Vision MMXXIII
Christ enters the world and gives us a vision for a new life, a new community, a new world– a new Kingdom. Put simply, the Kingdom of Jesus is what life looks like when God is in charge.
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Christ enters the world and gives us a vision for a new life, a new community, a new world– a new Kingdom. Put simply, the Kingdom of Jesus is what life looks like when God is in charge.
Globalization, economic disparities, and the digital revolution have developed a growing sense of rootlessness, dislocation, and displacement; we are a restless people. Throughout the biblical narrative, the People of God have had many exilic experiences, but as the Prophet Jeremiah advises, our God can be found even when we are far from home.
As evident in the scriptures, Jesus believed in the church. We believe that church is family and so every year we want to revisit how we participate in this family or do this whole Jesus thing together. Participants in the Midtown Community are asked to commit to five things; (1) Reveal the Kingdom of Jesus, (2) Belong to a Microchurch, (3) Gather on Sundays, (4) Serve, and (5) Being Generous.
In a world that is vying for our ultimate allegiance, the announcement of Jesus offers an alternative: “The Kingdom of God is at Hand, repent and believe” (Mark 1:15). The Gospel of the Kingdom is an invitation to live in the way of God in the community of God as the Kingdom of God; will we give our allegiance to God?