ex·pe·di·tion n
1. a trip made by a group of people for a specific purpose,
for example, to explore unknown territory, to do scientific study, or to achieve a military objective
2. a group of people who go on an expedition together
There are 6 billion people on this planet.
All of them have already begun their journey through life.
But very few know what expedition they are on. Many do not know where they are going and most do not have others who will go with them.
As a result, they end up wandering – busy doing, accumulating, running – but with no clear direction. Some fall into survival mode and terrorize others on the path, simply to stay alive. Many simply give up the expedition and settle for a cave.
Meanwhile, time moves on. And instead of using our precious supplies of health and energy and resources to strengthen us forwards, most end up spending their days, stockpiling as much as they can get to protect them for a rainy day.
Many wise leaders have emerged along the way. They questioned and taught us many profound things – about the nature of our own existence, the commonalities we share with the other creatures on this planet, how to experience happiness within ourselves, how to live at peace with others, about changing our world and the revolutions that can make our society a better place to live – amongst many other things.
But there has only been one leader who was able to announce the way, and then offer his own body as the doorway. Only one leader has been able to wave a flag big enough to reignite the adventure of this journey throughout earth and heaven and even hell – and still live to tell the tale. He wandered together with us as a Jewish carpenter in a society of great political and religious oppression and with a trumpet blast of 3 short years has succeeded in rousing a quarter of our planet to journey again, with Faith and hope and love.
Some call Him Jesus.
We call Him our Saviour, our King, our Friend.
Now we no longer need to wander or stomp or cower through life.
Now we journey, learning to walk together with Him on this expedition: Love – inspired, hope – filled, faith – empowered.
And now we don’t do it alone. We join with some of the greatest men and women in history, with other great friends in our city – and we look forward to sharing the journey together with you.
After all, this is one journey that was meant to be done together.
Life is a journey.
And be – cause of Jesus Christ, we can do this journey with hope, walking in faith and experiencing love.
But there are many other causes in this world – and they cause people to despair, to experience fear and to walk in pride and shame.
And so because of parents, lecturers, bureaucracy, friends – or the little old lady in the blue Toyota corolla who cut us off on the freeway, we end up stalling on the journey with hate and guilt and confusion and cynicism.
It was the work of Jesus Christ to enter the traffic jam of our world to present a powerfully different cause: Love and faith and hope that could cause extraordinary changes in otherwise hopeless situations. He did this 2000 years ago and began a movement of Spiritual life that has swept around our globe, causing change throughout our world: one life at a time, from the inside – out.
The Life* Ex·pe·di·tion, n.
1. A Love – inspired, Hope – filled, Faith – empowered Expedition.
2. A trip made by a group of people into Life for the specific purpose of advancing the Kingdom of God in our Hearts and in our World.
3. A bunch of Friends on a Spiritual Journey, learning to follow Christ and to represent Him in the 21st Century
