Why does missions exist? Because there are still people who don't know the name of Jesus — some in nations we can't easily reach, some living right here among us. This week we talk about being "glocal," the reality of unreached people groups, what it means to be "gospel privileged," and a simple rule of T.H.U.M.B. for praying for the nations.

New Vision Church, Fayetteville, Georgia.

A community to belong, be loved, and believe.

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Deacon Marshall Ayers joins us this week with a message on covetousness — the grasping for more that shows up in our PMS. Power, money, and sex, that is.

Starting in Matthew 14 and John 6, he asks why Jesus withdrew from the crowd instead of being crowned by force, and what that means for the platforms we chase outside of God's timing. He also shares pieces of his own story before calling us to search our hearts and bring what we find to the altar.

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In Luke 13, Jesus tells about a fig tree that hasn't produced fruit in three years, and a gardener who asks for one more year to dig around it and add fertilizer. This week at New Vision Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, we talked about what it looks like to let God dig into our hearts and use even the hard parts of our lives to help us grow. We also talked about discipleship as a friendship, not a program, lived out in the ordinary moments people actually see.

New Vision Church, Fayetteville, Georgia.

A community to belong, be loved, and believe.

newvisionc.com | @nvcnextgen

0:00 - Introduction And Personal Updates

6:39 - How To Dig Into Your Faith

12:10 - Why Deep Roots Produce Fruit

23:32 How to Disciple Naturally

36:00 Dung it for Your Faith

37:50 Headwinds and Tailwinds in Your Life

40:26 Recognizing Your Circumstances as Fertilizer

47:32 Dig it and Dung it: Lessons from Luke 13