The first Sunday of Advent begins tomorrow. I found the following words encouraging in regard to preparing and celebrating this advent season 2009. Advent…… helps us to understand the fullness of the value and meaning and mystery of Christmas. It is not just about commemorating the historical event, which occurred some 2,000 years ago...
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Missional Exploration: Joining God in the Neighborhoods of Life
Monthly Archives: November 2009
First Sunday of Advent
Prayer for Watchfulness
Keep us, O Lord, while we tarry on this earth, in serious seeking after you, and in an affectionate walking with you, every day of our lives; that when you come, we may be found not hiding our talent, nor serving the flesh, nor yet asleep with our lamp unfurnished, but waiting and longing...
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WHAT IS MISSIONAL - A Short Answer
"Jesus told us to go into all the world and be his ambassadors, but many churches today have inadvertently changed the "go and be" command to a "come and see" appeal. We have grown attached to buildings, programs, staff and a wide variety of goods and services designed to attract and entertain people.
"Missional is a helpful term used to describe what happens when you and I replace the "come to us" invitations with a "go to them" life. A life where "the way of Jesus" informs and radically transforms our existence to one wholly focused on sacrificially living for him and others and where we adopt a missionary stance in relation to our culture. It speaks of the very nature of the Jesus follower."
---Rick Meigs http://friendofmissional.com
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