Lent and Missions | Zoom In with Nathan Sloan of Upstream Collective (Ep. 207)

In anticipation of the upcoming season of Lent, we consider how the practices of fasting and lament can remind us of our humanity and orient our hearts toward the lost.

• Lent and Missions: A 40-Day Devotional
• The Upstream Collective
• “This physical need reminds me how much I need the Lord. So, it’s not just the removal of something; it’s a taking in of something.”
• “Forty years in the wilderness for God’s people and 40 days in the wilderness for Jesus were preparation for the fulfilling of God’s promise, so when we’re fasting, we’re experiencing that wilderness so that when Easter comes, when Good Friday comes, it’s a celebration.”
• “The big theme is to pull back [...] and see the Bible as a book of redemption for all people.”
• “[Lent] is an invitation to slow down, to rest, to lament sorrow, sadness, and brokenness, and then to turn our eyes toward the coming Sunday.”
• “Experiencing Jesus and moving our lives toward Him and seeking to love Him in every way, a natural outworking is His heart and passion for others, which lead us to mission.”
• “Our hearts can lament and long to see people come to faith. And then even as we live on mission, to embrace the reality, living a missional lifestyle, sacrificing for the sake of others, is hard. It’s difficult, but it’s good.”
• “There is an invitation to slow down and experience Jesus, to practice something that could be life-giving.”

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Unsubscribing from unwanted emails
• Heather: Lots of snow
• Nathan: Establishing a morning routine of time with the Lord

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