Becoming an Embedded InfluencerSample

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In the reading plan “Becoming a Compassionate Storyteller,” we learned that God’s story is a rescue mission. Sin has turned us away from God, and He has gone to great lengths to get us back. In John 20, before He dies for the sins of the world, Jesus reminds His followers that He is on mission. He is living a “sent” life. The word sent is from the word missio. God’s mission - the missio dei - was to send His Son. Here, Jesus says that his followers will also live sent lives, seeking to restore and reconcile the world to God through the good news of Jesus Christ.

For some of us, living sent will literally mean that God sends us out from our homes to new places, new cities, new regions, or new countries. For most of us, it will mean that we remain where we are, living as sent ones wherever we live, work, or play. Just as Jesus declared “peace” over His disciples, He invites us to live in His peace and to extend His peace into the world around us.

Ask Yourself:

-Where has God embedded you as His “sent one”? Where do you live, work, learn, or play?

-How do you experience God’s peace in your life? How can you share that peace with others?

-How well does this statement describe you? I understand how God has purposefully gifted and placed me to multiply His work in the world.

Pause to Pray: Praise Jesus that He embedded Himself in the world for the sake of the world. Express your willingness and confess your fears about living as a sent one.

Take a Next Step: Identify one person in your life with whom you can share God’s peace. Consider both your words and your actions.