
Land of Mozart, etc,
If we see it almost impossible to stay on mission in the big picture, what hope do we have at St. Mark?
What hope do you and I have in our lives?
Should we just resolve ourselves to the idea that when we see Jesus, there will be no "Well done, good and faithful servant."
but instead our humble apology to him for not doing what he asked and being poor stewards of the church?
No!
We stand against the tide, doing what we know is right, even when no one else does.
We keep our focus on people even when everyone else is focused on other things.
Jesus faced the same tide.
Everyone wanted Jerusalem reclaimed.
Jesus wanted the children of God reclaimed
He knew they were worth more than many sparrows, many treasures, even the Temple of God itself.
He knew this would bring conflict.
He has passed that mission on to us.
So we, like all the saints before us stand against that tide knowing we are not alone.
Jesus stands with us.
Challenge
You
Are you willing to stand for Jesus - to love Him and love others more than you love your own life?
Will you teach your children and those around you with your actions, not just your words, that people are more important than possessions.
Do not fear your enemies
Fear what you could become if you lose your mission and purpose
and fear what might happen to you and your's if you do.
God will claim what is His and take it from us if we try to hold it back.
Our secret idols become exposed
We are branches on the vine of Christ and God is the gardener
If we don't produce fruit we get pruned.
The hand that feeds itself will not outlive the hand that feeds others and teaches other hands to feed others
Eventually it grows tired and when it stops working the body dies
Closing Prayer:
I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear?
Lord, You never let go of me
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