Title: The Model of Your Own Mission
Text: Matthew 4:23-25
Purpose: Christians learn from Jesus how to mission.
Content: Vision/ Leadership/ Jesus’ ministry
Halleluiah! We thank God because God fills our cup when we are thirsty. Were your weekdays okay? How are you doing?
Vision
Vision literally means the ability to think about and plan for the future, using intelligence and imagination. What is important when you think about your vision is that your vision would please God or not. For non-Christians think about only people, the world, or their family but for us God is the most important side we should consider for our vision.
Once you have your vision in your mind, you must pray for finding out whether that is from God. If you are sure that it is from God in your mind then you make it happen. In the Bible, David was one of the people who asked God for approval of their vision. When David had really important thing to do then he asked to God.
Do you want to know what the vision of this church is? Our church is still looking for God’s will. However, we have vision at the moment that we peach Gospel justly and truly, we teach in cooperation with learners as Jesus respect his listeners, and finally we act by the word of God. This is your church which wants to be the true church of God. If you live by your vision from God, then, I am sure that our church is going to be like that.
Leadership
When someone has leadership, he or she can lead people in certain way. In the church, there are spiritual leaders. Spiritual leaders are different with other leaders. They are relying on God than themselves. God has right to choose what to do or what is right.
If you are aiming at being in a leader group, you need to pray more. Spiritual leader should listen to God and follow God’s will. God do not use only who are talented but others too. Moses was the one who was not ready for being a leader. However God made Moses prepared for his nation’s spiritual leader after trials for forty years.
You could be a spiritual leader for your community, e.g. family, school, church, company etc. If you want to do so, you should pray for that. I myself am the leader of my family including my brother. I lead my bother everyday. Sometimes it is not easy; there is so much sacrifice to be made. However, it is worth than not to do. Why? A leader sees the future that there will not be the same situation than today.
God will help you to make difference in your community for God’s purpose. But your patience and sacrifice as a leader is the essence of the growing of your community.
Jesus’ Ministry
Jesus traveled throughout Galilee for his ministry. He taught and preached in the synagogues. Moreover, he healed all kind of ill-people. What is the point of Jesus’ mission was that he did speak but also did act. Healing hand of Jesus really comforted people of his time. Whoever heard his news; they came to Jesus and were saved from their sins and illness.
Your mission for God must be like Jesus’. Our church mission must be the same with the ministry of Jesus. Proclaim the Gospel properly and act by the word of God. However, all of this vision will be followed by God’s help. Without the work of Holy Spirit, none of Churches can accomplish their mission.
When Jesus taught, preached, and healed people there, the news of him was spread quickly and broadly. Our church mission should be like this. If we do something with God, people will know, and they will come to experience of God’s presence among our church. We have to tell people how great God is and the same as our church is. However, there is another way to know people how great it is to come to this church. Trust God fully and obey God even when you do not want to. There will be the proof from God and blessings from God. Thank you.
Let’s Pray.
Loving God, You are so amazing for us. You gave us new life and vision of our community. Let us trust you fully and obey every word from You God. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
MustardSeedChurch.KMC Pastor. Rev. Seung Joo Lee
238-9 2nd fl. Sinwol1dong, Yangchungu, Seoul. 158-831
Tel. 02)2693-0525
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