Your Circle – Tuesday

Week 7 | WHY – Why We Do What We Do

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Ask God what He wants to show you before reading today

Read The Daily

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free. (Luke 4:18)

You have influence, there’s no denying that. People see your life, they hear your words, and the world is a different place because you are in it. Since you have this huge opportunity to use your influence with intention, you will want to answer a couple of clarifying questions.  First, what does God want me to do with the influence He has given me?  And second, who exactly does God want me to influence?

As you read above, Jesus gives us His mission statement, it’s His stated purpose. If you were to boil it down to a single phrase, Jesus says that His purpose is to bring THE good news to everyone, everywhere. The good news that Jesus has come, and He has brought truth, life, hope, grace, peace, and healing with Him. He sets captives free and calls outcasts His friends. God is calling you to continue the mission of Jesus! Bring THE good news to everyone, everywhere! I really believe that before you can take the good news to everyone, everywhere, that you need to begin with someone, somewhere.

There’s a story Acts 16, where Paul and Silas, a pair of early missionaries, are arrested and beaten for being missionaries. While they’re in prison, they have an opportunity to share the good news with the prison guard. The guard asks, “What must I do to be saved?” Paul answers him, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your HOUSEHOLD.” The Greek word for household is, oikos (like the yogurt). That word refers to everyone in your influence. The people that you live with, go to school with, ride the bus with, everyone that you interact with on a regular basis. God wants to use your influence to take the good news to everyone in your oikos. Your immediate circle of family, friends, and people that you see every week is your oikos. Start by bringing the good news to your immediate world, and then you can begin to look beyond. Influence starts in your circle, and so does your part of completing the mission of Jesus.

Easter Reminders

  1. This weekend is Easter at C3!  Don’t miss one of our four identical gatherings (Saturday – 6pm, Sunday – 9am, 10am, 11am.
  2. Don’t forget this week’s Chasing Epic Challenge is to pray for and invite at least one person to C3 this weekend for Easter.
  3. We’re kicking off Easter Week with a special Thursday Easter Communion with a free meal starting at 6:30 pm at C3.  

Prayer for the Day

God what are you  showing me?  What am I going to do about it? 

God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?

Make sure you complete the reading or comment today.

Read The New Testament In A Year

4 x 6 Plan | Read: Mark 9:14-32 & 1 Corinthians 15:35-49