July 2, 2025

Community Outreach: Not an Option in the End Times

Send us a text The harvest is ready, but the Church has retreated behind its walls. Jesus painted a vivid picture when He said, "Look around, the fields are already ripe for harvest," and He wasn't talking about wheat—He was pointing at people. Broken, hurting souls searching for something real while we argue about coffee flavors in the church lobby. This wake-up call challenges the comfortable Christianity that's forgotten its mission. The Great Commission wasn't a suggestion for missionari...

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The harvest is ready, but the Church has retreated behind its walls. Jesus painted a vivid picture when He said, "Look around, the fields are already ripe for harvest," and He wasn't talking about wheat—He was pointing at people. Broken, hurting souls searching for something real while we argue about coffee flavors in the church lobby.

This wake-up call challenges the comfortable Christianity that's forgotten its mission. The Great Commission wasn't a suggestion for missionaries and extroverts—it was a command for every believer. "How can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?" That someone is you. When the Holy Spirit fell in Acts 2, believers immediately went outside. Peter preached in the streets, not behind a pulpit, and 3,000 were saved in one day. The early church grew because followers of Jesus went out healing, helping, loving, and testifying "day after day, from house to house."

Most Christians have grown soft, wanting blessings without burden and revival that doesn't interrupt our Netflix schedule. But community outreach forces us to die to self like Jesus did. He left heaven's perfection to walk among our pain, while we make excuses for not knocking on a neighbor's door. This isn't just kindness—it's spiritual warfare that breaks chains when you bring light into darkness. You have a mouth to speak truth, hands to serve others, and a testimony to share. The hour is late, the harvest is waiting, and this isn't a pep talk—it's a call to repentance. Stop scrolling, stop overthinking, and do something this week. Knock on a door, feed someone hungry, volunteer at a shelter, or share your testimony. The church that goes out is the church that's truly on fire, and the gates of hell can't stop that.

Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Text them a link and spread the truth while there's still time. Visit renewedmindsets.com to listen to more episodes that will shake you out of complacency and prepare you for what's ahead.

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Chapters

00:46 - INTRO: The Fields Are White

02:18 - Outreach is not Optional... It's a Mandate

03:23 - The Church Was Born Outside The Temple

04:24 - Outreach Breaks the Chains of Comfort

05:30 - Outreach is Spiritual Warfare

06:23 - The Harvest is Closer than You Think

07:08 - The Church has Left the Building

08:21 - Closing

Transcript

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The world is changing and time is running out.

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This is Renewed Mindsets, where we confront Biblical truth head-on no sugarcoating, no compromise.

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We expose false doctrine, reveal fulfilled prophecy and shine light on the demonic deception of these last days, but we also stand firm on the hope of Christ's return, the call to holiness and the urgency of true salvation.

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It's time to renew your mind, for the time is now.

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Let's go, boys.

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Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindset.

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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here.

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There's a picture that Jesus painted that we've forgotten.

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He said look around, the fields are already ripe for harvest.

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That's John 4.35.

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He wasn't talking about grain, he wasn't pointing at wheat.

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He was pointing at people, broken, hurting, searching for something real.

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And Jesus was saying they're ready, are you?

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The church has become comfortable inside its walls.

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We built stages, gathered followings and fine-tuned sermons, but the hurting are still outside.

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The addicted are still out there the single mom, the ex-con, the rebel kid, the suicidal neighbor.

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And instead of reaching them, we're arguing about coffee flavors in the lobby.

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Now let me say this clearly If the church won't leave the building, then the fire of God will.

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This episode is about community outreach, not as a cute ministry idea, but as a biblical mandate in the last days, because if we don't carry the gospel outside of our comfort zone, we've missed the whole mission.

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We've got a lot to cover, so let's just start right here.

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The Great Commission we've all heard of it.

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It was not bring people to the church so that the pastor can preach to them, was it?

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Jesus said go into all the world and preach the good news to everyone.

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Mark 16, 15.

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That's not a suggestion, that's not for missionaries only, that's not for the extroverts, that's for us, the remnant, the redeemed, the called.

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We were not saved to sit, we're saved to serve.

