by Markus Watson | Dec 14, 2017 | Big Story, Calling, Creativity, Gospel, Shalom, Stories, Theology, Vocation |
Let me start by saying that the video below is a moving and powerful expression of God’s love for us lived out through the vocations of his children. I urge you to watch the video below and share it with your friends and family. You can find out more about the video... 
by Markus Watson | Dec 5, 2017 | Calling, Church, City, Gospel, Theology, Vocation |
When I was a pastor, one of the greatest challenges was to try to figure out how to bring Jesus into our communities. We would talk about that a lot—in our staff meetings, in our elder meetings, in our deacons meetings. I would talk about it from the pulpit. I... 
by Markus Watson | Nov 28, 2017 | Church, Formation, Gospel, Mission, Theology |
We’ve seen in this post and this post that God has been at work in the world ahead of his people throughout the scriptures. He was ahead of Joseph (Genesis 37-50), ahead of Daniel (Daniel 4:10-17), ahead of Peter (Acts 10:19-48), and ahead of all the apostles (Acts... 
by Markus Watson | Nov 21, 2017 | Big Story, Calling, Church, Discipleship, Gospel, Mission, Theology |
The “previousness” of God, which I wrote about HERE, refers to the idea that God is already at work in the world before his people even get there. It refers to the fact that God doesn’t need to wait for us—God can begin his work well before we have even realized what... 
by Markus Watson | Nov 10, 2017 | Big Story, Gospel, Mission, Shalom, Theology, Vocation |
I’m a big believer in the sovereignty of God. What does “sovereignty” mean? It essentially means that God can and will do as God chooses. I know that raises a lot of questions. Questions about the existence of evil and why God doesn’t always prevent catastrophes. ... 
by Markus Watson | Oct 4, 2017 | Calling, Discipleship, Formation, Theology, Vocation |
The unique way in which we live out our calling is what we call our vocation. I used to think of vocation as nothing more than a job. When I was in high school, I had friends who would go to a place called “Vo-Tech” in the afternoons, which stood for “Vocational...