Make Known (Witness Goal 2025-2026)

This is a sermon preview for a sermon which is part of our "Get Loud" series on our goals and watchword for 2025-2026 .

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Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

- From Luke 5:17-26

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Witness makes Jesus known in Christ-sharing relationships.

These men who carry a man who is paralyzed are determined that this man on a mat would see Jesus.

They lower him through the tiles of the roof when the house is full. Are we committed to removing whatever obstacles stand between our friends meeting the healing and forgiveness we meet in Jesus?

Christ-sharing relationships take time, but alongside their gentleness is a boldness that Jesus is so good how could we not want our friends to encounter him? Jesus's response to theman reveals that Christ is more than a good teacher or miraculous healer: he is the One who does what God alone can do.

In 2025-26, FBCM's Witness goal is "to make known what God has done, FBCM builds Christ-sharing relationships with people in Muncie and beyond to spread the good news." We will do that through engaged membership, local partnership, and kingdom citizenship.

You can find all our goals on our "Who We Are" page. Our goals for Witness (Evangelism) are copied below:

• Engaged Membership – Church members actively talk about their faith and aim to live in a way that reflects Jesus. 
  

• Local Partnership – We believe God has placed us in downtown Muncie for a reason. We work with local groups to bring light and hope to our community. 
  

• Kingdom Citizenship – Jesus told us to share the good news everywhere. We support Global Servants (missionaries) and pray for people from all over the world to follow Jesus. We also celebrate the wonderful diversity of God's Kingdom, the Global Church.