On a hot Samaria day by an ancient wellspring, Jesus made an extraordinary declaration. He declared to a woman with a very broken life that, ““Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13-14).
We cease to have physical existence without earthly water. But we cease to have meaningful existence without living water. What made Jesus’ declaration so extraordinary lies in the grace and hope He bestowed to someone mired in adultery and is only concerned with existence by earthly water. God’s living water allows us to never thirst again. But that is just the beginning. Jesus declares that when we take in His living water, we also become His wellsprings to eternal life! God’s amazing grace not only saves us. He also grafts us in, like the branches of a vine, as the extension of His “river of water of life”, flowing from His throne to bring healing, testimony, and transformation to the nations (Revelation 22:1-2).
17 years ago, the Lord commissioned MTC as part of our 10,500 assignment. Since then, His Kingdom agenda for this gathering has only increased in measure and clarity. God has called MTC 2011 to bring His market place soldiers into a greater flow of the water of life and into a greater revelation of their roles as extensions of His “river of water of life”. Like the woman at the well, we can only expect the Lord to astound us beyond our greatest expectations – in revelation, in healing, in empowerment, in commission, and most of all in grace and hope.
We sincerely invite you to this holy gathering to worship Christ. We will worship by striving to serve Christ’s burning zeal for His Kingdom, to seek His heart and Kingdom agenda for this age as we prepare for His glorious return. May you drink deeply from His wellspring and become His wellspring.
Welcome to MTC 2011!!!
