Have you ever been through a job interview? Most of us have. The questions that are asked are usually similar no matter what specific job you are interviewing for:
- What is your educational background?
- What training do you have that would qualify you for this specific job?
- What experience do you have that might relate to this field of work you are applying for?
- What skills do you possess that would be beneficial in this specific field of work?
- Do you have experience of being on a team?
- Why do you want this job?
The interviewer will look for insights into you life as you give responses:
- Do you have the personality that might bring benefit to this team and the work?
- Are you able to take directives from your boss and implement them?
- Are you able to give clear directions to anyone working under you in this job?
- Can you bring benefit to the company’s overall goals and bottom line if you come to work here?
I’m sure there are many more questions, but you get the picture. Many of you have been through this.
This Sunday is the Sunday before our LifeWay GIC week (Global Impact Celebration) – our beloved and important missions week. I am teaching the 3rd message leading up to this GIC week, and have titled this Message “Made for Mission.” I’m going to do these four things:
- Lay out a simple biblical history and lineage of Missions
- Remind us of the simple but profound history of LifeWay’s commitment to Missions,
- Interview a special missionary friend who has a displayed missions commitment with her life.
- Then, challenge each of us with God’s ‘mission interview.’
As you prepare yourself for worship and this challenging message with your church family this week, I ask you to read and ruminate on these three important passages:
- Matthew 28:19-20
- Acts 1:8
- 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
GIC is here. I pray that God opens our hearts to His calling for each one of us. By the way, I’ve actually never been through a ‘job/job’ interview in my life. But I’ve been challenged all my life with God’s Mission interview!
See you Sunday
