Friday, October 20, 2006

That's My Business

"...Any church involved seriously in serving others must become risk takers. Spiritual risk is the healthy child of biblical faith. It is the day-to-day, responsible, obedient action of the Christian and the church motivated by the love and grace of God. That's our business as the church people of God. We honor God by having enough faith to take some risks in the process of investing in people...But the biggest losers are often those who fail to take any risk, for while they limit their potential for loss, they also have no chance to reap the rewards."
- Gary L. McIntosh, Beyond the First Welcome Visit

Why do we outreach?
Because that's our business as children of God
Why do we witness?
Because that's our business as children of God
Why do we push beyond the four walls of the church?
Because that's our business as children of God
Why do we push out of our comfort zones?
Because that's our business as children of God
We as church people of God have a responsibility to take risk in souls. IT'S OUR BUSINESS. It's our job and we are backed by an Almighty Employer that will supply us with the resources to complete our job, on time. We have a deadline. It's up to us to decide if we are willing to take the risk.

1 comment:

Mark Pryor said...

I recently read this quote by Martin Lindstrom, founder of Brandsense on fastcompany.com "People in huge corporations are afraid of being fired. They don't dare take those risks anymore."

It ought to be our prayer that we never get too big, too mature to take risks. In spite of others opinions, we must take risks to reach the lost.