Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Incarnational Ministry
Brad Hightower, at 21st Century Reformation, posts links to a couple of sermons about "incarnational ministry." As an old Young Lifer, incarnational ministry is my bread and butter.
The idea is a simple one. In order to reach us, God felt it necessary to incarnate Himself in the form of Jesus. God did not wait for us to reach out to Him, He reached out to us. One YL leader puts it this way
It is this idea of incarnational ministry that makes me so wary of the mega-churches. How can friendship develop in such an anonymous environment? We need to live Jesus to the world. How are you doing on that?
The idea is a simple one. In order to reach us, God felt it necessary to incarnate Himself in the form of Jesus. God did not wait for us to reach out to Him, He reached out to us. One YL leader puts it this way
What's really neat is when a kid starts to see me as their friend and not someone who is unapproachable.Jesus added many dimensions to our relationship with the Lord Almighty, among them is friend.
It is this idea of incarnational ministry that makes me so wary of the mega-churches. How can friendship develop in such an anonymous environment? We need to live Jesus to the world. How are you doing on that?
