Resurrection People: Sent to Make Disciples, Transform Lives

I would that we would stop praying for us to get places at work to where it's only Christians. I would that we'd start praying. God, give me one of the worst jobs with some of the worst people in town. Light likes to hang around too much light. He said, take the light into the darkness. Yeah. Don't hide the light. Expose the darkness because when the light goes in, it disperses the darkness. Are you with me? I've heard it say a lot of times, there's no such thing as darkness, only the absence of light. If you don't believe it, turn the light on and see where the darkness goes. It runs. [01:26:15] (48 seconds)  #BringLightToDarkness

Jesus gives more than a command. Listen to this. This is what's so beautiful about it. Greg, he gives us a promise. Listen to what he said. I'm sending you to make disciples, and I'm giving you authority. I'm giving you everything you need to get this done. And watch this. I'm gonna sit here and watch and see how you do. No. He said and watch this. I'm gonna go with you. I'm gonna walk with you. I'm gonna encourage you. I'm a inspire you and I'm a give you the words you need right when you need them. You're not in this by yourself. Glory. Hallelujah. [01:24:16] (36 seconds)  #GodGoesWithYou

Here's what I want you to know and let me remind you, identity always comes before assignment. I want us to get that clear. An empowerment comes before activity. If identity comes before the assignment, listen to me, the empowerment comes before the activity. Get a hold of that. That's where Wayne carried us last week. He, god's going to give you power but he's not going to give you power to sit on a pew. He's not going to give you a power that is supernatural to just keep doing natural life. [00:51:35] (40 seconds)  #IdentityBeforeAssignment

The key truth, the church is not called to gather and stay but to go and engage. This is not this is wonderful. I couldn't wait to get here this morning. This is wonderful, but this is not what the rest of my week looks like. I'm not gonna keep running back to the church every moment of every day. No, I'm gonna engage the community where god has placed me in. That's right. Because he's sending me with Michael with the message that can transform the whole wide world. Why would we keep that to ourselves? [01:03:06] (38 seconds)  #ChurchOnMission

Some of us have been sitting way too long. Pastor, I can't do much. Listen, you can witness at the hospital. You can witness at the doctor's office when you go. Pastor, I I that's all I do is get up and and and and go to the doctor and come home. Good. Witness to the doctor. Look around in the waiting room and see who you can find up in there. Amen. Scoot over instead of saying, woo. There's a chair over there. Nobody's sitting. I'm a go sit over there and take me a nap. Find somebody and say, oh, there's an unsuspecting fool over there. I got them at zeroed in now. Tell them about Jesus. He can use you wherever, but he can't use you if all you're gonna do is sit. [01:34:06] (44 seconds)  #WitnessWhereYouAre

You don't have to go across the world but you do have to go across the street. I'm preaching good right now too by the way. You do have to go across the street to your neighbor. Think about where god already has placed you in a workplace, in a family, in a relationship. This is not random. This is your assignment. But we're not just sent to go. We're sent with a purpose. Now, Imma go ahead and tell you, this is where you better buckle up because I may upset you just a little bit right here if I haven't already. [01:07:57] (33 seconds)  #MissionWhereYouAre

And sometimes, he'll put you back on the potter's wheel and he'll smash you back down. Amen. So that he can work you up anew. Amen. And it feels hard when he's pushing you down but don't forget, a good potter always puts moisture back on the dry clay and he forms it and works it back up. Hallelujah. Glory to god. And a true disciple, watch this, lives on mission. Lives on mission with Jesus. Hear me. It's not casual. It's not convenient. It's not occasional. It's a transformed lifestyle driven by the new birth experience. [01:14:11] (43 seconds)  #RemadeForMission

I can tell you this, when you invite god into your day, when you get up every morning and say, this is the day you have made. I'm rejoicing, and I'm glad in it, and I'm on assignment by god, and I've been empowered by god to carry the mission forward. I can tell you this, there'll be a little spring in your step. Amen. So when you feel inadequate, afraid, even unprepared, remember that he is with you, And you're not alone. Look at your neighbor and tell him I'm never alone. You're sent, listen to me, with authority and in his presence. [01:29:04] (45 seconds)  #SentWithHisPresence