THE LINC COLLECTIVE

There’s a stirring in the hearts of God’s people—an aching question whispered between the lines of sermons, between boardroom meetings, between school pick-ups and late-night prayers: Can the local church really change the world?

The answer is not just yes. It’s God’s design.

In the upheaval of culture, in the swirling storms of society, God has chosen not an empire, not an algorithm, not a political construct, but a people—a body built on the declaration of Jesus Christ as Lord—to become the epicenter of hope, healing, and transformation in the world.

“The local church is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church.” (Ephesians 1:23)

What if we saw it that way? What if, in our hearts, the church wasn’t an add-on to our week, but the fountainhead of God’s redemptive movement in history?

Jesus declared He would give us keys—not symbolic gestures, but spiritual authority. Practical insight. Divine access. Operating from intimacy with the Father, we are handed keys not just to unlock blessing in our families or businesses, but to see entire arenas of culture—education, media, governance, healthcare, business, family—transformed by the kingdom of heaven. These are the pillars of society—and God places His church at the center, building outward, not the world building inward.

This is not about escapism from culture; it’s about engagement with kingdom authority. The world doesn’t disciple the church—Jesus does. And from that place, the church carries His Spirit into every sphere.

Proverbs 9 paints a picture: Wisdom building a house set on seven pillars. Around it is a table—inviting, welcoming, generational. The table is not exclusive; it’s expansive. From the high places of culture, Wisdom calls, “Come in. Dine. Discover understanding.” And in that invitation is a blueprint for how God builds.

These seven pillars—family, government, business, education, health, faith, and media—represent not just the structure of society but the battleground for legacy. And God’s plan isn’t for the church to stand at a distance and comment. His plan is for the church to enter, empower, and transform. To build. To redeem. To raise the standard.

This is why Isaiah 11 matters so deeply. When the Spirit of the Lord rests on us—redemptive, wise, powerful, understanding, counsel-filled—we become the carriers of strategy from heaven. We don’t just pray for the world to change; we hear God’s voice, take action, and become the change. The Spirit isn’t content to visit us in services—He desires to inhabit our businesses, classrooms, film sets, courtrooms, hospitals, and homes.

And so we build—with keys. With faith. With Spirit-led conviction. With an understanding that the Table is central and the world needs a seat.

This message is not about one church; it’s about all of us, together, leaning into the call of God on His Church. It is not just about knowing more Scripture, but about becoming more surrendered. About realizing that—strange as it may seem—we are God’s plan for the world.

So let’s ask: If I have been given access to the treasury of heaven, what am I unlocking with it?

Are my prayers oriented toward the desert or the fountain? Is my life focused on the chaos or on Christ? It’s time to re-center. It’s time to live, lead, raise, work, and love from the Table—where grace flows and the Spirit of God builds something eternal through ordinary people like us.

Church, this is not peripheral. This is the Plan.

You’re the plan.

Let’s build. Together.

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