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Now, here's the truth.

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Most of the world will never walk into your church, but they will walk into your life, into your workplace, into your gas station line.

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Romans 10.14 hits hard.

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How can they hear about him unless someone tells them that's someone, that's you.

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Let's get biblical for a second.

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In Acts, chapter 2, when the Holy Spirit fell, it didn't fall in the temple, it fell in a house and they immediately went outside.

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Peter didn't preach behind a pulpit, he preached in the street and 3,000 people were saved in a single day.

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The early church didn't grow through advertising or attractional models.

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They grew because believers went out healing, helping, loving and testifying.

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Acts, chapter 5, verse 42, says Day after day, in the temple and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news.

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Notice that, from house to house, not just in the sanctuary, not just at events.

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We're supposed to be mobile, not waiting, but going.

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Now listen to this.

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Most Christians have gotten soft.

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That's not real surprising, is it?

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We want blessings without burden.

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We want revival, as long as it doesn't interrupt our schedule.

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But community outreach forces you to die to self, because you'll be stretched, you'll be uncomfortable, you'll encounter rejection, you'll face hard stories, you'll give up a Saturday or two.

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And that's the point, because when you serve the broken, you start to look like Jesus.

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Philippians 2, verse 4 and 5 says Don't look out for only your own interest, but take an interest in others too.

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You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

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Well, what was his attitude?

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He left heaven, let that sink in.

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He left perfection to walk among pain, and we're out here making excuses for why we can't knock on a door.

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He left perfection to walk among pain, and we're out here making excuses for why we can't knock on a door.

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And we're not doing it because it's just kindness.

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This is warfare.

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When you show up in your community with the love of Jesus, you're invading the enemy's territory no-transcript.

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But when you bring light into that darkness, even with something as simple as a meal or a hug, or a ride or a gospel tract, chains start to break.

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2 Corinthians 10.4 says we use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down strongholds, and sometimes outreach is that weapon?

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It's not glamorous.

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It's not glamorous, it's not always supposed to be posted on Instagram, but it's where the battle's won.

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Jesus said in Matthew 9, 37 and 38, the harvest is great, but the workers are few.

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So pray to the Lord and ask him to send more workers into his fields.

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Friends, he's not talking about pastors, he's talking about you.

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You have a mouth you can speak.

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You have hands you can serve.

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You have a story you can testify.

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You have a story you can testify.

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And if you're listening to this podcast, chances are you feel the urgency too.

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The time is short, the hour is late and the harvest is waiting.

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Are you going to go Now?

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Don't get me wrong, don't misunderstand me.

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This isn't a pep talk.

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What you're listening to is a call to repentance, because if we've ignored the lost.

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If we've made church all about us, we're wrong and it's time to change.

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Jesus didn't sit back, he moved.

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He walked into villages, he touched lepers, he fed crowds, he sat with sinners, and if we say we're following him, we better be walking in his steps.

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So here's a challenge for you this week stop scrolling, stop overthinking it and do something.

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Knock on a neighbor's door, feed somebody that's hungry.

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Volunteer at a shelter, take your small group into the streets, share your testimony with somebody who needs it.

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Pray for your city and then go serve your city, because in the end times, the church that goes out is the church that's truly on fire, and the gates of hell can't stop that.

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Thank you so much for joining me today on Renewed Mindsets.

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Don't let this just be a word you heard.

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Let it be a fire that you carry.

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And remember the church isn't just a building, it's you, and you've got a job to do.

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So, until next time, stay awake, stay armored and stay faithful.

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We're not just preparing for the end times, we are walking in them.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is christy mccurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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The time to wake up is now.

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If today's episode challenged you, don't keep it to yourself.

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Tell someone.

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Please Text them a link.

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Share the truth while there's still time.

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Visit renewedmindsetscom to stay connected and to listen to past episodes and check out our merch at renewedmindsetsstore.

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Jesus is coming soon.

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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you.

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See ya the intro and outro music.

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Are you ready to go?

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See ya?

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are you Ready?

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By Floodgate From the album Are you Ready?

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Copyright 2002, offbeat Ministries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on Apple Music and iTunes Music used with permission.

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