There's got to be something more!

      Often, I find myself hungering for more in my experience of following Jesus.  I'm secure in my salvation and walking in the light, yet I feel something missing.   I read and pray daily, often throughout the day, and feel close to God and excited about his presence in my life.  I know he is guiding my steps and teaching me new wonders about his splendor every day.  Yet, I find my fellowship with other disciples at times uninspiring, sporadic and not very dynamic.

          I think what I am missing is the deep sense of partnership with fellow disciples that comes from being united with Christ, united with others and engaged in the mission of the gospel of Jesus and the kingdom of God. Over the next several months, I want to recommit my life to partnering with like-minded disciples to advance the kingdom. I will use this blog to reach out to others that want to join in the mission. I believe the depth of partnership Paul experienced with the Philippians comes only from being deeply connected to Christ and to one another and embarking on the greatest mission on the planet. The essential question is who are your partners in the gospel. 

The Greek word is koinania, It translates: fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse; 

        We have substituted the partnership question with questions like: where do you go to church, whose family group are you in, who do you hang out with. Through the writings I share on this blog, I hope to change the conversation and our legacy. I want to restore the depth of purpose and relationship that is a by product of giving myself fully to partnerships in the gospel.  All that is required is our faith, our love and our gifts and the realization that there's got to be something more.
                 
 Philippians 1:3-5,8          It is amazing how deeply Paul was connected to these brothers and sisters.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.