Finding Our mission in Gods Mission
Amy Sherman was simply amazing. The grace she has to approach the spheres in a practical and biblical way in the personal and collective, connecting the dots for a greater purpose, where redemption and restoration can play a transcendental role in the ordinary life of any person, where creativity and constructive values play a fundamental role for society was truly encouraging. The Kingdom of God is a present reality when Christ was born of Mary, heaven came down to earth. The painter entered the scene. And the question is, are we going to collaborate with Jesus by restoring and fulfilling the original painting he had in mind for the world?
Amy believes that this world, our bodies as our callings (or professions) will not disappear but redeemed and restored. She interprets that the fire from 1st Peter 3:10 means purification, not eradication. That to "be laid bare" means to be refined, not to be burned.
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and every in it will be laid bare.”
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and every in it will be laid bare.”
"Jesus is making all things new. Not making all new things." Amy Sherman
Jesus came to offer a foretaste of the Kingdom of God so "we" can bring a foretaste of the Kingdom of God to the world as well. It's critical that Jesus chose from all important scriptures of the Bible "Isaiah 61" to say: “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”
"He has anointed US to bring good news to the poor, to comfort the brokenhearted, to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed..."
The Gospel is not only about salvation, but about Creation, Fall, Redemption & Consummation. We can't think of a Kingdom without considerating the whole process that God himself wrote in His love story for the world.
What stood me out is that in Mattew 28:19-20 the verbs "Go, Make, Baptizing, Teaching, Obey, in the Greek is summarized by one word: "Disciplize" (Mafacusita) that means "make disciples". The Great Commandment is not mainly geographically, but making disciples everywhere we go, when we go, as we go, wherever we are, "Make Disciples". It's about nurturing people, walking with those that God entrusted us. It's not primarily going and sharing information but help people understand the message so they can apply it in their lives, and in their spheres of influences to bless and restore all things. That's why vocations and work matter.
We are called to walk with those we are discipling. How do we disciplize? What characterizes a learner? Is a student that understands the teaching to teach it.
What I want to emphasis on Amy's teaching is that "culture" is all that humans make of the world. Taking the raw materials of creation and doing something with it. When we categorize, analyze, interpret, we are doing culture. When we reflect on something, we are creative in diversity, we practice hospitality, we are creating culture. When we love our neighbor and witness to Jesus, we are making culture. Loving our neighbors, practicing generosity, we are being countercultural against the autonomy and barriers that reign in today's world.
Finding our mission in God's mission is key if we want to co-create & collaborate in God's story for the world. The common mission that we have as a body is the restoration of all things to the original purpose. Our mission is to embody the good news that every part of creational life, including the public life of our culture, is being restored. It will mean being good news in our care for the environment, international relations, economic justice, business, media, scholarship, family, and law.
The Gospel is not only about salvation, but about Creation, Fall, Redemption & Consummation. We can't think of a Kingdom without considerating the whole process that God himself wrote in His love story for the world.
What stood me out is that in Mattew 28:19-20 the verbs "Go, Make, Baptizing, Teaching, Obey, in the Greek is summarized by one word: "Disciplize" (Mafacusita) that means "make disciples". The Great Commandment is not mainly geographically, but making disciples everywhere we go, when we go, as we go, wherever we are, "Make Disciples". It's about nurturing people, walking with those that God entrusted us. It's not primarily going and sharing information but help people understand the message so they can apply it in their lives, and in their spheres of influences to bless and restore all things. That's why vocations and work matter.
We are called to walk with those we are discipling. How do we disciplize? What characterizes a learner? Is a student that understands the teaching to teach it.
What I want to emphasis on Amy's teaching is that "culture" is all that humans make of the world. Taking the raw materials of creation and doing something with it. When we categorize, analyze, interpret, we are doing culture. When we reflect on something, we are creative in diversity, we practice hospitality, we are creating culture. When we love our neighbor and witness to Jesus, we are making culture. Loving our neighbors, practicing generosity, we are being countercultural against the autonomy and barriers that reign in today's world.
Finding our mission in God's mission is key if we want to co-create & collaborate in God's story for the world. The common mission that we have as a body is the restoration of all things to the original purpose. Our mission is to embody the good news that every part of creational life, including the public life of our culture, is being restored. It will mean being good news in our care for the environment, international relations, economic justice, business, media, scholarship, family, and law.
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