January 9 & 10, 2016
Real Simple
I’ve chosen a strange title for my message this week. The
thought had never occurred to me before but as I was studying what Jesus said
to his disciples the analogy of a proposal came to mind.
Jesus asked his original followers to make a commitment to him. He proposed
that they share life together. He asks the same of us: will you be one with
him? He is offering you the chance to bear his name, live with him, and join in
the family business. Have you responded? Have you received his invitation.
Last week I started a new series with a message entitled: Simple Isn’t Easy, But it’s Worth It. We
talked about the cost of complexity: it is counterproductive. And we talked
about the benefit of simplicity; focus provides freedom. We applied this to our
personal lives and then gave our attention to a simple approach to explaining
how we can accomplish our disciple-making mission. This weekend I’ll take us
deeper into this same material, giving special attention to what motivates us
to say yes to Jesus’ proposal.
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