Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
Nothing was written to an individual about his or her own life apart from the mission. You can, of course, have “community based” on anything, so when we use the words incarnational community, we are referring to a unique band of friends who live intentionally to become more like Jesus together. They share a common story and a common struggle, they
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The incarnational way of life is not about conversion. It’s about adoption. The book of Ephesians strongly implies that Jesus followers are always to be viewed in the context of the family. We are a part of His body, members of God’s household, bride and groom. This understanding is so important because if you miss it, you’ll head out your door in
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Incarnation is going to ask you to have full faith in God’s ability to transcend what you presently see in someone’s life.
Hugh Halter • Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
First off, nothing … but God. No light, no time, no substance, no matter. Second off, God says the word and WHAP! Stuff everywhere! The cosmos in chaos: no shape, no form, no function—just darkness … total. And floating above it all, God’s Holy Spirit, ready to play. Day one: Then God’s voice booms out, “Lights!” and, from nowhere, light floods the
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“Lord, thanks for how You always provide, so send me work or send me money. I’ll respond to whatever way You choose to bless me.”
Hugh Halter • Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
“Jesus teaches you to live your life as He would live your life.”
Hugh Halter • Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
doctrines are important … but not central. They can help us know Jesus, but they can also hinder us from knowing Him. Jesus is what is to be central, and He is the person people are really looking for.
Hugh Halter • Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth
God designed us to be transformed primarily inside a community. There is no such thing as a personal relationship with God. Although you are a person and can relate with God without anyone around, you are not designed to grow by yourself. God inspired every word of the New Testament to point to a community of Christ followers whom He was intending
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Don’t overspiritualize your “ministry” job, and don’t underspiritualize your mundane job. Give God room to bring the sacred out of the secular, and He will.