THE WAVE: RECAP: PART 2

Here's what Daveisha said about last week's conference...

I was inspired and impacted by the culture created at Wave Church. It was evident that the volunteers and ministry leaders were committed to creating an environment that made it easy for the love and word of God to be shared and experienced by those in attendance. I appreciated Ed Young's teaching on the local church and the need for believers to be passionate, flexible and creative in sharing the gospel. As believers we should have a search and rescue mentality. We are saved to sow, serve and share. We exist to worship God, evangelize and make disciples. This requires us to go beyond our own personal salvation in order to rescue those that are "drowning and using poor floatation devices." The "Lifesaver Challenge" was relative and I haven't been able to look at my lifesaver without hearing "put a name to your lifesaver and don't eat it until that person bows to Jesus."

It was a memorable object lesson/ illustration. Are we eating the gift God has given us (salvation) to satisfy our own desires or are we using the gift of salvation to lead someone else to Christ? The same question can be used in relation to our talents and passions...are we making disciples or "lounging on a christian cruise" and feeding ourselves? It's important that we never loose sight of God's love for the lost and the great commission (Matthew 28:19-20).

I left the conference with a greater desire to live life on purpose for God. I'm excited about partnering with the church as we continue to lead people in becoming fully devoted followers of Christ. I'm excited about the future of our church and the opportunity we have to offer faith, hope and love to those that are searching for something real and true.