K-rist

While I was searching the Internet earlier for a quote that Pastor Brent mentioned in his sermon this morning (btw, great job Brent), I came across a passage from an article titled "Raising Our Evangelistic Temperature: Necessary Practices". This is not the passage I was looking for but I felt it was worth sharing:

Obey the commands of Scripture. Mark 1:17-18 says, "And Jesus said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.' Immediately they left their nets and followed Him." In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus commanded his followers, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and know, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Sharing the good news with lost people is not optional! Do you know what is wrong with the church? Our concept of spiritual maturity is all messed up! We measure spiritual maturity by church attendance, how much Bible knowledge a person has, what position a person occupies in the church and how far he keeps himself from drinking, smoking, and swearing! I think Jesus would have us measure spiritual maturity more on the basis of how we are obeying the Great Commandment--to love God and others--and the Great Commission--helping lost people to become fully-devoted followers of Jesus Christ.