"The church has left the building." That is the message that was displayed on the backs 400+ volunteers and leaders at the 1st annual Kendall Cares Clinic in Plano yesterday. This morning I'm reflecting on that message and the importance of it-the significance of it...the sheer relevance of it. 2000 years ago the message began on the back of our Savior who launched the greatest mission in the history of mankind, for mankind-the Great Commission.
Volunteers were coached and encouraged to share their story, to listen to the story of those we were serving and to share His story if/when the timing and opportunity presented itself. It was a privilege to serve alongside several other churches and their leadership and see just what can be accomplished when each sets aside its own usual agenda to focus on simply the purest most undefiled mission of all-God's call to meet the needs of the poor. I would love to share the story of my day yesterday and my service to a man that had quite a story to tell but I won't because it's personal. I can tell you this man was blessed yesterday (as I was) because he got to see God's love revealed tangibly and it got personal for him. It got personal for both of us.
Reflecting on yesterday I can't help but feel satisfied that yesterday's mission satisfied God and pleased Him. Surely everything we did yesterday that was good, was lead by His Spirit and so all honor and glory go to Him in absolute gratitude that we became His hands and feet (and His voice) yesterday to further His Kingdom. Its amazing that when you set out to simply love people expecting nothing in return you don't have to say a whole lot about why you do it but when the one you are serving asks you why-there's the opening to tell a wonderful story-His story.
The longer I'm at this thing called Christianity, the more a believer I become that it's not what you know, what your church rank is or how eloquent and studied you are in scripture that makes people want to know Jesus it's where you are, what you do and who you are. It's about getting outside the four walls and the halls and into the community walking the talk. You know we sometimes forget that before Jesus was Rabbi, He was a carpenter and carpenters take their tools to the work site because you see-you can't bring the work site to shop. Catch my drift? What's in your tool belt?
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