Opening Session at Orange Conference
The Orange Conference kicked off on Wednesday night in Atlanta. After some humor and powerful worship, Reggie Joiner shared a few thoughts as we began our time together. If I had to title his message, it would be, "The Gospel is Messy." Here are a few quotes from Joiner: "You can't do what you do without getting messy." "Jesus couldn't do what He did without getting messy." "We can't make disciples without getting messy." "There's no way to make disciples without them getting messy." Referencing the greatest commandments, Joiner said, "We need to be careful to not minimize what Jesus maximized." "We need to engage in a gospel that puts us all in the same family. Trust a God who is bigger than your church." "We need to engage in a gospel that compels us to a bigger story. Trust a God who is bigger than their situation." We ended our evening in worship focusing on Jesus lif...
