With a national missionary in Cuba

Did you ever know something that was so significant that you wish you could shout it from the rooftops? Of course, the gospel falls into that “rooftop-worthy” category.

There is something else on my heart—perhaps not quite as significant as the gospel—that I wish I could proclaim in every church in America this Sunday: “Jesus is not interested in ‘Christian converts’! HE WANTS DISCIPLES!”

The proof of that is found in Luke 14:25-35, where Luke described a time when “large crowds were going along with” Jesus. Jesus told those crowds that, unless they loved Him supremely—more than family members, more than their own lives, more than their personal desires for comfort and ease, and more than any material pursuits and possessions—they not only could not be His disciples, but they were utterly useless to Him. There really is no other way to honestly interpret Luke 14:25-35. Jesus wants disciples.

And this, fundamentally, is why Heaven’s Family exists. It gives all of us—partners, staff members, and investors—opportunities to show Jesus that we love Him more than anything. Because we want to prove ourselves to be His true sheep, and not
the self-deceived goats whom He tragically described in Matthew 25:31-46.

This magazine presents numerous opportunities, through Heaven’s Family’s 19 Focused Ministries, to love the “least of these” in whom Jesus lives, and advance His kingdom, and thus show Him how much you love Him. I hope that you will treasure these opportunities, and put this magazine somewhere that you will be reminded to read it in its entirety while listening to the Holy Spirit.

This is our great opportunity. Let us love Jesus as He deserves!

David Servant
Founder, Heaven’s Family

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