This afternoon, Jeff Vanderstelt (Founder of the SOMA Communities) said,
"We need to define the Church in light of:
- Who God is and what God has done,
- Who God made the Church to be and what God saved and created Her to do.
We aren't defined by what we do. We're defined by what God has done in the person and work of Jesus Christ. What we do is based upon, and motivated by, what God has done and who God has made us to be."
Church is not an event; it's a community. Mission is not an event; it's a lifestyle.
I long to be faithful to the community of faith and God's mission for my life, so I'm going to bed this evening with two questions on my mind: "Where did I resist Jesus today?" and "Where did I cooperate with Jesus today?"
Romans 1:16 - It's news I'm most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him ...
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