Hello my brother; hello my sister, my name is Dean Davis, and this is a word of
encouragement for village church planters.
Very shortly after I understood the Good News of Jesus, repented of my sins and put
my trust in Christ, I was challenged to memorize a verse from the Bible. The very
first verse I ever memorized as a new believer were the words of Jesus recorded in
John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may
have life, and have it abundantly.”
Even though I was young, I wanted an abundant life. I wasn’t sure what all Jesus
meant when he offered an abundant life, but I understood him to mean that if we let
him be the King of our life, he would lead us into a life of peace, joy, and purpose.
The Three Circles Gospel Presentation tells us that the world we live in is broken. The
thief, Satan, has killed, stolen and destroyed lives. The second circle tells us that life
in our world hasn’t always been broken. The third circle tells us that if we crown
Jesus as the king of our life, we can be restored to God and live according to his
original design.
But what does it mean to be restored to God? To be restored to God means to live in
peace with God. It means to live as a child of God. To be restored to God means we
know God as a good and kind Father. To be restored to God means we know that He
will never leave us or forsake us. To be restored to God means we can live an
abundant life in this world and live eternally with God in the world to come. To be
restored to God means to walk in his presence from here to eternity. People who are
restored to God walk with him and learn to obey him. As we walk with him, God in his
goodness transforms our way of thinking and our way of living so we reflect his
goodness in a broken world.
As a village church planter you have the glorious privilege of helping people be
restored to God. The word of God is powerful and that power to redeem and restore
people to God is in your hands. You have the wonderful privilege of helping people
stop rebelling against God and start living the abundant life Jesus promised. So as you
go to minister to people who are suffering and without hope, go out full of hope.
Though the world is broken, you know the way to restore people to God.
This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.
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