I done positioning so maybe I might be positioned....

I have for awhile been in conflict about what it is that God is doing. A God that never changes, but always is doing a new thing. Our ability to become comfortable in how we see God work as a constant in our lives, but recognizing growth doesn't come from setting up camp permanently. We struggle within the ranks because we love to camp in the Glory moments, but not recognizing there are new glory moments happening everyday.
God has made every generation to seek Him and know Him. Every generation has a call to continue the work of the Kingdom. Every generation has been made to grow older and disciple the next in following Jesus. Every generation as it gets older has a call to pass on the work of the Kingdom by transitioning from doing the work to discipling and living it out with next. I have, at times, been fixed on certain scripture and this is the scripture for my season I'm in:

Hebrews 3:1

"Therefore, holy brothers, partners in a heavenly calling, keep your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession."

We get so focused on methodology, mediums used, style, and so many other things, we lose sight of the only thing we are called to do. Keep your focus on Jesus!
What if for one Sunday we stopped looking for our favorite song, speaker, coffee, or seat, and entered focused on Jesus? I'm not saying we aren't doing that in some respect, but we come bustling in with the world nipping at our heels, fitting in a church service, and watching the clock because time is valuable and in short supply.
Maybe I'm in the minority or even a single voice, but I don't feel satisfied in the seeker sensitive, time sensitive, culturally sensitive church services I see or am apart of! This isn't a slap in the face of the church I attend, but a realization from many churches I have attended, seen on TV, and listened to via podcast.
We are called to gather together to place unwavering focus on Jesus. The music we play, the conversations we share, the message that is preached, the gathering to pray for one another. All centered on Jesus. We have produced a church service that is the primary vehicle for evangelism and therefore produce a gathering sensitive to the needs of the lost and not a gathering sensitive to what the Holy Spirit desires to instill in us for the work of evangelism.
Don't get me wrong. At times, the lost will enter our gatherings, but will they be impressed by our gift of candy and pleasant conversation, or by a group of people so sold out that every action is an action of worshipping a living, active God who has the answer to the question of their heart, "Why do I feel lost in a world, so set on pleasing my every desire?"
Our gatherings prepare us to answer the call of every generation young and old! Hebrews tells us to focus on Jesus as partners of the great calling:

Matthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I've commanded you. And remember, I am with you each and every day until the end of the age."

So here is my mathematical picture I have for all of us:

(Gathering together with a total focus on Jesus - the cares of what needs to be done next) + the work of the Holy Spirit = the ability to carry on the calling of evangelizing, discipling, teaching, and loving the lost.

Or

Hebrews 3:1 + 1 Peter 5:6-7=Matthew 28:18-20


- Posted in the moment

Location:Coffee time