Some folks approach me with a question: “Pastor are we changing our directions? What’s this “Tell London” thing? What about the NCD program? (the Natural Church Development process that we began in 2005) My answer was simple “No! Not at all!”
The NCD was not the end of means, but rather necessary means to a much greater end. Our purpose here is not to have a Church Development Program, not even to have a healthy church, but to tell the world around us that the time is short and Jesus is coming soon. The NCD – because the healthy church can do it – the “telling thing” – much better. The witness of a healthy functional and loving church is much more credible, desirable and irresistible. That’s right – IRRESISTIBLE! Quite often our best intentions to witness end up in hurts of rejection, discouragement and calling quits…Imagine if our sharing ability would become irresistible!
Our Purpose for Being as a Church is to do the Great Commission of Jesus: get going, meet people and make them disciples – open your live completely for them to see and copy, then baptize them and continue teaching everything you learn in your personal walk with Jesus. That’s what church is all about. Our reason for being is simply to Tell all London about Jesus’ love.
The Church where leadership simply manages day to day operations, lords over people in positional bureaucracy will never engage voluntarily and excitingly in Telling the Gospel. It takes the Leadership that Empowers people! Only church where spirituality is real and passionate, not a formality sham, will be contagious for all around to be spiritual too.
The church where relationships are warm and loving, where people love each other and even strangers just as Christ loved us will go out of the way, extra mile and more to care and share with people about Jesus.
The church where worship is inspiring and leads people into God’s presence, where everything is in order and structures function as if God orders it will be organized enough to know how, and to be able to tell people about Jesus Coming. That is why we do this thing – the NCD – to keep ourselves fit, balanced and trained, that we may Tell London what they need to know – Jesus is Coming Soon!
Last week I’ve challenged you to Tell London, to tell your family, your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers! Tell everyone you meet that you are expecting Jesus to return soon! Have you told someone?
Start training for it by increasing your exercise with God by spend 10 min more every day in prayer & the Word of God, more that you usually do. Commit ONE HOUR every week reaching someone for Jesus. Together we can and we will Tell London that Jesus is Coming Soon!
Jesus promises to come quickly and we reply with eagerness: Come Lord Jesus! (Revelation 22:20)
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