May 3, 2026

Resurrected – Renewed Mission Story - Ruth Walters

Jesus, the perfect image of God, the perfect blessing to the nations, describes himself as the one sent by the Father, but the culmination of this is that he is the sender. Jesus sends us as the Father sent him; the cross is the unavoidable cost of mission, the means by which God defeats evil; and Jesus empowers us with the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit who hovered over the waters at creation. So what does this mean for tomorrow? Jesus sends us into our daily work as mission, which transforms our view of our work. Our work can be seen as bringing order out of chaos, reflecting God's work in creation. The mission of God is the bridge that spans the gap between the curse of Genesis and the glory of Revelation. We know who we are by the stories we tell ourselves. And this is the story, the one that shapes everything we do, that Jesus is reconciling everything to himself by his blood shed on the cross, and all our purpose and meaning comes from that.

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