Marketplace Meets Mission (M3) is a gathering of like minded followers of Jesus who desire to implement the charge given to a people who were living under tremendous pressure:
“Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile. Pray to The Lord on (the cityʼs) behalf, for in (the cityʼs) welfare, you shall have peace” (Jeremiah 29:7)
In understanding that the marketplace is made up of (at least) business, the government and education, M3 strives to engage a partnership between the marketplace and the congregations of the city and the region. We believe there is a vital relationship between the faith community and all of society, collaborating on solutions to the issues we all face in realizing a peaceful, vibrant society. We believe there should be a chance for all citizens to access the freedoms that God has designed for us.
THE CALL
“Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile. Pray to The Lord on (the cityʼs) behalf, for in (the cityʼs) welfare, you shall have peace.” (Jeremiah 29:7)
THE MINISTRY
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
THE STEPS
This is the kind of fast day I’m after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace. free the oppressed, cancel debts.
What I’m interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families.
Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage.
Then when you pray, God will answer. You’ll call out for help and I’ll say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people’s sins, If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,
Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.
I will always show you where to go. I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places— firm muscles, strong bones. You’ll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry.
You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.” (Isa 58:6-12, The Message)
SundayDay Off!
- Monday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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