It’s time! Today is the day! We all have things that we have been waiting for and anticipating. Maybe it’s our graduation, a new job, the birth of a child, a vacation, a wedding. We wake up on the day and know…it’s today! God had promised his people over and over again, that he would show up on the scene and set the world right again.

The ache and pain and disappointment will be dealt with. And the rule and reign of God, himself, would break in. Jesus announces this good news. The Kingdom of God is near…it’s happening! No more waiting. Today is the day! The time has come!

*** Through this series, we will grow in our understanding of the Kingdom of God through the Gospel of Jesus according to Mark. This should inspire our faithful apprenticing to Jesus as we see the Kingdom breaking into our world today.

Key Idea: There is nothing that we can do to make God work in and through our church. We can merely set the sails and prepare to follow where He leads us.

Purpose: The purpose of this series is to remind us who we are and how God is at work in us and through us. It should also lead people to engagement in the life of the church.

Summary: No one can force the wind to blow. But we can set the sails to be ready when it blows. As a church community, we set the sails by living into the aspirational culture of God’s people we see in scripture. The culture is made of the stories we tell and the values we hold. God is at work in and through us, as his people…let us set the sails together that we might be faithful to follow wherever and however he leads us!