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It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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If we could be freed from our aversion to loss, our whole outlook on risk would change.
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Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.
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But the standard churchy spirituality doesn't require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.
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There's no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.
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Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath the surface of our consciousness film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.
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