A simple thought. As I anticipate 2008 at Windborn I am excited about how Jesus is leading us in sanctification and in discipleship. In sanctification there is a genuine excitement about the fact that Jesus is the one who makes us more like Himself and we simply need to hang out and cooperate with His leading. This is discipleship: and coordinating these thoughts into Listen, Adore and Cooperate seems to really be getting some traction.
This excitement for 2008 comes from the fact that He has worked in us (as I review 2007) to be aware of our need for training in the Word of God (to learn inductive Bible study and be equipped to read, understand and communicate to others the Scriptures, to not be Biblically Illiterate) and the need to raise up leaders (right now this is looking at how we train deacons and making leadership training available for the flock, in the future this will manifest itself in Spiritual gift assessments).
A simple thought. Hang out with Jesus, keeping our eyes on Him and He draws us to Himself. He works in and through us. He leads us. He teaches us what He wants to do and how He wants to do it!
