IMPACT

Happy New Year and prepare to make an impact for God!

I have always loved seeing people give themselves to a cause, team, group, or event 100%. Most often the more people that invest 100%,, the greater the outcome and great the impact. That was so true of the early church and first century believers that were so passionate about Jesus that they gave themselves 100% to Him and other Jesus followers. These beievers made such an impact in their cities, villages and world that they were viewed as a threat (Acts 17:6-7).

These followers of Jesus did not make a radical impact in their world by marching on the government, buiding billboards, wearing logo wear clothes like many try today. Instead they lived a life that was so counter-cultural, so committed to their real King Jesus... others took notice. Real people, really changing and really living a bold life for God, even at the risk of life, career, and more.

This is what the early church was and why it made suich an impact.
This is what the church and Jesus followers are called to be still today.
This is what I dream the community of Journey church to become.

If you read this and are apart of Journey, prepare for a year focused on the idea of being "People of impact". Prepare to rise up, risk more, love more and change more. Not out of guilt... but out of a deeper love, devotion, commitment to our King Jesus.

If you are not apart of a church, tribe, group like that and you what to make an impact for Jesus as the early church did... we invite you to join with us on this amazing series. There are practical life lessons that bwe can apply to ourselves today, that made a big differnce 2,000 years ago.

PREPARE FOR IMPACT.... it's all or nothing in 2007!