If I were giving driving directions to our new house from the north (a trip we made MANY times during the moving process), they would go like this:

• Go south on I-25 and exit onto Briargate Blvd.
• Turn right at Focus on the Family
• Turn right onto Chapel Hills Drive
• Turn left at World Challenge
• Turn left into Mission Cove

I experienced a sermon every time I made the trip…

Focus on the Family: absolutely. It’s a command.

And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (Deuteronomy 6.6, 7, NKJV)

For I have known [Abraham], in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him. (Genesis 18.19, NKJV)

Chapel: whether the “chapel” is a place to assemble with other believers or a place set aside in your home, or the “inner chapel” of the mind and heart, the chapel is a place for reflection. What does God want me to do? What does God want me to do today?

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. (Psalm 5.3. NKJV)

And if you’re listening for God’s direction, you’ll find that focusing on your family is not enough. There’s a

World Challenge:

God so loved the world… (John 3.16)

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1.8, NKJV)

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations… (Matthew 28.19, NKJV)

By the way, World Challenge is a continuation of the ministry of David Wilkerson who went to New York City to evangelize teenage gang members. Led by David’s son Gary Wilkerson, their core mission today is:

To see hundreds of thousands of orphans and widows loved, cared for, and introduced to Jesus in the next decade…

The Gospel is at the forefront of all World Challenge has done for over 50 years. From our beginnings ministering to teenagers in the United States, international conferences for Christian leaders and the distribution of literature, to our core mission of caring for orphans and widows as James 1:27 instructs  – World Challenge has seen God impact the lives of millions in word and action. 

Mission Cove: we have a mission, and it’s both/and. We take care of our families (see also 1 Timothy 5.8) AND we’re part of God’s mission to the world.

A lot to take in during a 20-minute drive, yes?

You can observe a lot just by watching. – Yogi Berra