How would you finish that sentence?  Jesus came… "to seek and save the lost."  Jesus came… "to serve and give his life as a ransom for many."  Jesus came… "eating and drinking."  Eating and drinking?!  What?!  

As you scan the Gospel records of Jesus' life and ministry we find a few statements of what Jesus came to do in his life and ministry.  But in the midst of Luke we also find a statement of how Jesus most predominately carried out his ministry. 

No, Jesus didn't build a big stage, throw and awesome concert and toss the gospel in at the end.  He didn't build programs or events or big buildings… Jesus primary means of ministry was hanging out, having meals with sinners, all the while living and declaring the good news to them.  

In Tim Chester's book A Meal With Jesus, Tim makes the powerful statement that, "Jesus didn't run projects, establish ministries, create programs, or put on events.  He ate meals."  Now let me be careful and say that programs and projects aren't bad or wrong, we just believe that we can do ministry in a more simple, straightforward way.

So tonight I want to invite you out to kick off our first college-aged Catalyst Group as we begin some new rhythms of Gospel, Community, and Mission together at Ascend!  Come out at 7pm tonight for dinner as we chat and pray towards doing life on mission together as a community.  See you there!