Finding God's Great Adventure - by Kim Metzer

“So how can they call on someone they don’t have faith in? And how can they have faith in someone they haven’t heard of? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news (Isaiah 52:7).”  Romans 10:14-15

For those of us that followed along with the study of Unfinished: Believing Is Only The Beginning by Richard Stearns this fall, these verses were our call to action.  We are, each and every one of us, called to live out our faith by teaching as Jesus taught.  “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” John 20:21

Having just joined the Redeemer staff as the Director of Small Groups and Discipleship on April 1 (no foolin’!) this was my first time picking a church-wide study.  I would say that it was a success based on the discussions that resulted.  Working through the study has caused many of us to take a hard look at how we’re living our lives.  Are we all called to sell everything we own and move into the mission field?  Certainly not!  But we are all called to teach where we’re at because “your head thinks where your feet stand.”  (Richard Stearns in the Unfinished video) In the Great Commission Jesus said, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I’ve commanded you. Look, I myself will be with you every day until the end of this present age.” Matthew 28:19-20

As we learned in session 5, we are all dominos and when we’re placed together in a project or a mission it takes every single one of us for the project or mission to succeed.  In a chain reaction, ALL dominos are important.  It only takes one domino to cause a failed reaction.  We are all important to the mission.  Jesus doesn’t ask us to do the impossible, just to play our part.

One example of a successful chain reaction is the Food Pantry here at Redeemer.  The Pantry started with the idea of one person and has blossomed into an outreach ministry that feeds THOUSANDS of people every year.  Similar to how God used some bread and a couple of fish to feed 5,000, He has used one idea and several dedicated volunteers to feed the hungry in our county.

The study series concluded with six steps to follow in order to find God’s Great Adventure For Your Life:

       1.       Commit: Replace your agenda with God’s agenda

2.       Pray: In order to “acquire the satellite” for our internal GPS we need to connect with God in prayer

3.       Prepare: Study God’s word, the Bible

4.       Be Obedient: Talk the talk and walk the walk

5.       Act: Take action.  Do SOMEthing, even if it’s a small thing.

6.       Trust:  Trust that God wants only the very best for you – because He does!

I will leave you with these words from Mother Theresa: We can do no great things – only small things with great love.

-Kim