Our one sole purpose in life

"Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common." Acts 4:32 NKJV

As I arrived at the Weller Elementary School in Springfield early yesterday afternoon, I was more excited than I could remember having been in a long time. "Today's the day!" I exuberantly said to my friend, Rebecca, who made the 200-mile round trip with me. "I can't wait to see what God is going to do today." And let me tell you.... what God did was nothing short of amazing. In less than three hours, a "multitude" of volunteers from the High Street Baptist Church in Springfield, MO measured the feet of more than 300 elementary students and then placed new shoes on them as part of their OneSolePurpose Project; a project that has given out more than 20,000 pairs of shoes since they shared the vision for the massive undertaking many years ago. Pretty amazing right? What's even more amazing though, is that the project has expanded to the Dixon Elementary School and is continuing to grow! Why? Because when the Church is "of one heart and one soul" great things can be achieved for God's glory. 

And you know, this just goes to show that the Church is not a building but a "multitude" of believers on fire for Christ. Which means that, if you and I are to "love God, serve people and reach the world" (High Point's mission statement), we must step outside the four walls of the structure and look for ways to reach the lost. We must be "of one heart and one soul," willing to share the time, talents and resources the Lord has blessed us with for the common good, united in the one sole purpose of knowing Christ and making His Great Name known, both by our words and by our deeds.

So in the words of Bill Hybles, let us remember this my friends... "Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let's not go to Church, let's be the Church." Indeed! Let us be the Church. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for the multitude of believers in this world who share the common purpose of serving You by serving others. Lord, give us a passion and a yearning to love others like You do that cannot be quenched by anything other than songs of praise, acts of service, and wholehearted devotion to You. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen. 

Happy Running!!!

We are Your church