This was a difficult chapter to figure out exactly what he is talking about. On p 195, he gets into 'parables, special calling and local impact. I guess those all boil down (for me at least) to being ourselves. Not trying to do things that really aren't us. Not following someone else's program. Steve should do what Steve has the ability to do. Our community has a personality, and needs, and we need to love our neighbor in respect to those. What else do you see here?
I think our members understand their role in sharing the Gospel but just not always sure how to carry it out. The key phrase for me in this chapter was "Every believer has a crowd to serve the Gospel to." (p 181) How do we continue to grow in faith so we understand that every person we see today - from our spouse to our children to our neighbors to our coworkers to... - is someone that we can serve in love today?
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