How Do We Accomplish Mission?

We learn from the Mission Master.

Jesus, (who was conceived, lived, died and rose on mission to save His people from their sins), He is the Mission Master.  As He lived out Mission in everyday life, He shared these words with us:

"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many."  Mark 10:45

The success of Mission hinged upon this strategy:  giving for and serving others.  He paid a personal price for the sake of others, to the point of death.  What price am I willing to pay?

I envision a church, a people, who live on Mission in such a way.  A people who lift up and launch people upward and onward in God, not seeking to Lord over them, not seeking to be "in charge", but instead coming under people and serving them as they journey into relationship with Christ.

In order for this to happen, we have to get real.  Is there a price we aren't willing to pay?  Is our comfort, time, money or resources something we aren't willing to part with?  If so, a change of mindset is necessary.  Disciples not only believe in sowing and reaping, they practice it.  Followers will only follow until the price is too high, but disciples don't waver.  Disciples know that sowing comfort, time, money and resources into the Kingdom of God, into His Mission to save His people, will always reap a good reward.  Sowing and reaping is not just a nice principle, it is Kingdom truth.

Accomplishing Mission gets personal.  It costs us personally.  We can no longer be satisfied with sitting in our church seats, content that the "professionals" are taking care of business.  We must reject self-seeking motivations of giving or serving in order to prop up our own sense of value, identity, or position.   Instead, as disciples of Christ, are we willing to empty ourselves, to sow from our personal lives?  For the benefit of others.

What greater cause is there but to see the greatest mandate on earth be accomplished?  What is greater than meeting the deepest desire of our Father's heart - that His people be saved?  Nothing I know of.

It is time to SEE our City, to see the people again.
On Mission with Jesus.