Missional Mindset and Leadership #1
Our God is a missional God who works. Jesus reminds us that the Father is always at work and that He too is working (see John 5:17). Because we are created in His image, we too are to have a missional mindset that sets a context for our life and leadership.
Below are some of the passages where Jesus states the purpose for which He came. Notice that some statements are clarifying misconceptions on what others thought His purpose was.
Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Matthew 10:34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:35 For I have come to turn “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Mark 1:38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”
Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Luke 12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
John 5:43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
John 6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me.
John 9:39 Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Jesus was very clear about his mission or task given to Him by His Father. It influenced all His actions and drove His daily choices.
Do you have a similar mindset? Is you mission or purpose clear?
Developing Kingdom Leaders - Tom Yeakley 