Chasing A High View of Others

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Benton MacKaye recognized the plausibility structure of the emerging 20th Century is flawed. That the mechanistic structure of the world was leading was leading to some belief that were dangerous. Humans were starting to believe and create a culture that mass produces outcomes. Like industrialized culture, we build factory’s . We put a piece of tin or aluminum in one side of a conveyer belt and stamp it and out pops a product. Program it and set the program and you get tin cans, eventually cars…
By default, because we have all been formed by this present belief structure we tend to be mechanistic even in Church. If we follow this system, we put people on this line and through this program, we will get this Christian.
As we can explain away how people are formed, we stop relying on the Super natural power of God. We start trusting human programs.
Back in the early 1900’s MacKaye saw a problem with this. That this industrial mind set was making people programmatic, but the problem is, that is not how humans are formed. So he encouraged humans to step away from the program to be formed. He went out into the mountains to get a higher perspective.
We’ve been using the language of getting a higher view of God, A higher view of You, and a higher view of others. Why? Because when Jesus was questioned by a religious leader, sincere or not, what the most important command is Jesus offered a journey not a destination. Speaking to a religious context that wanted to mechanize the formation of people and religion Jesus offered pilgrimage, a quest, a journey.
Matthew 22:36–40 ESV
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
High View of God reveals God’s Character.
Is a view of his Character. His love. His Grace
Such a view is not a program! It’s a journey. A life long journey!
Ephesians 2:4–7 ESV
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
A High view of God is a high view of Jesus. As Isaiah saw God on throne, High and lifted up, and the training of his robe filling the heavens and the earth, so we see Jesus. Jesus high and lifted up on the cross. His blood overflowing and filling the earth with his presence. We see him on the throne.
A high view of God is a view of mercy, love, and grace.
It is a a proper view of self: BUT GOD!
The higher we climb to get a glimpse of God the more we recognize our own brokenness… Ah la Ephesians 2:1-3: dead in trespasses and sins in which you once walked…. Following the wrong leaders, spirits of satan, and sons of disobedience…. we were all there! Following our earthly passions and mind.

A high view of God is a high view of grace.

Over and Over, The light of his glory is constantly revealing my sinfulness. Not in a paralyzing, wallowing in pity kind of view. A High view of God that reveals our need for God and a high view of You! You were made for more.
FOLLOW ME! NOT THOSE EARTHLY THINGS.
Ephesians 2:10 (ESV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

A high view of you is a high view of God’s calling.

Last week we looked at Spiritual Glue found in Genesis 12. You are blessed to be a blessing!
To find a High view of your humanity you have to GO! There are things you have to leave. Familial customs that must be left behind. Power structures that must be left behind.
Faithfulness to the prompting of God must be explored!
This is really hard for us! We are skeptical and resistant to the idea of leaving things behind.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE! GOD WILL CALL YOU TO LEAVE BEHIND CUSTOMS AND COMFORT TO TEST YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO HIS CALLING ON YOUR LIFE.
All in with the plan to reveal is workmanship in you! He made you for a purpose.
That purpose is to BLESS YOU TO BE A BLESSING.
FRANKLY TO MULTIPLY HIS FAMILY!
Abraham is given a promise. Go and will make you a great nation. Another possibility in Hebrew is I will make you a great Family.
THE PROBLEM IS: ABRHAM and SARAH ARE OLD!!! 75— He will be 100 before the promise is fulfilled.
IT TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK TO BE FAITHFUL TO GOD!
ONE OF OUR PROBLEMS IS OUR WESTERN RATIONAL ENLIGHTENMENT MINDSET.
This isn’t humanly possible!

A high view of others is a missionary mindset.

We are called out of our customs and comfort to multiply a new family in God’s image not ours!
Abraham was credited as righteous for his FAITH IN WHAT GOD CAN DO.
He SET OUT TO MULTIPLY A FAMILY IN GOD’S IMAGE.
HE TRUSTED GOD! God, in GOD’s time multiplied the family.
GOD IS CALLING US TO BE MISSIONARIES. GOD IS CALLING SOUTH TO BE A MISSIONARY CHURCH.
It’s not new to our DNA. (Care Center, Heart, Heart To Hondurans, Russia, Burns Ave)
But is a call to leave CUSTOM and COMFORT to Multiply the Family of God.
I’ve got my doubts! By your grace increase my faith!
When Benton MaKaye chased a higher view of life, he scaled a mountain only to find he had to climb a tree. When he climbed a tree he received a calling. From the tree he had a vision to make access trails for others to leave the deception customs and comfort behind to get their own view of God, themselves, and others.
A missionary church leaves customs and comfort to make access points for others!
RESPONSE:
1. Chase a high view of God. Receive the grace of God. Lay down your life before him.
2. Chase a high view of You. What would it look like to embrace your calling?
3. Chase a high view of Others. I’ve got my doubts! God increase my faith.
Our default mode is doubt, our default mode is skepticism.
Are they making use of human torches?
Are they feeding us to lions?
You are in Polk County. There is a Church on every corner. They have better _________,
What would it look like to use your gift.
For those who do not know you yet, Lord, grab on to them now, and do your work. Take them by the heart, overcome them, and persuade them, until they say, "You have won. You are stronger than I."
Lord, did you not make me a fisher of men? I have worked all this time and caught nothing. Have I spent my strength for nothing?
I will cast my net one more time. Lord Jesus, stand on the shore and show me how and where to spread my net. Give me the words to enclose the souls I seek, that they will have no way out.
Now, Lord, for a multitude of souls. Now for a full portion.
Lord God, remember me, I pray, and strengthen me, O God. Amen.
- Joseph Alleine
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