God’s Messengers OF Hope

We live in world feeling a desperate need for the Message of Hope. Everything around us is falling, Mountains & Money, and everything under our feet is shaking, Land Masses & Relationship en-masse. There is no time such as this, that is Tailor Made for Christ’s Message of Hope.

Consider this however: When Christ said “Go Ye…,” was his charge to a group of Specialists? The answer of course is NO! His charge was to a group of very flawed men, an indistinct group of men with doubtful personal credentials. One cannot control his mouth, two cannot control their anger, at least another two were professional doubters!

What they lacked in personal strength, they made up for in Time Spent Living with the Lord and Watching His Ways. What they saw that is relevant to us in this Season is in John 4. How to bring a “A Message of Hope. We will look at headings in the process.

They Saw Christ Step Out: To bring a message of Hope will always require someone to step out. From one’s personal comfort zone, from our groups cultural assumptions, from the tyranny of public opinion, at the risk of being misunderstood.

They Saw Christ Grow Vulnerable: Why will He ask a woman to give him a drink? Does he not realize the possible implications? What about blackmail? What about the Pharisees? Anyone bringing a message of hope must be willing to become Vulnerable

They Saw Christ Talk Straight: There has been a lot of talk about Straight Talk in the last few days. There is no time as now that such is needed. What is the straight talk that our World needs?

i. That they are drinking from a cistern that will never satisfy

ii. That the only Water that will Satisfy is the water that Christ gives

iii. That a drinker of the Water of Life will become a Spring of the same.

iv. That No One is ever left out who Wants to Drink.

In my City, the Sun is Out, the people are walking the streets again but their hearts have questions, their life have fears, many are hopeless, They await YOU, A BRINGER OF HOPE.

Originally written for Victory Court RCCG on May 18^th 2008