This past Sunday, guest Pastor Mark Kelsey C3’s Global Growth Minister, shared a powerful message with us concluding our DISCIPLE series. The heart of the great commission in our lives to go and teach the gospel to the world, being disciple-makers in all areas of our lives. The reason Jesus said to go was because He was going, He was leaving the future of the world to the church so we might live out His life through us. The world is waiting for us to give the right example to imitate and God wants us to live on adventure with Him so our lives can show the freedom He has given us.
The Great Commission calls us to make disciples by immersing people in the identity, love and relationship of the Trinity. For all eternity, there’s been a love relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and we’re invited into that love! This Sunday in our DISCIPLE series, Pastor Filmore preached on being immersed—how through being baptized in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we are named differently, loved deeply and welcomed into a community that reflects the image of God.
The greatest power is love. Love is what defeated the grave and our sin. This is the power that Jesus has given to us and has commissioned us with to go into the world to share. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh preached on the Great Commission that Jesus calls us to in Matthew 28. The commission invites us to step into an authentic Christianity, a disciple-making life that we can only step into with His power.
Every single human is being discipled. Jesus hardwired us to look for someone to teach us how to live, but the question is who are we following right now? Are we willing to be discipled by Jesus? This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on the great commission from Matthew 28. We have a God who comes close to us—the game-changing thing about Jesus is His proximity. Jesus leads us to intimacy not distance, so if we’re intimate with Jesus, then we’ll learn to be be the greatest Disciple-makers.
Nothing brings joy to God’s heart and the party to heaven like one lost sheep’s return. Jesus declares He will do the heavy lifting to bring the lost home. Our work is to partner with the One who is searching. And when He finds that individual, He’s the one who brings them home by grace through faith. This ALLIN Team night guest Pastor Dan Lian shared a powerful message about God's heart for the lost. There's always room for one more sheep here at C3 and we are a team who look after the one.