In this impassioned sermon, the pastor draws on the text that marked the first day of the year, "You have dwelt long enough on the mountain", to challenge the congregation to: step out of the comfort zone, honestly assess progress, and prepare for a final race before the end of the year.
The pastor recalls the message he received on January 1: "You have stayed on the mountain long enough". God was inviting the people to leave the place of comfort where they were stagnating and move to the plains, valleys, coasts and even distant lands. This injunction is presented as a call to action: it's no longer a matter of waiting for things to happen, but of taking the lead and implementing the enterprise that God had announced.
The pastor asks each listener about his or her current state: finances, spiritual life, prayer practice, rest times, even "karate" (daily activities). He notes that many have not changed since the beginning of the year; their figures have remained the same, their habits unchanged. He then announces that, from the divine point of view, the year has already been "missed", but that there are still three months to reverse the trend.
Reasons such as fatigue, administration, family excuses or illness are dismissed as false pretexts. The pastor insists on the biblical principle that "nothing can stop you" when you act under God's direction. It encourages us to take concrete action: to move out of our place, to undertake the project we have in mind, to stop staying in the comfort zone that's not bearing fruit.
The message then turns to the leader's qualification. Wisdom, described as "the most widely shared thing in the world", and intelligence, the ability to analyze and make choices, are presented as the two indispensable attributes. The pastor urges us to ask God for this wisdom, reminding us that without it we cannot heal crises, lead a home or community, or produce fruit that honors the Lord.
Finally, the pastor concludes with a call to active evangelism and leadership structure ("the government of the twelve", multiplying leaders, etc.). He invites everyone to pray, to take possession of the Canada that has been given to them, to talk about Jesus in every place - home, work, street. The message ends with a prayer of blessing, urging us to move forward, to coax others, and to let God's word bear fruit before the end of the year.
