A Waiting Army

According to Rick Warren, there are 2 billion people in the world that claim to be followers of Christ. That's quite a large number - about 1/3 of the world's population. Imagine what 1/3 of the world's population could do to fight spiritual emptiness and be a light in dark places? If even the smallest of light can penetrate large dark spaces - what about 1/3 of the world shining their light throughout the darkest reaches of our world

Imagine what 1/3 of the world's population could do to fight corrupt leadership and injustice? When there is such a large number of light carriers - who could stand up against truth and justice by taking advantage of the vulnerable and voiceless? Would that many followers of Christ stand by and allow those in power flex their influence to take advantage of the weak and the helpless?

Imagine what 1/3 of the world's population could do to fight extreme poverty? The fact is that half of the world lives on less than $2/day and we in America (even the poorest in America) are far wealthier than this. Each of us are so blessed and if we collectively fought extreme poverty - we would win. Imagine what 1/3 of the world's population could do to fight pandemic disease? Most of the global killers in developing countries are preventable such as the number one killer of children under age 5 - diarrhea. If 2 billion strong pooled resources we could win the war against HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea - and who knows what else. Imagine what 1/3 of the world's population could do to fight illiteracy and poor education? Countries like Cambodia just don't have enough educated individuals to help bring sustaining stability to their developing nations. 1/3 of the world helping to educate the next generation - I think it's simple mathematics - the odds are in our favor.

The five global giants - it's an earlier post, check it out. The only organization in the world that can make an impact and even eliminate the threat of these giant killers is not the US gov't, the European Union or the United Nations - IT IS THE LOCAL CHURCH! We are an army of 2 billion people sitting in our pews just waiting to be mobilized and fight to eradicate the enemy of our souls, the enemy of humanity. Let our prayer reflect that of Christ's as he taught us to pray by believing - "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven." We may have already won the battle in the end (through Christ's return), but we have not yet won it. The battle rages - the enemy devours and sometimes it seems as all we can do is fight to keep evil at bay. Let us unite under one name - the name of Christ - and put an end to this war! Click Here to Read more!

Monthly Informational & Prayer Gathering

Each month we gather to get updates and the latest important information on the missions of Riverside Community Church. We spend time reviewing reports and prayer requests for regional, national and global RCC supported missions. Opportunities to serve in missions are also given at these meetings.

If you have any interest in reaching outside the four walls of our church through community service, national disaster relief efforts or global world-change - then we urge you to come be a part of this monthly gathering. We spend about a half an hour sharing news, updates and upcoming opportunities, answering questions and taking suggestions and then we conclude with a time of focused prayer for each of these areas of mission. This is a casual atmosphere and all are welcome. Please contact Dave Longstreth for more information or just show up at our next gathering.

Where & When
RCC - Room 105
Sunday, January 13th
6:00 - 7:00 PM

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