Action

Action: Living Out Jesus’ Teachings

This section contains practical guides for living out Jesus’ teachings in your personal life, community, and political engagement. Every page includes scripture foundation, practical application, and concrete action steps.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.” - Matthew 7:24

Why Action Matters

Understanding Jesus’ teachings is only the beginning. We are called to do, not just to know. Faith without works is dead. Every teaching in the Foundation section connects to practical action here.

“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him? And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, and one of you tells them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled’; and yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.” - James 2:14-17

Core Action Areas

Get Started

New to the movement? Start here. Learn the first steps for living out Jesus’ teachings in your daily life.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart.” - Matthew 11:28-29

Serve the Poor

How to actively serve the poor, sick, and imprisoned. Practical guides for feeding the hungry, visiting the sick, welcoming strangers, and caring for the imprisoned—the “least of these” that Jesus identifies with.

“For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me… Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” - Matthew 25:35-36, 40

Scripture Foundation: Matthew 25

Forgive Debts

Debt forgiveness and economic justice. How to forgive personal debts, start community debt relief programs, and work for economic structures that reduce exploitation.

“Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” - Matthew 6:12

“The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’ The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.” - Matthew 18:26-27

Scripture Foundation: Jesus on Forgiveness

Reject Materialism

Living simply and generously. Guides for voluntary simplicity, stewardship practices, generosity initiatives, and alternatives to consumerism.

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Matthew 6:19-21

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.” - Matthew 6:24

Scripture Foundation: Jesus on Wealth

Practice Mercy

Daily practices of mercy, peacemaking, and humility. Conflict resolution, peacemaking in communities, and mercy in daily life.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” - Matthew 5:7

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” - Matthew 5:9

“Be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.” - Luke 6:36

Scripture Foundation: The Beatitudes

Political Engagement

Engaging politically with Jesus’ ethics. Voting with values, policy advocacy, community organizing, and building structures for compassion.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.” - Matthew 23:23

“Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” - Matthew 22:21

Scripture Foundation: Policy, Red-Letter Teachings

How to Use This Section

Start with Get Started - If you’re new, begin with the first steps
Choose an Area - Pick one action area to focus on
Take Action - Don’t just read—do something
Build Community - Connect with others taking action
Measure Progress - Regularly reflect on your actions

Action Principles

Every action must:

Be Grounded in Scripture - Connect to Jesus’ teachings
Be Practical - Doable, measurable steps
Be Measurable - You can see progress
Be Connected - Link to community and policy
Be Sustainable - Something you can maintain

Connection to Foundation

Every action connects back to the Foundation section:

Action	Scripture
Serve the Poor	Matthew 25
Forgive Debts	Jesus on Forgiveness
Reject Materialism	Jesus on Wealth
Practice Mercy	The Beatitudes
Political Engagement	Red-Letter Teachings

Connection to Policy

Actions connect to policy positions:

Action	Policy
Serve the Poor	Poverty Alleviation Policies, Healthcare as Compassion
Forgive Debts	Economic Justice
Reject Materialism	Wealth Concentration
Political Engagement	Voting with Values

Connection to Community

Actions are best done in community:

Share what you’re doing → Share His Way
Find others taking action → Community
Share your projects → Community Projects
Tell your story → Community Stories

Getting Started This Week

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” - Matthew 7:21

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