June 18th, 2010
The Stunning Clarity of Jesus
These little phrases came from Max Lucado. “I have made known to you everything I heard from my Father.” John 15:15
- His greatest sermon can be read in eight minutes (Matthew 5-7)
- He summarized prayer in five phrases (Matthew 6:9-13).
- He silenced accusers with one challenge (John 8:7).
- He rescued a soul with one sentence (Luke 23:43).
- He summarized the Law in three verses (Mark 12:29-31)
- He reduced all his teaching to one command (John 15:12)
He made his point and went home.
I really needed this reminder today. Thank you so much for sharing!
Brevity is a blessing, some messages are too valuable to lose in the “over speak” we tend to indulge in and hide behind.
@VisionisJesus
This is spot on. For churches, Jesus is the vision. The outline for God’s vision is found in Jn 3:16. It contains whose vision it is, the motivation for vision, the focus of vision, the response to vision, who vision is for and the outcomes of vision. Vision is seeing Jesus; following Jesus’ example eg. loving, valuing, serving, training, embracing, communicating; seeing the responses that God expects eg. lbelieving, earning, going, worshipping and seeing outcomes eg. Authentic Community, Servant Leadership etc. Have a great day!