Several in our church body here at Mitchell Wesleyan have sensed that God is leading us to a new spiritual awakening here, so many of us have been praying for revival and spiritual awakening. But what does that look like exactly? Spiritual awakening is nothing more nor less than believers being fully responsive and committed to living in the presence and blessing of the Lord. That means being as fully obedient to God's leading as we can be.  Part of that awakening means having a heart for the world as Jesus does:  Matt 9:36-38--When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37  Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;  38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."   If we are to be fully alive to what God has for us, we must have a compassion for reaching the world for Christ. Every mature, awakened believer has a passion for worldwide outreach.

We are hosting our annual Missions Festival starting this weekend with veteran missionary to Asia, Randy Freeman. We are calling believers to make Faith Promises for the coming year for the support of missions through Mitchell Wesleyan for the coming year. I am praying these times together focusing on worldwide ministry will further stir us to have a heart that matches Christ's.

See you on Sunday!