Every man is inspired by aruuugah! and chest beating movies. The Gladiator is one of those movies. We see Maximus, a brave warrior, betrayed, captured, but rises again with courage to inspire! One of the things he says in the movie echoes true biblically speaking.
"What we do in life, echoes in eternity."
What we do NOW, will matter forever. This is our defining moment. For our church, I feel this is our Gladiator moment, to rise, to have courage, to lead others in the charge to see their perspective and world radically change--for eternity. Our church will have an "echo" in eternity. How loud that echo becomes indeed hinges on the courage of its leaders, and the ability of the people to catch the vision!
I'm reminded of young Joshua, and how he was given great encouragement to LEAD his people.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
So we have a greater promise than the Gladiator, a greater hope. No reason for fear, no reason for dismay, because God is already THERE! So we lead with eternity on our hearts. Our staff is so charged up, I feel like every meeting we have is a meeting of Gladiators, men of courage, men of vision! God is about to do something incredible for eternity through Southside! It's going to be (ahem) aruuugha!
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