Living on the Edge

So, we are launching this new series at 10:35 based on the book of Acts in the Bible. The series is called Living on the Edge and it examines how God worked through ordinary people to move Christianity beyond the boundaries of merely being a sect within Judaism to being a worldwide movement of Christ-followers. The more I prepare for this series, the more excited about it I get. God has definitely been working on us at 10:35 to move away from being a "church of attraction" to being a missional church.

God's intended purpose for the Church is for it to go to the world with the good news of the Kingdom of God. However, many churches are stuck in a mindset determined to get people to come to church. This is the mindset of an institution, not a movement. This is a mindset that sees the church as brick and mortar, not the living Body of Christ.

This vision of the Church as an organic, missional movement is at the very heart of the book of Acts. As we move through this book over the next 6 weeks, I believe God is going to really open our eyes concerning what He wants for the Church and what He wants for 10:35. This is going to be exciting stuff!