Walk Across the Room
Mission Weekend
Walk Across The Room
Awkward “elephant in the room” type moment…
“Don’t know their name…”
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We have spoken about missions a lot!
But we still have not seen Jesus return…
Matthew 24:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations[a] will hear it; and then the end will come.
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You have to walk across the room before you walk across the world…
Jesus already crossed the universe for you. He already walked across the room!
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Romans 8:1 New Living Translation (NLT) (No Condemnation)
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.
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Romans 8:39 New Living Translation (NLT) (No Separation)
No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
With no defeat in-between = YOU CANT GET THIS WRONG!
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Jesus walked across the room to show us how we are to step out!
JESUS’ FIRST STEPS
Galatians 4:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT)
4 But when the right time (a) came, God sent his Son (b) , born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom (c) for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.
a) They were part of a plan.
b) Built around a person
(Jesus) not an organization (the church) The initial walk across a room was not arbitrary and still had to be taken by person. That person was sent by God the Father in the person of Jesus the Christ.
c) For a specific purpose.
Our scripture says that He came to “redeem those” under the law. That would be you and me.
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YOUR FIRST STEPS
If you have received grace you are to extend grace…
Your Timing
a) My Plan/Timing – Jesus has made it that your time is NOW!
b) You have been sent – HERE!
c) Your purpose? – To get really good at loving people
Every unique situation you have walked through is preparing you for the unique mission you will walk out.
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- Be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Good is in you and so when the time comes for you to do good – you will want to. Does your desire to do good trump your desire to do nothing?
Your desire to do nothing is excuse based, your desire to do something is faith based.
They say that the opposite of faith is fear, I say the opposite of faith is an excuse…
- Leave your “Circle of Comfort”. Malawi can be just as far away as a small group!
3. Be willing to enter the “Zone of the Unknown”. Faith creates growth. Faith is about the unknown. If you only ever step into the known you are never really taking a leap off faith faith.
“take the right steps” vs. going in leaps and bounds
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