Have you ever wanted to walk into a place where the entire room shouts Norm? I know I have. A group of us were recently hanging out at a Karaoke Bar and I was awestruck by the community that existed at this crazy little place. Like every community there was brokenness, pain and heartache evident. It hit me and I realized that as Christians we sometimes insulate ourselves from the outside world and believe that the work of God is done within the church walls. This perception causes us to lose track of those that need God the most.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (New King James Version)19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law,[a] that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God,[b] but under law toward Christ[c]), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as[d] weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you
This tugging from the Spirit and the Word has prompted us to take on an approach that has been very effective in Ireland and England. We are going to form teams that will go into the world and truly be all things to all people. These groups will be go to local hangouts with one simple mission: to show Gods love. This is in no way promoting drunken outings to bars or a moral decline it is simply meeting people where they are at. More information to follow in the coming days......
