Authority

At the end of the sermon yesterday, Greg led us in a brief tutorial of Lectio Divino ("divine reading").  He read the passage about the Roman officer who asked Jesus to heal his servant.  The first time Greg read it, he asked us to listen for one word or concept that jumped out at us.  And then he read it a second and third time, asking us to consider personal application.  I was really impressed by the word "authority" and the faith that the officer demonstrated in the context of authority.  At the end, Greg asked us to share what we heard from the Lord with someone else, so I walked over to Randy and Cindy, and they had heard the SAME THING!  

I think the Lord is speaking to us about what discipleship means in our Paseo context.  We want to empower Paseoans in their identity as sons and daughters of God, deputies of Christ's authority, and we can operate in faith and healing just like Jesus.

Heavenly Father, thank you for speaking to us.  Thank you for your presence and love.  Please guide us and give us specific instructions about how to make disciples in our context.  I love you, and I ask in the name of Jesus.