Posts with the tag “mission”

What if evangelism isn't about having all the answers, but simply overflowing with what God has already put in your heart? The Holy Spirit empowers us to reach others - not through perfect programs or memorized scripts, but through noticing people, loving them genuinely, and sharing our story. Before Peter preached to thousands at Pentecost, he first saw the crowd. Before Jesus ministered, He noticed those everyone else overlooked. The invitation is simple - you don't need a theology degree or a dramatic testimony. You just need to be full of the Holy Spirit and willing to overflow. The Spirit helps us see people as God sees them, love them with His heart, speak when we have no words, and invite them into freedom through Jesus. Your story matters. Your testimony is evidence of God's goodness. And someone's eternal decision might hang on your simple invitation. The Holy Spirit sends us out on mission because the church wasn't made for mission, mission was made for the church.  Read More

Let's rethink everything we thought we knew about love and marriage by examining Ephesians 5 through a lens of covenant rather than feelings. We're reminded that marriage isn't ultimately about us - it's about reflecting Christ and His church. C.S. Lewis walks us through four types of love, emphasizing that while attraction (eros), friendship (philia), and affection (storge) are important, only covenant love (agape) can sustain a marriage through life's inevitable storms. Agape love is not an emotion but a decision - a daily choice to sacrifice, forgive, serve, and stay even when we don't feel like it. Marriage works when we follow God's order (God first, then spouse, then children), fight for covenant instead of feelings, establish shared faith and mission, and communicate with honesty and vulnerability. Whether we're married, single, divorced, or widowed, reflecting Jesus through how we love others is always more important than who we love. The challenge isn't to find the perfect person but to become a covenant person who chooses love as an act of will, mirroring the way Christ chose us.  Read More