THE STORY OF JESUS: Mark 1:14-20
“The time has come, the kingdom of God has come near!” (Mark 1:15)
As followers of Jesus, we believe the good news of God’s kingdom.
We believe Jesus has beaten Satan and reclaimed Adam’s throne for humanity.
We believe Jesus is ruling all creation (Genesis 1:26-28, Matthew 28:18-20).
And we are called to join Jesus, to draw people to God like ‘fishers of men!’
We are not just forgiven, we are set free and restored to the full life in God.
We follow Jesus by joining Him in living God-pleasing life, in the Spirit’s power.
We are ambassadors for God and Jesus, we reveal the good news in our own lives.
Jesus has restored the kingdom FOR US, this is totally by grace alone.
But this grace enables us to join Jesus, to live WITH Him, LIKE Him and FOR Him.
With His help, we resist sin and choose the good life, the fruit of the Spirit.
THIS is how we fulfill Adam’s calling, to fill the world with God’s reflection.
The result will be good news for us, and for others, and for the creation.
As a Jesus follower, I bring good news by how I live WITH, LIKE and FOR Jesus!
Do I reflect of the good news of Jesus’ victory over Satan, sin, death and hell?
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, believing in You is more than ‘being saved’, it as a way of living with, like and for You in this world, God’s creation Kingdom. Help me live like You, like Adam (was supposed to), like God!
Jesus follower
trying to find His way
John’s ministry ended.
Jesus started His ministry.
The kingdom ministry to reign everywhere for the earth belongs to God. All those who ‘repent and believe’ are inhabitants of the Kingdom.
And as inhabitants, following the Master, I must radiate His Way. That is what a disciple/follower does – lives like His Master, doing what the Master does, imitating the Master, being in His presence 24/7.
And I, I must do the same.
Radiate the Light of Christ which is within me.
LightShine.
Others must be able to see that we/I am His by what I say and do.
Fruit of the Spirit I must produce.
They will see we/I am a Christian by our love.
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that our unity will one day be restored
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yeah they’ll know we are Christians by our love
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
Yeah, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.