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Introduction to MiracleWord and SENT
MiracleWord is the Scripture of God, given to us so that we might be changed. Psalm 119 says of God, “every word you give to me is a Miracle Word.” Scripture is not a book to be read; it is a Word that makes the world different. As you read, don’t read to understand, but read to see what new thing God is doing.
MiracleWord is partnering with SENT for 2012. SENT is the story of God weaving His love for us into the lives of other people.
Miracle Word—SENT!
Over the next several weeks we will get wild and free, well maybe not so much wild, but definitely free. Most people probably look at Scripture and see limitations and confinement. What we are about to read dispels that. We will read Scripture as a liberating force that sends us in freedom to the confinement of those who live captive lives.
In the first century, the apostle Paul visited a region called Galatia. While visiting the Galatian people Paul’s enthusiasm, message, and passion for Jesus had resulted in the formation of a “Community” of believers. The Galatians were a people who had been captive not only by Roman rule but also by traditional religious rules. The stories of Jesus and the work of Spirit changed all that.
However when Paul left, the religious rulers began to reassert themselves into the lives of the early followers. Tradition began to slow the community’s movement into freedom; tradition began to snatch them back from joyful living.
So this is a freedom book, a book that is designed to set our feet down in a happy place, even if there are days of darkness among us. Ironically it is in self denial that we find our freedom. Self-appeasement, self-gratification, and selfishness trap us in tradition, addiction, and ultimately surround us with helplessness. That is why in Galatians we hear Paul say, “I’ve been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central” (Galatians 2:20).
For those of you who have gone through the SENT study you will see how Galatians’ freedom redeems us from tradition and self-centeredness into the joy of the lives of others.
