In Princess Bride, Buttercup walked through the fire-swamp an abruptly fell into lightning sand. She was lost. But on sturdy ground Wesley stood and his love drove him to jump into the lightning sand to rescue Buttercup. The difference between his and her plunge was the vine to which he held fast. Using this vine as a lifeline, Wesley soon emerged with Buttercup in tow, safe and sound.

As a church, we are called into the fire-swamps of our world to go after the lost and the backslidden. Without the church we would have no way out. It is Jesus body – the church – that nurtures the gospel into our lives and allows us to pursue the mission of the church.

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