Hey Guys!
So for an update…. the rainy season in Spain has finally passed us by and the temperatures are warming up making the beach along the Mediterranean look even more appealing. Classes have resumed and we are entering in to our second and final semester here. Vision projects have been presented and business plans are in the works. But it seems every week that goes by, I discover further open and closed doors that take me a baby step forward.
There is so much I want to share with you about my vision and next steps, which I promise will come soon! But I find that I need to rewind a few steps and answer a question that I probably should have answered from the beginning.
What is G42?
Honestly, it’s not just any school but rather a training ground. The 42nd generation is a network of Christ-followers with the mission to plant churches, businesses, & ministries to spread the Kingdom of God around the world – to inspire and develop leaders who are passionate about giving their lives to the Message of Christ.
AND the 42nd Generation is US!
If you trace the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1, you count 41 generations, yet the Bible says that there are 42 generations listed (3 sets of 14 from Abraham to David to Christ Jesus). So, is the bible wrong? Or are we missing something? Simply put, we believe that the 42nd generation is Christ formed in His church today.
It is you and it is me.
And, we, as the body of Christ, have the responsibility, authority and power to share Christ with the world… to bring His Kingdom ‘on earth as it is in Heaven’.
Prior to coming to Spain, I came across this paragraph on their website
and I knew this is what I wanted…..
Paul said, “I labor until Christ is found in you.” The whole point of the Church is to get Christ formed in us. We must get past elementary things. We must move beyond the need for more inner healing and deliverance. If you have that need, get it and let’s go. Get healed. Get over it. Let’s get out of the bed. We need the bed. We have got plenty of beds, but churches are more than hospitals. You can stay in the hospital while you get healed, but you need to walk in health.”
I knew there was more to this life then “trying” to appease the religiousness implanted within us that never is appeased or satisfied. I failed every day. But thank God I have failed at being perfect because that only qualifies me for the greatest gift ever and that’s God’s love. It has nothing to do what I do, but who I am…the one loved unconditionally by God. And that love is what transforms lives.
How many of us in the church are trying to earn God’s love when we are already fully loved? We are the will of God. We are his human partners in bringing about His Kingdom. Let’s get “healthy”, not let our pasts define our future, discover who the real you is, make a plan, and say AMEN!
Here is an awesome video on what G42 is!
