This last fortnight’s series, “Your Roots Are Showing”,
has been an incredible journey and defining period for us as a community of faith
as we have dug down a little deeper into the very root system of who we are.
Beginning with God’s original intent of intimacy, influence and inheritance
found in our primary texts of Genesis 1 and 2, we then finished week one in
chapter 3 of the book of beginnings
where our devine DNA and desires was distorted by the second preacher to become
weaker and yet still controlling passions for sex, sleep and success.
Week two
saw us launch into Acts 2 as we rapidly glanced at how this thing we call
church was birthed. Contrary to popular belief, the church was not launched
after much deliberation by grey haired men in stuffy windowless rooms
surrounded by piles and piles of doctrine and creeds.
No, the church that the
gates of hell will not prevail against, was birthed in fire and drunkenness that
took weak, fearful men and women out of hiding in a second story room and onto
the streets of Jerusalem with utmost courage.
We also see from this passage
that the Holy Spirit was poured out not for feel good, bless me club meetings
but for the mission! To give weak, cowardly people like us a boldness and power
that is not of our own but that would be used also not for our own fame but the
fame of another. Which brought us to our landing point: The church was birthed
for Jesus.
What began in Genesis.2:7 with a kiss will culminate in a wedding. Jesus
is coming back for a bride, His bride! We believe that this whole thing called humanity
and creation was a glorious setup for Christ to be glorified. And as John Piper
writes, “God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him”. Or
as the ancient creed says, “The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying
Him forever.”
These are our roots. And as we said often over the last
couple of weeks, our roots determine our routes. What began with Christ will
end with Christ.
He is our proclamation.
He is our preoccupation.
Our roots are showing more and more, and our routes have
never looked more exciting!
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