Talk no. 4, Call to Communion & Mission
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The document discusses how to remain in communion with God through participation in the Church, sacraments, scripture, and prayer in order to bear spiritual fruit. It then connects communion with God to living out the mission to love others as Jesus loved us by serving in a priestly, prophetic, and kingly manner. The document encourages reflection on experiencing communion and living out mission in one's workplace.
![Kaibigan:
Kasama sa hirap at ginhawa
The fruit of this kind of
relationship is a community.
“See how they love one
another.”
Living in a Christian
Community
[Acts 2:40-47; 4:32-35]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/talkno-4calltocommunionmission-121013080230-phpapp01/85/Talk-no-4-Call-to-Communion-Mission-12-320.jpg)
Talk no. 4, Call to Communion & Mission
- 1. Talk No. 4 Call to Communion & Mission
- 2. John 15:1-17 Remain in my love and you will bear fruit.
- 3. Jesus is the Vine, we are the branches. The branches get its life from the vine. Cut the branches away from the vine and the branches will wither and die. If the branches remain in the vine, it will bear fruit abundantly.
- 4. Jesus Christ is the Life. He came that we may have the fullness of life. God gave us the Holy Spirit, the life of our soul. Our soul gets its life from God. Separated from God, our soul will become weak and die.
- 5. How do we remain in Communion with God? 1. Remain in the Church. 2. Remain in the Sacraments. 3. Regular reading of the Scriptures. 4. Maintain a life of prayer. 5. Live the Gospel.
- 6. The Mission to Love First, Jesus said, “Remain in my love.” Then He said, “I command you – love one another as I have loved you.”
- 7. The Mission Comes from the Communion Jesus commanded his disciples: “Love one another as I have loved you.” Then he said, “The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them.” Then Jesus gave them an example by giving his life on the cross.
- 8. The Mission is the fruit of the Communion. We cannot separate the mission from the communion.
- 9. Jesus said, “I do not call you servants anymore, but friends.” “Servants do not know what their master is doing.” “I have told you everything I heard from my Father.”
- 10. A true friend is… Someone you trust with your life. Someone who will always be there for you. Someone who feels you joys and pains. Someone who will never abandon you.
- 11. To live in love is to live in friendship. You will be happy to do anything for your friend. Friendship is the deepest level of relationship, even between husband and wife, between parents and children, and between siblings.
- 12. Kaibigan: Kasama sa hirap at ginhawa The fruit of this kind of relationship is a community. “See how they love one another.” Living in a Christian Community [Acts 2:40-47; 4:32-35]
- 13. How do we share in the mission of Christ? The Mission of Christ is three-fold: Priestly Prophetic Kingly
- 14. Priestly Ministry To pray and offer sacrifices. To heal.
- 15. Prophetic Ministry To teach To preach
- 16. Kingly Ministry Jesus is a Servant-King who came to serve and not to be served. To serve To lead & to govern To administer
- 17. Call to Communion & Mission Reflections: How do I experience communion in my workplace? What can I do to strengthen communion in my workplace? How do I intend to live my mission in the workplace?