Kyle Mercer

Let’s go @WakeMBB !!

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WAKE FOREST WINS IT IN THE LAST SECOND 😱 MARCH. (via @WakeMBB) https://t.co/9qARl63h1w

So pumped about our FUTURE HOME & HUB -It’s a home b/c we are family -It’s hub b/c we are missionaries By God’s grace we are making a generational & geographical move to cement ourselves in the center of downtown for a century I pray it will be a place of worship & witness https://t.co/kCcMaM4qRO

Thanks @jdgreear! Grateful to have you in town!

J.D. Greear @jdgreear

So excited to preach here again this morning at @summitrdu church plant, 2 Cities Church in Winston-Salem. God’s hand is all over this church, experiencing revival. Packed to gills. Old friends. Amazing, under leadership of @kylewmercer Give God praise, @SummitRDU! https://t.co/ctmaXxVX7a

Working on sermon for Joshua 2 The hope is to call our church to take risks like the spies and Rahab did. There are 2 types of risk: - Going Risk - Spies - Welcoming Risk - Rahab We want to create a church where people take personal risks to bring Christ to every relationship

Preaching thru Joshua I am reminded of the importance of land in the Bible. Five types of land: 1. Eden - Where we long to be 2. Egypt - Where we are slaves 3. Wilderness - Where you get stuck 4. Canaan - Where you fight battles 5. Babylon - Where you get sent in rebellion

Thoughts on the difference btwn teaching & preaching… TEACHING - I want you to know this (information) PREACHING - I want you to do something w/ this (transformation) The key to good preaching is the constant call to respond to all that God has said w/ all that we are.

Luther’s view on preaching in a painting. One finger on the Bible and other pointing to Jesus. Everyone is fixated on Christ crucified and not the preacher. https://t.co/KCmlvLmt8A

Working on Joshua 1 sermon this week… Big Idea: We need to welcome & walk in the promises of God. Joshua is picture of what it means to take God at His Word & take our next step!

The past 2 weekends we launched our ministry plan & prayer emphasis We want to be a church that is strategic & sensitive to the Spirit. We are focused & flexible. We want our people to know our plan & the part they play. We believe in God’s sovereignty & man’s responsibility https://t.co/laA1bnLAja

Off to preach on what it looks like to pass on the faith to next generation. Succession is never easy but also never optional. Everyone’s life & leadership is temporary. Hoping to build a church where we pass on our Christian values & vision of God to the coming generation!

My time w/ @JonTyson showed me the importance of art & its power in communicating Christian truth. The painting below summarizes Martin Luther’s view on preaching. Notice his 1 finger is on the Bible & 1 finger is pointing to Jesus. Christ is who everybody is looking at! https://t.co/ZiAk24gUfW

This picture is from an ordination ceremony I led last night where we ordained 2 men to gospel ministry Ordination is how we say to these men “we believe you are called to full-time vocational ministry & we want to publicly recognize that” The charge came from 1 Tim. 4:6-16 https://t.co/nlrKPHnKIn

It’s stories like this that fill me w/ righteous anger toward those who advocate for gender reassignment surgery for kids… heartbreaking story… When you go against God’s design it only leads to death & destruction.

Seth Dillon @SethDillon

This is so hard to watch. Gender ideology is depraved and destructive. Never give an inch to the activists and “experts” who shamelessly groom children into this cult of confusion. https://t.co/AwFOGyenY4

Working on message this week from Deuteronomy 31-34… Looking at how Moses passes on the faith to Joshua. There seems to be 4 components to passing on the faith to the next gen: - A Plan to Execute (31) - A Song to Sing (32) - A Blessing to Give (33) - A Funeral to Have (34)

Pastor Caleb leading our staff in the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX). We monthly take time to stop working in the ministry to WORK ON THE MINISTRY. What do you all do to help your staff focused & moving forward? https://t.co/kJtszixeQY

Thoughts on Discipling Others… I believe the simplest definition of discipleship is OPEN BIBLE, OPEN LIFE. - Open Bible = Authority (What I see in the Word) - Open Life = Authenticity (What I have experienced in the World) The best disciplers open their Bibles & their lives

I am still confused & saddened by what happened to Josh & Shannon Harris. Below is a picture of Shannon’s new book where she critiques the church. Church hurt is real but Christ brings help, hope & healing. No one in history has done more for women than Jesus! https://t.co/BlvliHymtA