3 IMPORTANT FACTORS ABOUT GODS MISSION

John 5:17

"In his (Jesus) defense Jesus said to them 'My Father is always at his work to this very day; 

and I too am working."

3 Important Factors About Gods Mission

1.  GOD REALLY DOES HAVE A MISSION!

Did you notice that small but important part in that verse?  That part where it said that "My Father is always at "His" work...."  Jesus refers to it as "His" work!  God our Father has a work that He is actively and intentionally pursuing!

God is not sitting up in Heaven twiddling His thumbs trying to figure out what he should do each day.  God has a work and that work was determined by God a long time ago.  God isn't waiting for us to tell him what he needs to do for us - God is busy about doing what he knows is best.  And we can rest assured that if it is God's work - God's mission - it is the most important work and mission to do.


2.  GOD IS BUSY ABOUT HIS MISSION!

The next thing we can get from this verse is that God is actively accomplishing His mission. Every day and in every way God is fulfilling his purpose, plan and mission.  He isn't being lazy about accomplishing His work; God isn't procrastinating or putting off what needs to be done today for tomorrow and God is most certainly not waiting to get permission from anybody and including us to do his mission.  God is busy about his work!

3.  JESUS CAME TO JOIN GOD THE FATHER ON HIS MISSION!

As Jesus was speaking about the mission of His Father he then included himself in there by saying, "And I too am working."  Jesus is all about being apart of the mission of God. Everything Jesus did while he was here on earth was part of the plan of fulfilling God's mission.  Jesus didn't tell the Father was he was willing to do.  No. Jesus received His instructions from the Father and then was obedient to the Father.

Do you recognized that God is still actively pursuing the fulfillment of His mission?  Do you believe that God is not lazy about it or putting it off?  Do you understand that like Jesus we too are to be part of God's mission and to be faithfully obedient to whatever part he want us to do in the fulfillment of His mission?  Do you understand that you don't tell God what you will do but you are to obediently do what God has assigned you to do.

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GOD REALLY DOES HAVE A MISSION!

So I have a question for you? When you think of God in Heaven, what kind of image do you have of  Him?  What do you think God does in Heaven?   The reason why I ask that question is because the perception we have of Him will greatly affect how we chose to relate to Him.

In this weeks Missional Living Devotional we are going to attempt to ask and answer that question and prayerfully identify some implications that will affect Ordinary Christians in how they should relate to God.

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HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR COMMUNITY IS READY TO COME TO JESUS?

   

"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”  Matthew 9:35-38

3 Descriptions For A Communities Readiness 

To Come To Jesus!

In this verse Jesus give 3 descriptions on how to assess your communities readiness:

1.  Harassed:

Another word that can be used here is weary.  Life can get demanding. We experience demands from our jobs, our families, our friends and just society in general.  School can become overly demanding.  For many it seems like they are being screamed at from every corner of their life and there is not place of refuge.

2.  Helpless:

You can also use the phrase "Worn out. In your community do you know of people who are so tired and exhausted with life that they are about ready to try anything to have a change in life.  Sometimes, it's because they're over worked and underpaid. In other cases, it's just that there's more month at the end of the check.

3. Like sheep without a shepherd:

This gives the impression of just aimlessly wandering about without any real direction.  Do you know people who are just going through the motions of life but it seems like they just keep going around in circles?

IF SO, THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE YOUR 

COMMUNITY ISREADY FOR JESUS!

I hope this post has been helpful for you in your missional life!

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5 Tips For Doing Missions God's Way

 

5 TIPS FOR DOING MISSIONS GOD'S WAY:

Ephesians 2:10 & Matthew 5:14-16

#1:  Remember That God's The Designer Of Your Life - Not You! 

"For we are God's workmanship ..."

Did you notice that it said that we are God's workmanship?  He is the one who created us to be what He wants us to be.  We don't tell God what we will or won't be!  God is the one who determines the role that we are to play in the area of missions.

#2:  The Venue For God's Creative Work Is In Christ - Not In The World!

" ... created in Christ Jesus ..."

The place that this transformation and the new creation that we are becoming happens "In Christ"!  We are to be enveloped by Christ, like a cocoon, that allows the transformation of our lives to take place.  We will never become what God intends for us to be and the kind of missionaries He intends for us to be if we try to do it in a worldly manner.  WE MUST STAY CONNECT TO JESUS!

#3:  The Purpose For God's Creative Work Is To Produce Ministry Through You - Not For You!

" ... created in Christ to do good works..."  

The work of ministry and missions is not for us but to be done through us for others.  Our work of missions isn't primarily to make us fee fulfilled or good (thought it will) but the primary purpose for ministry and missions is to help others still caught in the bonds of sin.

#4:  The Missional Work You Are To Do Is Determined By God - Not You!

"... which God prepared in advance. for us to do."  

Did you see that? God is the one doing the preparing of the work that you and I will do.  We don't chose. We are to trust and obey God in doing the assignment that He has given us to do.

#5:  We Are To Do Missions In A Way That Bring Glory To God - Not Us!

"Let your light so shine before men that they see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven."  Matthew 5:16

When you do good deeds as a ministry to others it is not for you to look good and thereby get the praise - it is to make God look good and for Him to get the praise. ALWAYS!  


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DON'T ALLOW DISTRACTIONS KEEP YOU FROM MISSIONAL LIVING

The enemy of the "Best" is not usually the "Worst". The enemy of the "Best" are the "Good" things that we get involved in!  For most of us it's not the bad things in the world or the worst things in the world that keep us focused and pursuing the "Best" things of God.  Usually, it is the good things that distract us from the best things like living a powerful missional life.

Watch this weeks Missional Living Devotional and take some time to meditate on how you have allowed good things keep you from joining God on His mission!

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Watch this weeks Missional Living Devotional to learn about the need for sincerity when it comes to shining the Light of Christ in your part of this dark world.  Once you've watched the video take a few moments and honestly evaluate yourself to see if much of what you've been doing in the name of "Missioinal Living" is more of a show than it is a reality.





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