Journey of Shawn Peoples' Walk in Grace!

Merry Christmas to everyone! I know this is a little late, but at least I got it in this year. As we approach 2013, I want to ask all of you to join us for 40 days of prayer. We are asking any believer in Christ Jesus to join us in this journey. We will be praying for our church plant and the surrounding areas and would like as many people as possible to take our request to our Great God with us. You will be asked to pray three times a day. The first in your quiet time, the second with another prayer partner during each day (maybe call someone up and pray over the phone) and the third with your family during dinner or before bed. We believe this will not only help us engage and change this community but all of our hearts. We also believe that it will help us all see God in a new and fresh light. Please click on the link to join us, you will receive an email each night for the following day. http://thechurchatkapolei.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=fb224dcd409aff14688e2154f&id

Today our reading is Mark 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. As we read this, there are a few background notes I would like for you to think about: 1.      It is probably day 8 and they find themselves in a room again with each other but now Thomas is with them. 2.      They are probably still in disobedience since they have not met Jesus in Galilee 3.      They are still in doubt One of the things that amaze me about the appearing’s of Christ after His resurrection is the lack of belief the disciples have every time He shows up. You would think that with each appearing that the disciples would grow bolder, but yet we get the feeling like they doubt what Jesus has done and what He has asked them to do. I see in my own life that I do this too. Many times I see the work of Jesus in my own life to fail Him just hours, days and weeks later. I see how when I fail to keep my mind fixed on God

John 20:19-21 19  On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, [ a ] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20  When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” I know when people say they are part of a “Great Commission” church our minds automatically go to Matthew 28:19-20. We think about making disciples and baptizing people in the name of “The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit”. However, there is more to the Great Commission than this verse. There are several other passages that give us Christ’s commissioning to take on His mission. First, let us take some time to work through the word commission. com·mis·sion   n. 1. a. The act of granting certain pow