Mission Possible
Life In His Name
March 30, 2025
Rev. Dr. Gabe Sylvia
The sermon calls believers to be motivated by the Father's will, following Jesus' example, to make disciples of all nations by sowing and reaping the gospel (with the Spirit preparing hearts), living out the faith in community, and receiving communion as a sign of covenantal grace.
Summary
Using a Tom Cruise 'mission accomplished' analogy, the preacher asks what Christians are saved for and answers: to make disciples of all nations. True success requires the motive of doing the Father's will, modeled by Jesus, and a willingness to set aside status or rights to see that will done. The practical method is simple sowing and reaping—proclaiming and living the gospel while the Spirit readies hearts—and believers must display the Spirit's fruit and be ready to give a reason for their hope. As a gathered church we both sow and reap by our conduct, and we regularly affirm our covenantal participation and sustaining grace through communion.
Key Points
- Tom Cruise analogy: mission-focused storytelling
- Core mission: make disciples of all nations
- Primary motive: do the Father's will, as Jesus exemplified
- Commitment required: set aside status, reputation, and rights to complete God's will
- Means: sowing and reaping the gospel through proclamation and witness
- Role of the Spirit: prepares the soil or provides opportunities to reap others' sowing
- Witness: display the Spirit's fruit and be prepared to give a reason for your faith
- Church growth: growing God's kingdom is growing the gathered church by our conduct
- Communion: the meal signifies covenantal grace, participation with Christ, and unity with one another
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