The Growth about the Sending Christian Assembly
Missional living is definitely a buzz-phrase that is all over the place these days. the idea that we have to categorize bodies of Christ, missional, has since the beginning of creation been weird to me. please, shouldnt all church buildings be missional in their very character? why cant a church, at its very nature, desire to engage their culture and area with the good news as a missionary would in a foreign country? Isnt it what the places of worship is commanded to do in the great commission in Matthew 28:19? Our own city deserves this type of church. Churches in north Austin is slowly transitioning to what Christ instructed in Holy Word.
The Son of God gives the command in Acts 1:8 saying, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 exemplifies this topic as, right before Jesus Christ leaves to go to Heaven, He points the disciples on a exploration that would start right in their own community. He begins with their local place of Jerusalem, and then expands the call to the outer parts of the earth.
As believers, we are not urged to loneliness, but to be missional persons who are anxiously going out and meeting people right where they are with the gospel. We have gazed at this throughout history: God motivated Abraham on a mission to exit his city and his people and go to the land that God would show him (Gen. 12:1), God motivated Moses on a journey to restore an enslaved people and lead them to freedom (Exodus 3:8-10), God motivated Jesus on a exploration to earth to bring back all things to Himself through the cross (Colossians 1:20). And now God is sending us on a journey to engage areas, cities, ethnicities, and even nations with the message of Jesus (Matt. 28:19 Mark 6:7 Luke 10:1 John 20:21 Acts 1:8). If we dont respond to this encouragement and continue to display the places of worship like a private country club ” requesting that people straighten up their abilities, pay their dues, and walk to our place of worship God will continue His mission without us.
