Hosea 6

Recently, one of my staff team members, Laura Frost, who oversees theDC.tv Host Ministry wrote this encouraging and challenging email to her team leaders and team members. I wanted to share it with you because I thought it was so powerful. Here it is:

Hosea 6:6 says, (God speaking here) “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God, rather burnt offerings.” Mercy – right conduct towards others and loyalty to the Lord.

(Laura speaking/journaling now!) Lord, how many times have I served others not out of mercy but out of sacrifice, duty? Too many to count. Help me to serve because You love me, You set me free daily from my sin, You lavish your grace on me time and time again when I don’t deserve it….I should do the same EVERYDAY with EVERY person..to my family, to the DC staff, to the Host team members, to my life group, to my neighbors and friends, to those I don’t get along with. Freely give mercy because mercy is given freely to me. Help me, Lord.

So team, I encourage you to think about serving others with mercy this week. Not because you think you should do it or b/c “that’s how Christians should act”. But because YOU have been given much mercy, much grace, much forgiveness, much love – when you dwell on what you’ve been given through Christ, it is much easier to give it to others. So, love extravagantly this week, serve wholeheartedly this week, praise and thank God continuously this week because He has given much to us.

Wow! What an awesome privilege to be able to lead such amazing leaders at The Dialogue Church! I love my dc staff & church family! You make  me a better Christ-follower, better husband, better father, and a better Pastor! Thank you for leading with excellence! Excellence matters!