Part 3: Why We’re Here
Think about the amount of energy that gets expended to keep churches, mission organizations and other ministries going. What is it all for? According to Paul, it was to someday present everyone to Jesus complete in Him. We must make that the goal of our ministry. How do we accomplish that goal?
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
