For the past several weeks on Water Walking Wednesday, Julie and I have been talking with you about the mission of Christians to spread the word of God. I would like to continue that today by sharing again from our pastor, Charles Wilbanks.

This past Sunday, Pastor Charles preached on the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37. I encourage you to take a moment to read it now.

Pastor Charles focused much of his sermon on the lawyer’s question: who is my neighbor?

As you know, our neighbor is everyone. Therefore our mission field is everyone. Wow! That’s a big task. However the way we tackle our mission field is by one loving act at a time and we can join together with other Christians . Love should be our driving force and as Pastor Charles said, “Love grows when allowed to ripple outward, reaching out into the community.”

What ways are you currently serving with other Christians to advance the love of God into your community? How are you spreading the Gospel? Are you helping create a ripple outward into your community?

Our Christian mission is to spread the word of God through love. I encourage you to pray today for how you can intentionally join with other Christians to cause a ripple of love into your community.