Mission: Salvation and the Kingdom of God
“But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about
the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
both men and women.” (Acts 8:12)
You are warmly welcome!
I hate being redundant; this means boredom and time just doesn’t seem to move; it is almost sickening – and so it is for many. We all were created to be engaged in some activity. A jobless graduate who has not found a way of being engaged somehow will certainly have a sad tale to tell; many are even willing to do voluntary work (this is good), just for the sake of doing something. Our Creator made us in His own image, and just as He is always at work, so must we. Now let me draw your attention to the noblest of vocations:
I call upon all of us to focus on God’s Mission: God has work for you, and last week was dedicated to reinvigorating our awareness of this fact, as we reached out to the University and surrounding areas. It is not over yet; we ought to continue in this exercise as a lifestyle.
The Message of Salvation: Are you concerned about many people around us who need to hear the good news of Jesus Christ in order to put their faith in him and be saved? Some of these are your friends or even relatives. There is need for witnessing and calling them to salvation. Others have been born again before and they fell; they still come to Church but their love grew cold and they need to be assisted, held by the hand and brought back to Salvation: you can help – even if it is talking to only one person. Philip’s evangelism that culminated in baptisms is testimony to the fact that many were drawn to Jesus.
The Message of the Kingdom of God: Are you concerned about students who diligently study and do exams but their marks are missing? Some 1200 even missed graduation recently! Are you concerned about the high sexual promiscuity that characterizes young people in universities – acts of pre-marital sex, heart breaks, abortions, and homosexuality? The gospel of the Kingdom of God is what we need, in order to address injustice and corruption – moral and financial. That is our cry when we pray, ‘Our Father in heaven, … Your kingdom come’.
When Jesus spoke to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”, the resultant calm was experienced by Jesus’ boat-mates as well as all others who were sailing at that time. If Jesus is interested in a calm sea for all, then He is also interested in effectively functional institutions, academic systems, business enterprises, families – for all; by this we will see the manifestation of the Kingdom of God.
God bless you!