A Season Of Urgency

In each of our private world’s there is a direct-dial 911 line which when activated, will cause us to act with the greatest level of urgency we can produce at that time.  

You might identify with some of the “triggers” like: A pleading phone call in the night for help, a sudden life threatening illness of a close family member, a serious car accident, or even a burst water pipe in your home. 

Many stimuli may enter our personal sphere, but nearly all will be dealt with through a pecking order of importance.  The issues on the lower portions of the list may be recognized, but still not get done at all. 

However, the one that is most extreme, most dire -- the one that screams out for immediate attention, will cause us push all other things aside.  Then, like Bruce Banner, a sense of urgency overwhelms us; the adrenaline begins to pump through our bodies like the Incredible Hulk and we will spring into action and immediately respond to the call.   

However, if the issue does not push through the urgency ceiling, it may wait and wait.  As Scarlett O'Hara would say, after all “tomorrow is another day.”  Urgency is not busyness; it’s responding as if a life were at stake.  

You would have no trouble saying that there is this sense of urgency in the Gospel of Mark because everyone and every action connected with Jesus has a sense of urgency and acts immediately! 

In our newest sermon series, we will explore a Season of Urgency for our faith community and as disciples of an immediate messiah – Jesus.  So, what is your urgency?  What does, and should, make it onto your urgency list?  

What part does urgency play for followers of Jesus?  What happens when matters of our spiritual life or less than urgent?  What might happen if we embraced a Jesus-urgency instead of the frantic busyness that overwhelms many of us?  What would happen if a church community began to embrace the urgency of Jesus as a lifestyle? 

In search of some answers through this series, we will be exploring topics like: An Urgent Emergency, The Eyes Of Urgency, Intentional Urgency, Urgency In The 1^st century Church, Urgency In The Making, Healing Urgency, The Urgent Question, Generational Urgency, The Urgent Point, Urgent Fear, The Urgency Of Love, The Urgency Of Kindness, The Urgency Of Speaking Life, The Urgency To Preach Freedom For The Captives.  

Join us “immediately” this Sunday as we urgently seek Jesus’ answers to life!