World Impact Now

"These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."

World Impact is a ministry based in large part from this verse. It is the conviction that:

1. We are called to be men and women on the move locally, nationally and internationally intent on changing and impacting God's world.
2. We are called to declare Jesus as the rightful king of this world who has all authority to implement kingdom principles into the world He created and owns. This can happen on the corporate and individual levels as the kingdom comes.
3. We are called to act as the feet and hands of Jesus in the world, led by the power of the Holy Spirit, to spread this kingdom of love, mercy, justice, and righteousness. We must do more than sit and pray, hoping He will do something. We must get up and move about in the world. As in Scripture, God is asking: "Who will intercede?"

Our intent is to focus our energies on two areas which seems to sum up the heart of God: justice and righteousness. God is calling us to do our part in loving some of the more neglected groupings of people in the world today. Some of these we list here, realizing the overlapping:

1. Those who have never heard the gospel
2. The poor
3. Widows and elderly people in general
4. Orphans
5. The oppressed
6. The abused
7. The enslaved
8. The sick
9. Those in prison
10. The neglected and hopeless

We know that God has a heart for those suffering injustice and for those lacking in righteousness. Thus the two-pronged gospel is always in effect. Jesus suffered the worst injustice and so is able to identify with others who likewise suffer. And He paid the price demanded by justice with His own blood, resulting in righteousness for all who believe. True righteousness comes only by the blood of Jesus by grace through faith. Having become righteous we must commit our lives to doing what is right and just. Anything less is a sham salvation. As a result the people who make up the church must be Christian activists who GO into three areas:

1. The local community of your village, town, or city
2. Your local country
3. The nations of the world (International)

Two big parts of our task at World Impact will be motivational and practical. We hope to motivate Christians to prove their faith by their works. And we hope to give folks practical opportunities to get involved at various levels with what we do as well as encouragement to start their own outreaches. The invitations most of you will receive from us to GO will be international and national because we do not live in your local area.

We are not foolish enough to believe we can do it all. We are small, we are weak, we are insignificant. Nor do we have all the required gifts, talents, or resources to do it all. We simply have to do what He is calling us to do. We hope and pray that you will hear His calling and do what He says for you to do. Let's show the world what the Church is all about, and more importantly let's work for the fame of Jesus in every nook and cranny of the world.