What if the key to understanding your purpose in the church was hidden in an obscure list of eleven warriors from the Old Testament? These ancient soldiers have something powerful to say about who you are, what you bring, and why it matters. As we think about our roles in God's future, there's probably no better metaphor we could use than team sports.

Have you ever heard of arachibutyrophobia? It's the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Or how about fearaphobia, the fear of developing fears? Believe it or not, psychologists have identified, documented, and named over 650 very specific phobias. While some of these might make you smile, the reality is that every one of us has our fears. And some of those fears are anything but funny.

Have you ever written Jeremiah 29:11 on a graduation card? If you're honest, there's a good chance you have. It's one of the most familiar verses in the entire Bible, for good reason. It's a beautiful promise. But what if we've been reading it wrong this whole time?

What if the biggest threat to spreading the gospel wasn't persecution, government opposition, or even apathy from the outside world, but the inward focus of the church itself? As the FIFA World Cup arrives in America this year, with 5 billion people watching and 48 nations competing, the world is literally at our doorstep. And that raises a question every follower of Jesus has to answer: when God says go, will we go?