What many times surprises us, the Bible says should come as no surprise at all. Francis Chan explains why in this short clip from the Verge Conference.
The secrets to community are based on understanding how God created the church to exist and function. What could happen if our groups learned to live them out?
"The unwasted life is the life that puts Christ on display as supremely valuable... A God-centered theology has to be a missionary theology." John Piper
It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. David Platt challenges us to rethink our commitment to Jesus.
What we need is a way of making and moving people so that as we make disciples, we release them into their destiny of pushing into new Kingdom-frontier. Church-as-Corporation doesn't do this.
"How can we have rooms of people who claim to have the Holy Spirit of God Almighty inside their bodies. God Almighty inside of you? And your life looks just like everyone else? No wonder they're shutting down the churches." Francis Chan
"I'd rather be in a pit guarded by the Taliban, with Jesus, than sitting in my comfortable house building up my retirement, without Him." Francis Chan, in this powerful video clip.