Intentional Outreach Where We Live, Work, and Play

Just because our “Building Bridges” focus has now officially come to a close, it doesn’t mean we have stopped being intentional in our outreach to those around us! But now that it is over, you should have had the chance to gather each “Bridge Building” card. The final Week 14 card came out last week during Easter; if you missed picking it up, more are in the Home Center! Here’s a reminder of what to do with those cards:

• Engage your family with some of the ideas and tips on those cards
• Piece the puzzle together from the images on the backside of each card, take a picture of it, and submit it with a story of how the focus has impacted you over these last several weeks.
• Send that email to [email protected]
• There will be a drawing from names of those who submit their story to win the real painting of that puzzle picture!

The most unreached people group in the world are the one's next door. Missions doesn't begin across an ocean or on the other side of the world; according to Acts 1:8, it starts across the street. The primary mission field for most of us is not far away; it's in the routine of our daily lives, in the places where we live, work, and play. God doesn't save us to be passive spectators. He saves us and then sends us out into the world to live lives that look remarkably like Jesus while looking for opportunities to speak of His grace. Each of us is called to play a part in God's mission of reconciliation — to the people we meet every day. As a church family beginning in January, we will kick off a churchwide Focus entitled Building Bridges, "Intentional Outreach Where We Live, Work and Play."

We look forward to how God will use this upcoming Focus to work in our lives to give us a love for and desire to reach lost people in our world.

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”  1 Tim 2:1-4

Prayer walking and prayer driving are simple activities that do not require you to approach your neighbors or co-workers or to even know their specific needs. In fact, prayer walkers and prayer drivers are those who are "on the scene without making one." Through God's inspiration, you will discern certain areas that need your concentrated prayer. You will see new potential in your friends, family members, neighbors, fellow church members, and co-workers.