Month: January 2014

6 – The curse and blessing of language study

Embedding ourselves among the people we seek to serve is a core value of Interserve. This is because Jesus’ incarnation shapes our lives. Jesus became one of us. He entered our world, joined himself to a specific group of people, spoke their language, and thought their thoughts. He invites us to go in like manner…

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5 – Managing our expectations

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 When we prepare for going…

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4 – Transformed by grace

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 There is a high degree of romance associated with doing something new and adventurous. When I responded to what God was doing in my heart, I was excited about entering a new culture and experiencing a completely different context. In theory, I had…

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3 – Strengthened to accept weakness

May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father. Colossians 1:11-12 In the city where I lived, many people looked down upon the Christians. This is because the Christians were from a…

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2 – Shaped by love

For the love of Christ urges us on… 2 Corinthians 5:14 People can get warped ideas about God. Early on in my Christian walk I met a woman who told me that for the longest time she didn’t want to follow Jesus because she was afraid he would send her to Africa. Her fear seemed…

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