Comments on: Missional Monday http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/ ...on earth as it is in heaven Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:15:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: grace http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5691 grace Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:58:46 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5691 <b>inheritor</b>, Very well said. I think we've had a tendency to compartmentalize spiritual things, and that if we were to live our faith in a more holistic manner, the fullness of the kingdom would be integrated in our relationships in a way that is authentic and natural. inheritor,
Very well said. I think we’ve had a tendency to compartmentalize spiritual things, and that if we were to live our faith in a more holistic manner, the fullness of the kingdom would be integrated in our relationships in a way that is authentic and natural.

]]> By: inheritor of heaven http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5690 inheritor of heaven Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:38:43 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5690 Grace, I agree that the way many (if not most come to know Jesus is through ordinary relationships with ordinary Christians (who really are extraordinary because of who dwells within them). I think the church in however, in many cases has fallen down on either one or the other or both counts: not allowing people through the doorway by being judgmental or always speaking in Christianese, but we also have a tendency to keep people standing in the doorway and not living in the fullness of the kingdom that is given us. Grace, I agree that the way many (if not most come to know Jesus is through ordinary relationships with ordinary Christians (who really are extraordinary because of who dwells within them). I think the church in however, in many cases has fallen down on either one or the other or both counts: not allowing people through the doorway by being judgmental or always speaking in Christianese, but we also have a tendency to keep people standing in the doorway and not living in the fullness of the kingdom that is given us.

]]> By: grace http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5689 grace Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:33 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5689 <b>alan</b>, Thanks for the link. I've enjoyed reading the entries. Thanks <b>bdl</b>! Good one <b>Ken</b>. ;) <b>mark</b>, Very true. It is a kingdom principle that the powerful things of the kingdom are found in small seeds planted in ordinary ground and nurtured in faith. <b>inheritor</b>, True that the spiritual life consists of miraculous and supernatural events. However, the entrance to those events is sometimes through the doorway of ordinary relational moments, acts of kindness and service, expressions of generosity and friendship. alan,
Thanks for the link. I’ve enjoyed reading the entries.

Thanks bdl!

Good one Ken. ;)

mark,
Very true. It is a kingdom principle that the powerful things of the kingdom are found in small seeds planted in ordinary ground and nurtured in faith.

inheritor,
True that the spiritual life consists of miraculous and supernatural events. However, the entrance to those events is sometimes through the doorway of ordinary relational moments, acts of kindness and service, expressions of generosity and friendship.

]]> By: inheritor of heaven http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5685 inheritor of heaven Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:26:17 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5685 Local, yes. Ordinary, however, depends upon what your definition of ordinary is. If healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead are ordinary then I wholeheartedly agree. For most American Christians those things would be far to scary to be called ordinary. Even giving 10% of their income toward the "mission" would not be considered ordinary by most. Local, yes.
Ordinary, however, depends upon what your definition of ordinary is. If healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead are ordinary then I wholeheartedly agree.
For most American Christians those things would be far to scary to be called ordinary. Even giving 10% of their income toward the “mission” would not be considered ordinary by most.

]]> By: Mark R http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5683 Mark R Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:55:36 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5683 A bloke over here (Oz - and no, not the jail) sings a song - from little things big things grow. Sounds a little like the above quote. In missional the spectacular occurs within, like the mustard seed when planted in the ground we do not see it's radical slowly form, the seed itself swell as it slowly absorbs moisture, it's cotyledons reaching for the surface to become solar panels - from little things big things grow. A bloke over here (Oz – and no, not the jail) sings a song – from little things big things grow. Sounds a little like the above quote.

In missional the spectacular occurs within, like the mustard seed when planted in the ground we do not see it’s radical slowly form, the seed itself swell as it slowly absorbs moisture, it’s cotyledons reaching for the surface to become solar panels – from little things big things grow.

]]> By: ken http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5682 ken Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:25:44 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5682 Hm-m-m-m Mm-m-m-m ... No way! We gotta do BIG things for God! We gotta change the world for God! We gotta find the professional world-changers for Jee-sus and hire them to do the SPECTACULAR things, like filling sports stadiums and preaching how God is getting ready to judge, and they're all gonna go to hell unless they repent! We'll never get the world changed by being local and going out into our communities, and being ordinary by developing relationships ... Are you kidding? Hm-m-m-m Mm-m-m-m … No way!

We gotta do BIG things for God! We gotta change the world for God! We gotta find the professional world-changers for Jee-sus and hire them to do the SPECTACULAR things, like filling sports stadiums and preaching how God is getting ready to judge, and they’re all gonna go to hell unless they repent!

We’ll never get the world changed by being local and going out into our communities, and being ordinary by developing relationships …

Are you kidding?

]]> By: bdl http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5678 bdl Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5678 Cool blog. I love the thoughts on being missional. Cool blog. I love the thoughts on being missional.

]]> By: Alan Knox http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/missional-monday-9/#comment-5676 Alan Knox Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:01:25 +0000 http://kingdomgrace.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-5676 Grace, You and your readers will probably be interested in the synchroblog that Jonathan organized for today. His post is called "<a href="http://jonathanbrink.com/2008/04/13/meeting-god-where-hes-already-working/" rel="nofollow">Meeting God Where He's Already Working</a>". He's scheduled a synchroblog concerning "Missional" for the next three months. Perhaps you and your readers can take part in his synchroblog as well. -Alan Grace,

You and your readers will probably be interested in the synchroblog that Jonathan organized for today. His post is called “Meeting God Where He’s Already Working“. He’s scheduled a synchroblog concerning “Missional” for the next three months. Perhaps you and your readers can take part in his synchroblog as well.

-Alan

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