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Friday, November 9th (Day Twenty-Six)

Read:
Romans 10:5-17

"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"

Reflect:
What is the mission of the church? Is it a place to go to on Sundays to get your dose of spirituality for the week? Is it a place to network - to meet "like-minded" people and make business and social contacts? Is it a non-profit service organization - a platform you can use to launch social renewal initiatives? Some of those activities are valid, and they are connected to the church in an ancillary way, but what is the church's ultimate mission?

Paul reminds us here in Romans 10 that the mission of the church is to extend the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is to proclaim the simple but challenging message that "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." This is a deadly serious mission, and the consequences for not taking it seriously are disastrous. There is no greater privilege on earth than participating with God himself in his mission of redeeming the cosmos and rescuing people in rebellion against him. "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" How beautiful are our collective feet as a church?

Apply:

1. Are you intimidated to proclaim the gospel because you believe the message is overly complicated? How does Paul's synopsis of the gospel message in verse 9 encourage you?
2. Reflect on whether your mission and understanding of the church's mission matches what Paul writes in Romans 10. What changes can you make to align yourself with Paul's mission? How does the use of your material resources fit into your answer?

Pray:

1. That the Lord would convict you of ways you have attempted to use the church for your own ends.
2. That the Lord would make your mission and the mission of Christ the King more consistent with Paul's mission to preach the good news.