HAZARDING
LIVES FOR MISSIONS
MEMORISE
Men
that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 15:26
READ
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in
earth.
19 Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
MESSAGE
Within the space of a few years after the death and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the gospel about Him had reached Rome,
Alexandria, Antioch and all the great cities in Europe, Africa and Asia. The
gospel had made great inroads into the aristocracy and among intellectuals, and
had already changed the lives of countless ordinary men and women. How did this
happen? Evangelism was a priority among the first followers of Jesus. The
Apostles and disciples of old obeyed the Great Commission; they were also
missionaries who gave their all to missions.
I have heard people say to me, “Daddy, I am a
pastor but not a missionary”. Who is a missionary? The unscriptural but popular
view is that a missionary comes from a rich country that is advanced in
education and technology. Because of the advantages of his culture, he comes to
help those less fortunate by starting schools, hospitals, agricultural projects
and also preaching the gospel. The scriptural view on missions is different. A
missionary is someone who is sent with a message from a higher authority.
‘Missions’ does not refer to the social activities of the church for the
transformation of the society. In the New Testament, wealth, race and
technological advancement were not the basis of a missionary call. A missionary
call is rooted in the need for those who have the gospel to share it with those
who do not, whether they are rich or poor, advanced or primitive. Missions is
therefore the Christian Church trying to win others to the Christian faith
through a group of selected workers called missionaries. Every child of God
should be involved in missions. First, you can be physically involved in
missions, which could be either rural or urban missions. Rural missions is the
work of a people sent by God to bring His work and power of salvation to people
living in rural areas while in urban missions, people are sent by God to do the
same work, but in urban areas. Mission work could be divided into two parts
namely, Home Missions and Foreign Missions. Home missions involves reaching out
to people living in hamlets, villages, towns and cities around your primary
locale, while foreign missions involves reach out that is cross-cultural in
nature. A second way by which you can be involved in missions is to give to
Missions by sponsoring suitable volunteers to Bible Colleges or Missionary
training schools; by linking prospective missionaries with those that can plan
and supervise their work on the field; by organising financial, material and
emotional support for missionaries, and by organising outreach trips to visit
missionaries from time to time. Finally, you can organise prayer support for
missionaries that go out. Missionaries hazard their lives for the gospel, be
involved.
ACTION
POINT
Reflect on how you can be involved in the work of
missions and take practical steps on it.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Genesis 32:22-34:31; Psalm 106:1-12
Amen.
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ReplyDeleteI pray for the Missionaries around the globe for safety and Gods protection....Amen.
ReplyDeleteGreat commission is a commandments so we must get involved. And I pray that the Lord will guide and preserves all the missionaries both home and abroad in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteMay the Lord grant me the enablement to be a missionary, by my prayers, by my physical. physical presence at mission field and with financial support. IJMN
ReplyDeleteMay God endow us the grace to keep the fuel burning for those who ve dabbled into it,open d eyes of us who have dabbled into dis great commission and remove the veil that cover d eyes of those we are evangelising in Jesus
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The Great Commission A mandate to all Christians all over the world in this generation. Lord Fuel me and set me on fire for your Kingdom.
ReplyDeleteGod, help me to get involve in the great commission. I also pray for as many that are on mission filed right now, that My God shall supply all their need accordingly to His riches in glory through Chris Jesus.
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