December 22
Blog Tour: Primal by Mark Batterson
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 1:56 pm by Josh Burcham
We complicate things. We take a simple message and add and add until we get to a point where it becomes difficult to find that original message. Jesus came to this earth and left us with a simple command. Love God and Love People.
Over time we have taken this simple command and complicated it. Creating our own commands to help us keep original command. Loosing focus of Jesus on the way. We’ve started to focus on the command, instead of the reason Jesus gave us those commands.
Mark talks about the perception problem that Christianity has. “We are better know for what we are against than what we are for.” He talks about that problem not lying with our churches, but within you and me. We’ve lost focus on the greatest command of Love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind and strength.
We need to stop being just okay with the Great Commandment and become great at it. We need to stop focusing on Christianity as a religion and focus back on Jesus. We need to get Primal about our faith, we need to get back to basics.
Primal explores the four elements of Great Commandment: compassion, wonder, curiosity, and power. Moving us from just people that have beliefs to a people that want others to meet Jesus. As primal moves through those four elements, we find ourselves going primal and rediscovering Jesus’ heart within us. Becoming compassionate for the things that break God’s heart; discovering the raw wonder that is beyond logic and words, the place where we step back in awe for God; developing a curiosity that isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions; and experiencing the power and energy that only God can grant.
This is a must read for any Believer or those searching for more to their lives. Take the journey and go Primal with your faith. Get back to the basics and become great at the Great Commandment.
Visit: The Primal Movement
About the Author: Mark Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. NCC was recognized as one of the 25 Most Innovative Churches in America by Outreach Magazine in 2008. One church with eight services in four locations, NCC is focused on reaching emerging generations. Nearly 70% of NCCers are single twenty-somethings.
