The Forgotten Way – Week Seven
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In a time of isolation, we choose to be fully known by others.
In a time of deception, we need the accountability that comes with community.
In a time of division, we declare our unity around the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In a time of self-centeredness, we choose the sacrificial path of missional living.
In a time of shallow commitment, we give ourselves to covenant community.
5 Foundation of Micro Churches
GOSPEL - MISSION - IDENTITY - COMMUNITY - SPIRIT-EMPOWERED
MISSION
As people who have been transformed by the gospel and find our primary identity in Christ, we now join God in His kingdom mission to redeem all of creation. Missional living begins in the heart of God. It is fueled by a love for all of creation and a desire to restore what has been broken by sin. God sends His kingdom people into the world to bring the reality of God’s rule and reign wherever it is not present. Therefore, as image-bearers of God, we bring His kingdom—love, peace, justice, mercy, goodness, and compassion—to each and every place we go. It is God’s desire that all would hear the good news of His kingdom (evangelism) and experience new birth through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit (salvation). Through the work of the Spirit, we are taught to wholeheartedly follow and obey Jesus (sanctification) and go into all the world making disciples, proclaiming the good news of God’s kingdom (missional/incarnational living). As the sent people of God, we rely on the Spirit living within us to empower us to live on mission. We go into every corner of the world to declare the kingdom of God, make disciples, baptize people, and teach them to walk in obedience to Christ. As a result of this missional mandate, we believe that every believer is a missionary: called by God to bring the gospel to each and every place we go. As we imitate the life of Jesus and proclaim the good news of the gospel, we push back the darkness and bring in the light of God’s kingdom to every corner of our world, city, community, workplace, and neighborhood. As the people of God live out this missional mandate to go and make disciples, God brings His kingdom to earth through His people, the church.
2 Corinthians 5:14-21. “14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1: The Compelling Love of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
Let the love of Christ compel you to step out in faith and share His love with those around you!
2: Our New Identity in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:16-17 “16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!”
Our past does not define us; our identity in Christ does!
We need to embrace our new identity in Christ and let it transform every aspect of our lives.
3: The Ministry of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:18-21 “18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Our mission is to reflect Christ's love and grace, inviting others into the same reconciliation we have experienced.
1. Seek: Personal Reconciliation with God
Romans 5:10 “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
2. SPEAK: Promote Reconciliation Among Others
Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
3. Share: the Message of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
We are compelled by the love of Christ, transformed by our new identity in Him, and entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation!
In a time of deception, we need the accountability that comes with community.
In a time of division, we declare our unity around the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In a time of self-centeredness, we choose the sacrificial path of missional living.
In a time of shallow commitment, we give ourselves to covenant community.
5 Foundation of Micro Churches
GOSPEL - MISSION - IDENTITY - COMMUNITY - SPIRIT-EMPOWERED
MISSION
As people who have been transformed by the gospel and find our primary identity in Christ, we now join God in His kingdom mission to redeem all of creation. Missional living begins in the heart of God. It is fueled by a love for all of creation and a desire to restore what has been broken by sin. God sends His kingdom people into the world to bring the reality of God’s rule and reign wherever it is not present. Therefore, as image-bearers of God, we bring His kingdom—love, peace, justice, mercy, goodness, and compassion—to each and every place we go. It is God’s desire that all would hear the good news of His kingdom (evangelism) and experience new birth through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit (salvation). Through the work of the Spirit, we are taught to wholeheartedly follow and obey Jesus (sanctification) and go into all the world making disciples, proclaiming the good news of God’s kingdom (missional/incarnational living). As the sent people of God, we rely on the Spirit living within us to empower us to live on mission. We go into every corner of the world to declare the kingdom of God, make disciples, baptize people, and teach them to walk in obedience to Christ. As a result of this missional mandate, we believe that every believer is a missionary: called by God to bring the gospel to each and every place we go. As we imitate the life of Jesus and proclaim the good news of the gospel, we push back the darkness and bring in the light of God’s kingdom to every corner of our world, city, community, workplace, and neighborhood. As the people of God live out this missional mandate to go and make disciples, God brings His kingdom to earth through His people, the church.
2 Corinthians 5:14-21. “14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1: The Compelling Love of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
Let the love of Christ compel you to step out in faith and share His love with those around you!
2: Our New Identity in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:16-17 “16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!”
Our past does not define us; our identity in Christ does!
We need to embrace our new identity in Christ and let it transform every aspect of our lives.
3: The Ministry of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:18-21 “18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Our mission is to reflect Christ's love and grace, inviting others into the same reconciliation we have experienced.
1. Seek: Personal Reconciliation with God
Romans 5:10 “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
2. SPEAK: Promote Reconciliation Among Others
Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
3. Share: the Message of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
We are compelled by the love of Christ, transformed by our new identity in Him, and entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation!