The Gospel Changes us to Live Missionally

The gospel changes us to live missionally.  The gospel tells us that we have a mission and purpose in life.  That mission and purpose is to make disciples of all nations (see Matt. 28:19-20).  God is sending us to be missionaries in our own community and culture.

^ESV 2 Corinthians 3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? ² You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. ³ And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

God has put the gospel of grace into our hearts and we are to live “sent lives.”  Jesus says in John 20:21, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” So, we are being sent, like letters, by Jesus, to the world around us.  We avoid an “us” vs. “them” mentality, we embrace public life and work, we live authentic lives, and we tell the gospel story in the language of the culture. We believe we are a part of God’s mission to redeem the world back to Himself.  There is no greater mission or purpose in life, therefore it affects the very core of our being.

All for Jesus,

Fletch