Practical Strategy of our Vision

In my seminary days most students knew a phrase used by a certain teacher, a really famous phrase: “2 am business” – meaning it was so important that if awaken at 2 am you should be able to answer that!

Last Sabbath I shared with you these 5 practical steps of accomplishing the Mission and Vision of our church. And I expect you to know these as “2 am business”

1. Pray for the entire World.
2. Read through the entire Bible
3. Sacrifice luxury for a Godly project
4. GO and enter a new culture, understand a new worldview.
5. Mentor a disciple for Christ’s family

On October 1^st we are starting the Experiment. A whole year, 12 month experiment of recommitting our lives for what really matters. Elder Clara Baptiste will introduce next Sabbath details on prayer and Bible reading. Some of you already reported on doing it. I am encouraging especially the youth, teens to read the Bible entirely.

I pray that you are analyzing your life to see what needless luxury things you may sacrifice for the good of others. The life of simplicity is a life of blessing. The reason for simplicity is not guilt, duty or obligation, but the necessity of having more time for personal spiritual growth, more time to spend with God, instead of pursuing gadgets, money and entertainment. Give up a thing or two that takes your time but has no eternal value, and invest that time with God and in service of fellow men and you will discover blessing and happiness beyond anything you experienced before.

Finally, the last two challenges are geared toward growing the Kingdom of God as a family. Thanksgiving weekend is coming – invite someone, chose someone you would like to mentor through the year, to help them grow. Invite a family from a different cultural background, maybe a neighbour whose belief system is different. Befriend a person who may not know Christ yet and try to understand their interests. As you mingle with people, you will discover their needs. As you genuinely care for them and serve their needs you will win their confidence. Only then lovingly you could bid them to follow Jesus.

Family, lets make the Revival and reformation real in our lives!