Awaken: Missions Weekend December 1-2 at Battle Lake Alliance Church
Our fall Missions Weekend is December 1st - 2nd this year. We look forward to hearing from an Alliance International Worker serving overseas. (we can’t put a name online due to security)
Schedule
Saturday, December 1st 6 p.m. -Family Game Night- “Can you survive Guinea?”
Sunday, December 2nd - Sunday School 9 a.m. , Worship at 10 a.m.
More information can be found here — http://cmalliance.org/resources/missions/mcpk18/#theme
Below is the theme information from the Alliance website. As you can see, it will be a great conference! Please plan to join us.
AWAKEN
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
The point of this year’s message boils don to this: Jesus wants to awaken us to what it means to live in His Kingdom now so that this Kingdom will come in fullness when He returns. As we join God in His plan to provide gospel access to all peoples, we commit to bringing about the day of the Coming King.
This idea, rooted in Matthew 24:14, is what first “awakened” our movement! Can it again today?
WAKE UP TO THE REALITY OF THE KINGDOM
Jesus basically said to His disciples (and to us), “This Kingdom will not happen soon because there’s a big age about to unfold. This is My Kingdom. I’m at work during this age and want you to join Me. Together we’ll see the good news of this Kingdom spread to all peoples and then the end will come.”
WAKE UP TO KINGDOM COME
Between the Kingdom promised and the Kingdom eternal is this long period of time called the Kingdom Come. Jesus tells us, “My Kingdom has come here on earth, and it’s going to spread to all peoples. Amid challenges and opposition, those transformed by the good news of this Kingdom will spread it to all people. Please wake up to this reality! I want it to be good for you when I return because you’ll be found living out My Kingdom ways and welcoming the day of My coming.”
WAKE UP TO KINGDOM LIVING
Matthew 24 and 25 unfold Jesus’ teaching about how to live now to help bring about the day of His coming. There are three ways to live now:
Always Be Ready by living in love with and anticipating the Coming King
(Matthew 24:42–45—the thief in the night and 25:1–13—the wise and foolish virgins).Always Be Investing what He has put into your hands into those things that will be eternal
(Matthew 24:45–47—the good servant and 25:14–29—the parable of the talents).Always Be Serving because the Kingdom is love and people are precious
(Matthew 24:48–51—the evil servant and 25:31–46—the sheep and the goats).