The Incarnation and Our Mission in 2023

Episode Summary. As our 2022 race comes to an end over the next few days, it is a great time to reflect upon the upcoming race marked out for us by our Commander in Chief, Jesus, in 2023. Since the incarnation is at the heart of Christ’s mission to redeem his people and renew creation, how does the incarnation impact our mission as Christ-following men? That is the question we seek to answer in this episode.

For Further Prayerful Thought

1. Comment on the principle that when you love someone you must give up many of your freedoms. How might this thought enrich your understanding of the incarnation?
2. What are some of the feelings that you think might accompany being in a eight by eight jail cell for life? Are there other metaphors you can think of to describe the eternal God imprisoning Himself in physical body forever?
3. Why do you think incarnational leadership turns the followers’ hearts to the leaders?
4. Biblical discipline is keeping a balance of consistent firmness and sympathetic understanding. Which side of this balance do you tend to land on?
5. How can you move into 2023 more determined to empty yourself and thus show Christ to others? 

Resources Used in Today’s Podcast

•  God Came Near, by Max Lucado
• Ministries of Mercy, by Tim Keller
• Stronger Than Steel: The Wayne Alderson Story, by R. C. Sproul
• Boundaries With Kids, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

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