The Scattering Challenge

Our new series, "The Scattering," begins this Sunday. Here's a challenge for the month of March that goes with the talks. It builds up to Easter Sunday when we will begin "The Creativity Expo" series. It's gonna be awesome.

The Scattering Challenge
It’s Simple: One-a-Week during the Month of March

1. Each week in March, connect with someone over coffee, dinner, phone call, movie, etc. Encourage them, love them, serve them, and invite them to Easter at Clarity. Be hospitable. Offer Rides. Invite to lunch afterwards. Follow up. Love.

2. Also, pray for someone you do not yet know. Ask God for an opportunity to meet, love, and serve someone. Invite them to Easter at Clarity. Be hospitable.

The four people/families I will connect with this month are:

Week 1 (March 4-10) _________________________

Week 2 (March 11-17) _________________________

Week 3 (March 18-24) _________________________

Week 4 (March 25-31) _________________________

PRAYER

Lord, I pray for you to bless these friends of mine. Bring them hope, peace, and strength. Open a door for them to be full of life in Jesus, to find deepest purpose and love. May they join me at Clarity this Easter and be blessed.

Lord, I pray for those I do not yet know. Give me an opportunity to meet, love, and serve them. May they find life in Jesus as they join me at Clarity this Easter.

5 Reflections from East Africa

When something impacts me this much, it is hard to try to put it down in words. But, here are a couple attempts at key highlights:

1. There are entire groups of people in the world today that have never heard the message of Jesus or had an opportunity to know the way of the Lord. This means that the job falls to us to finish the task of taking the Gospel to all people. We don’t need to wait to hear from God, He has already spoken in His Word about this.

2. There are reasons that no one has gone to some of the places where there Gospel has never been heard. Right now, there are people risking their lives to go to those places, and they need us to pray for them daily. The spiritual and physical battle is strong.

3. Occasionally there are moments when you are bonded with other leaders about something so critical to God’s heart that it is worth your life.

4. We, Clarity, are partnering in big ways with the Live Dead initiative to see the Gospel brought to some of the most difficult places on earth. I can’t share many details about who, where, and how; but you can visitlive-dead.org to learn more. Be sure to like the Facebook page and pray daily for the needs updated there.

5. The call to bear witness to Christ is as critical here in LA as it is in East Africa; just as it is wherever you are. This trip brought fresh perspective, focus, and power to the daily work.