Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It, Is...

Actually, I don't know what your mission is, not in a specific sense anyway. Sure, I could talk about our mission as a church, how we are called to Worship, Discipleship, Community, Service, and Outreach, but that's not what I want to focus on right now.

Starting this Sunday and over the next couple of months, we are going to be looking at the life of the Apostle Paul as told in Acts 13-28. Now Paul was a man with a mission, no doubt about it! He journeyed all over the Roman Empire sharing the Good News about God's love made known in Jesus. Almost half of the New Testament was written by him -- letters he sent to churches he had started or at least visited. He also worked hard to support the poor and needy. He was always clear on his mission, right?

Well, maybe not. When we read back in Acts 9-13 and compare that information with Galatians 1-2, we find a period of about 17 years when very little is known about what Paul was up to. But God wasn't finished with Paul, not by a long shot. During a time of fasting and worship, the Holy Spirit tapped Paul and Barnabas on the shoulder and set them apart for a new and challenging work. It is from that point onwards that Paul does, and writes, almost everything we know about him.

Are you willing to consider the possibility that maybe God isn't finished with you yet either? If you're not, then don't bother coming out on Sunday -- it'll just be a waste of time. But if you are, then please join us as we not only consider this possibility, but begin to seek God's direction and leading for each of our lives. (Or, if you can't make it, you can listen to the message on the web next week at www.nassagaweya.com and follow the links to the recent sermons page.)