One Body - Lucas

Mark 9:38-41 Jesus forbids sectarianism

I come from a mixed church background, some Pres/Methodist, a little Catholicism, AoG, and Four Square. I can appreciate that God is working through all of these organizations. However, there are some who have taken this passage to the next level. Repossess! Here is a snippet from their website:

Repossess is more than a religious event that just happens. It is an active movement of people, day in and day out, relentlessly pursuing a life lived in freedom, grace, and peace--affecting the world around them. Repossess exists to create a generation of people actively pursuing a life that is “repossessed” by their Creator.

WE BELIEVE THAT EACH OF OUR GATHERINGS WILL BE:

- An expression of worship

- Unifying Christians

- Serving our community or a participating in a missional act of service for a global cause

- Building up local churches

Wait, did you see it? Unifying Christians. Building up local churches. They are not only tolerating other churches in the community, but engaging and serving God together. They are building each other up!

I feel honored to know some of the people who are part of this movement and am so excited to hear about this weekend's event from them. We need to pray for them. We need to look up to them!

Lord, help us to see beyond our church walls and to remember that we are one body. I pray for a fresh anointing of the Spirit on all the churches that participated this weekend in Repossess, and that those youth who attended return and energize their respective part of the body, to the equivalent of, like, twenty Red Bulls, or whatever they drink nowadays. Amen!