What is Your mission and Me?

What is the mission of the church? This is an important question because you and I are the building blocks of the church, so, what is your mission? What is my mission? Our mission, as Jesus tells us, is to preach the gospel to the poor, wherever they may be. Are you running the task? You do not have to go to a poor country, as a missionary does, but you can start from your environment. I want to read a passage from Matthew 11:2-6 for you:
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see:
The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

When John the Baptist asked the question, "Are you the one sent by God? Are you the Messiah? Should we wait for someone else?" Jesus did not say, "Yes, I am the Messiah. You should know that." When John baptized Jesus, the Holy Spirit came down to Jesus in the form of a dove. John the Baptist should have known about it, but when asking this question he was in prison and his conviction was a bit shaky. He had heard the news conveyed to him, and the news did not seem to match his expectations about the work of the Messiah. Then how did Jesus answer it? Jesus answered by saying, "Tell John what you see and hear. The blind see. The lame man walks." He mentions five things, including about the resurrected dead. They are miracles. Everything is the result of the power of God working in it. And after mentioning the five things, he mentioned one more thing: to the poor the good news is preached. It's interesting. The sixth point is not a miracle. The sixth is the preaching of the good news - not to everyone - but to the poor! In particular he calls the poor. Jesus always cares for the poor.

True Christians are not just people who believe in this and that. What sacrifices are needed to trust some things? There is no. I can trust this and that. You can trust whatever you want. Your beliefs may be true. There are some people who believe in things that are not true. It's better to believe the right thing. However, just believing does not require any sacrifice. It is wonderful to believe that Jesus died for us. Does it require sacrifice from you? No. But it is important to believe that Jesus died for us because it is true. The problem, just trusting and saying, "I have been saved by it," does not require any sacrifice from you.

Jesus affirms his sacrifice. He said, "You can not be my disciple if you do not carry your cross. It's not enough to believe that I died for you. It's not enough to say that I have carried the cross for you. You must take up your cross and follow me. That is, live your life by imitating my nature. I go to the cross, then you also go to the cross. Be an example of my life." Many Christians do not understand that. Until now, they still do not understand.

Do you know what the consequences? The result is that non-Christians will not listen to you. The result is that the church means nothing to the world. You know that. Please talk to your non-Christian friends, are they impressed with the church? The Church has failed to perform its duties. Here's the problem. The church has no mission in the world because non-Christians do not listen to it. You are nobody! You have no message. No messages from you they want to hear.

What did Jesus tell the disciples of John the Baptist? "What do you see? What do you hear? Tell him that! "Then what do they see and hear? The works are amazing. Who is doing the works? People who live their lives by imitating Jesus. We have not witnessed many great works because few people imitate the life of Jesus. Do not think that because you believe in this and that and then you can make a masterpiece. You can not, you know that. That power comes from the way of life in the power of the Holy Spirit that always encourages us to imitate Jesus' example, making him our example.

"All who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God," says Paul in Romans 8:14. Who are the children of God? Are they who say, "I believe this and that"? Paul says, "No, but those who are led by the Spirit of God, they are the children of God." Which direction does the Spirit lead us? To Jesus, to follow in his footsteps. In Romans 8:29, Paul says, "For all those whom he chose from the beginning, they also predestined him from before to be like the image of his Son, that he, his Son, be firstborn among many brother. "What does the statement mean? It means to be an example of Jesus' life. That is the work that the Holy Spirit will make - making us similar to Jesus.

But is this message often preached today? No. What is preached is only the business of believing this and that. Such a thing does not require any sacrifice. In theology, this is what we call the term 'cheap grace' or 'easy trust'.

What is a pastor's job? First, he himself must imitate the life of Jesus. Then he should invite all his congregation to follow and make the life of Jesus a model. If you do this, the world will take care of you. The world will say, "There is something different. There is something extraordinary about these people. I do not know what it is, but I see something extraordinary similar to Jesus." So when you talk about Jesus, then they will say, "I know. I've seen it in your life." This is a very important point.

I hope you can understand the heavenly call that has been given us, that our task is to live a life that bears the glorious radiance of Christ. Next go reach people instead of waiting for them to come. We are the ones who go to them.

Is your quality of life test-resistant? If people are watching your life, will they say, "Wow! This guy is different! "Or they just say," Huh! Non-Christians are better than they are. Why did I become a Christian? "The reason why I have so long avoided becoming a Christian was that I saw Christians I knew at the time were below my standard of living that I never wanted to become a Christian. The non-Christians I knew at that time were much better than Christians.

Notice again what Jesus answers to John the Baptist. "Are you an anointed one of God? Are you from God? "Jesus' answer is," To the poor is good news. You see the work of miracles and you also see that I go preaching the good news to the poor. "That is Jesus' answer. Are you a true Christian? Can you give the same answer to Jesus' answer to the John the Baptist's question? "Yes, the power of God manifests in my life, and through myself too. It is the power of God, not mine. And you see what I do? I go to preach the good news to the poor with the grace of God. "Can you say it? That is the sign of true Christians. That is the work that fulfills our mission. Our mission is to bring the good news to the poor. And all miracles simply affirm the preaching. Separately, the miracles have no meaning whatsoever. All that is to confirm that the power of God works in the preaching of the gospel. If you preach the gospel, there will be great things. I know this from my own experience. Can you convey such things based on your experience?