Find out where Gos is working

Adrian (3/2)

it is a peril to join His mission. You can slide into entitlement. There is no “them” when we follow Christ.  We must follow a higher Christology:  are we on His mission or do we ask Him to join us on our mission.  Are we participating in ZHos kkngdom or building our own illusion of a kingdom.  

 Experiencing God course. Blackaby would oft say, "Find out where God is at work and join Him there."

This principle guided Blackaby’s life, so much so that he built seven realities around:

• God is always at work around you [are you aware?].

• God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal.

• God invites you to become involved in His work [are you listening?].

• God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes and His ways.

• God's invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action [will you trust and take action].

• You must make significant adjustments [in your life] to join God in what He is doing [dying to your will and living for God's].

• You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you [experiencing God].

Generational Replacement

If we are unwilling to find out where God is working and join Him there, the church will experience another cycle of generational replacement. Ryan Burge, a researcher and thought leader around religious trends/statistics, recently discussed generational replacement [see graph below]. According to Burge:

1. The rise of the Nones has hit a plateau recently [this is what the evangelical world is currently celebrating]

2. That won't last. Gen Z is 45% Nones. Boomers are 28% [this is why the evangelical world should not be celebrating].

Generational replacement means the Nones will continue to rise, and the church will be worse off [not better] in the coming years. Unless... We transition back to multigeneration discipleship: older men showing younger men a faith that works. Older men telling younger men, "Follow me, I know the way."

The Bible and spiritually curious seem to be showing up in droves. Praise God. How are you responding?

— Harp Better Man