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Too many followers of Christ live with what is called ‘the secular and sacred divide’. That is, there are parts of our lives that are sacred or belong to The Lord, and parts that are secular, or reserved for us. When we truly know the place of Jesus in our lives, we will be on fire for Him.

In this episode, we will discuss the significance and implications of not just saying, but living a life in which 'Jesus is Lord.'

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Many people say, “Jesus is Lord.” But what does that mean? In the Shema, God told Moses to instruct Israel to always remember that God is Lord. To say Yahweh is Lord was not meant to declare Who God is, which is only propositional; it was instead a pledge of complete allegiance to Him, which is shown in our obedience, surrender, and actions. Jesus is Lord means that there should be no empty thrones in our lives.

In order to begin a disciple-making movement, you must not only know that God sends people into His mission of reuniting fallen humanity back into the Shalom/peace we from which we fell because of sin, and that He wants to send you, you must also know that when you go, you are going in the authority of Jesus, who was sent to restore humanity back to where we were meant to be. This is what is missing in our broken world, and this is what you will be equipped to do.

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In this episode, Stevyn Bonner joins me as we discuss the fact that followers of Christ do not do what we do in response to culture, but like Jesus, we are to go as obedient missionaries who have been sent by God and He will use us to help transform culture for His glory.

Brad Brisco has stated that "Christians are not just the “called out,” we are the “sent out.” Because God is a missionary God, we must be a missionary people." For too long, the Church has seen itself through the lens of culture, so too many within the Church do not know who we are or what we believe. It is best to see ourselves in light of the mission of God. God is the Creator of culture. It was always His intention to run the world through humans. God sent Jesus and, in turn, sends us. The Church does not just send missionaries; the Church is the missionary.

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This is Season 2. This season, we will lay the foundation for beginning a disciple-making movement. God’s mission is not inside of the Church; it is in the world. As such, He sends the followers of Jesus into the world to carry out His mission. The mission of God is seen in 5 stages: creation, Fall, redemption, restoration, and New Creation. His mission is what He initiated in the beginning and what He will ensure exists eternally.

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Jesus is praying the Lord’s Prayer, also known as the Priestly Prayer, on the evening He will be arrested and ultimately crucified. Specifically, Jesus prayed that His followers be one the same way He and The Father are one. The words of Jesus are mysterious, yet the most beautiful and life-giving words ever spoken. The way we view our union with Christ ultimately determines the way we understand salvation. Because of Christ, we are not just individuals; we are united to Him, and through Him, we are united to one another. We are not with Him as individuals; we come into a collective society. In a world that is increasingly becoming more selfish and self-centered, and where the three most important people are me, myself, and I, we can invite the people on our FRANC List (Friends, Relatives, Acquaintances, Neighbors, Classmates, and Coworkers) into His Church where what we offer is contextualized to the places we live, work, learn, and play all because of the risen and living Jesus.

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God has Paul write that he lived in jeopardy of death because of His love for Jesus and willingness to share the Jesus he loved. To his credit, Paul was willing to give up his life for the sake of Christ and His Gospel. Like Paul, followers of Christ today do not have to be afraid of death because we know that Jesus will either keep us in the flesh on earth or eternally keep us in the flesh. The same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus gives us the hope to expect that He will also raise us.

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The Lord has John explain that the followers of Christ were not just called children of God; He actually became their Father because of His love and the salvation He provides, not their wisdom or righteous living. We are not just “brothers and sisters in Christ;” but we are permanently bound together as brothers and sisters, united by Christ with new responsibilities, mutual accountability, and obligations. The Church of Jesus Christ is a collective society that shares in the life and last days because we have the benefit of being united to Jesus through His death, burial, and resurrection.

While everyone is a child of God in the sense that we owe our lives to Him, we can only become His children in the intimate and loving sense of reentering His collective society of shalom only by an act of God's initiating grace and the response of faith in our hearts. This is not something any one of us can do alone; we are meant to and can only share His peace together. This is the new family we invite all who are unchurched into.

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In this episode, titled “Coming Attractions” from 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, God has Paul address the notion some had that there is no such thing as the resurrection. In fact, he writes that if no one can rise from being dead, then Jesus is not alive. If Jesus is still dead, then Paul and anyone who makes disciples is doing so in vain. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then all who follow Him are still guilty of sin and subject to the penalty of our sin, which is death.

Jesus was born at the right time and died at the right time to provide salvation to us before it was too late. Being born as a man was the only way for Him to enter into death and show He has power there as well and bring us back into His shalom. The next time He comes, it will be to resurrect all who died in Him to life in the flesh. In a broken world of pain, problems, and hurting people, it is not just good news, but it is the best news to know that death is not the end. Death began as a consequence of sin, and was something we dreaded, but because of Jesus, it is a welcomed friend because everything that has been touched by sin has to die, but those who are in Jesus will get to live forever in flesh that will never die.

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