He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose, wrote Jim Elliot in his journal. In January nineteen fifty six he was killed along with four other missionaries by a river in Ecuador, and years later the son of one of them was baptised by the men who had killed his father. That story opens a sermon about the ending of Mark’s Gospel (Mark 16). Jesus sends his disciples into all the world, because the good news simply cannot be stopped. Listen if you are looking for an answer to the question of what you are here for.
Why Are We Here?
An Invitation That Changes Everything
There are invitations that change everything. This is true of the invitation Jesus extends to each of us to follow in His footsteps and imitate Him. However, this invitation does not end with us alone; we, too, are called to invite others into a relationship with Christ. So what can we do to be people who not only change ourselves in response to Jesus’ invitation, but also invite others?
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