Beyond the walls: into the community.

In the gospel reading today, we find our King enthroned on a cross outside the city walls. The message on the Feast of Christ the King this year is simple. Like Jesus we need to go beyond our walls and into the community.  Jesus was forcibly taken out of the city and crucified. The first people he ministered to were two criminals and the Roman guards. Today reminds us that we need to move beyond a mere celebration of Christ's authority and release the reality of His kingdom into our broken world. We need to be deliberate and intentional and placing our cross to where we are called to be and allow ourselves to be enthroned on it. This isn't a call to just do more; it's an invitation to do what we are called to do in places that make us feel uncomfortable or might not be savoury. Let’s make this a year where we move beyond the walls and into our community with a view to sharing testimony that helps the Holy Spirit convict others so we too can say to those we are ministering to, “Today you are in paradise with me.” Listen now and be equipped to carry the revolutionary love of our Servant-King into your everyday world.#ChristTheKing #Sermon #Podcast #FaithInAction #BeyondTheWalls #KingdomOfGod #Lectionary #YearC #ChristianMission #CommunityEngagement