*DAILY DEW 6/DECEMBER/2022* *When Your Church’s Missions Heartbeat Has Flatlined* _Key Bible Text:_ *"And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:"* (Acts 26:15-16, 19 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ All church leaders feel the tension. No matter how passionately we plea for our church members to be committed to the Great Commission, it seems to fall flat. The greatness of the Great Commission seems to be lost in the sea of a million other responsibilities we have in our busy age. Sound familiar? Has your church’s missions heartbeat flatlined? If so, you are not alone. A casual reading of the New Testament epistles reveals a tendency among the early churches to grow complacent concerning the Great Commission. A misunderstanding of the gospel in Rome threatened to undermine their unity and mission. Corinth was dangerously close to emptying the gospel of its power by blending worldly wisdom with God’s and blurring the lines between themselves and the world. Philippi started well, but things got complicated when other issues crowded their focus. Two ladies in the congregation, once contending for the gospel, had become contentious with one another (Phil. 4:2–3). Philippians is Paul’s most condensed letter aimed at raising the temperature of congregational zeal for the mission. The tensions that could’ve derailed Paul’s most engaged church still threaten us today. Three facets of Paul’s approach to re-engage this congregation deserve our consideration as we aim to help our people put the “great” back into the Great Commission. _MEDITATION:_ *“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”* (Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV)) *#Greg_Handley* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_DECEMBER* ❤ Links To Visit: *Register4HTP2022:* https://bit.ly/HTP2022_ACTIVATED *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.