In light of Pastor Darryl's vision before the church, I thought this was a most timely and interesting article from Monday Morning Insight.I love it when I hear of churches and organizations that are stepping out in faith to achieve things that most people would think were impossible. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve found numerous examples of people jumping way out of the ‘comfort zone’ to attempt huge things for the Kingdom. Here are just a couple that come to mind.
Liberty University recently announced an initiative to plant 500 new churches in the next five years. Imagine… 500 brand new churches, with fresh vitality and fresh vision for reaching a dying world!
In a totally different part of the country, Pastor John Bishop and Living Hope Church in Vancouver, WA recently announced plans to start six brand new campuses ON EASTER. That’s six brand new churches starting in just one Sunday! (Living Hope already maxes out SEVEN weekend services at their main campus). This God-sized vision will become a reality next month… and the result will be many people coming to faith!
What have you done that caused you to step out of your comfort zone lately? I love this quote from Perry Noble: “God couldn’t give a RIP about your comfort–He simply wants you to be obedient…and at times that means facing things head on that scare you and completely take you out of your comfort zone.”
Maybe God has given you a dream that scares you to death. Perhaps you’ve been staying in your comfort zone far too long. Maybe God doesn’t want you to start 500 churches in five years; or six new campuses in one day… but what DOES he want you to do?
Now that’s something to ponder!
