A House of Prayer for All the NATIONS
Nations (OUT) is Jesus’ aim. The story of human history is a romance and God is at the center drawing a people to Himself from every tribe, tongue, and nation to purify and fill with His love so they may be brought into a place of nearness to his heart forever. It’s out of this fiery love that we speak and interact with those in our worlds who don’t know Jesus and we offer His love and grace and invite them into relationship with Jesus.
We pursue and welcome in those outside the kingdom. Jesus says in Luke 16:9 that He came to earth for this purpose: “to search and rescue that which was lost”. In John 12:26 Jesus declares that “whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant will be also…” If Jesus is seeking and saving those who have lost their way and we are His servants, then Jesus expects us to join Him in that pursuit. Seeking, alongside Jesus, those who are lost is as much of a part of being a disciple as loving the church well and prayer.