Why do we all need to be a part of Missions Faith Promises?...

 

 ... Why is there such a sense of urgency to add more and more missionaries and to continue increasing the ones we already support? We all know that the Great Commission in Matthew 28 and Mark 16 tells us to go into the whole world and preach the Gospel to everyone. Also, Jesus said:  Matthew 24:14 (NKJV) 
^“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Jesus has told us to go or to send missionaries and if we do not we are disobedient. Five reasons for all of us to get involved:

1. When the body of Christ is in unity, great things happen! Ephesians 4:16 (NLT) “He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”

2. The sooner we turn in our Faith Promises, the sooner we will know we can add new missionaries, increase the support of present ones, and help with special projects for them. You need to fill out a Faith Promise every year no matter how many years you have given. 

3. Pastor, it seems we are competing to be one of the best Missions giving churches around …you would be correct, we are competing for the souls of people here at home and around the world.

4. I do not feel that all of us are sacrificial when it comes to Missions…we all can do something and many of us can do more. No condemnation if you can’t. Pray and obey! Romans 12:1 (NKJV) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” 

5. A Faith Promise is not what you can do but what God can do through you. As you make that Faith Promise step back and watch Jehovah Jirreh supply everything you need!