...to Life Church and to our 2021 Annual Mission’s Convention. They will be challenging us about the truth found in God’s Word about the Great Commission and encouraging us to go beyond what we have ever done in the past with Faith Promises. A.W.Tozer said, “The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God help me to walk in it, let come what may!" King David said that he would not offer anything to the Lord that did not cost him something. I pray we are ready to be sacrificial.
We need to ask ourselves...are we doing our best? Are we bringing our tithe into the storehouse (the church) and are we doing what we can to reach the world? Am I giving a token to God or am I giving Him a sacrifice? Oswald J. Smith, "No one has the right to hear the gospel twice, while there remains someone who has not heard it once." Jesus Christ was extra-ordinarily faithful to us when He went to the cross and died for our sins. Can we really say that there is anything extra-ordinary about our giving to the Lord or to His Great Commission? I challenge you to prayerfully allow Holy Spirit to speak to you about what to do for Missions and for our Lord Jesus Christ!
Years ago our General Council Mission’s Director spoke to us about the Assemblies of God and Life Church having an appearance of doing great things for God but he went on and said that sounds good until you compare it to the unfinished task. We are in the top ten churches in the Peninsular Florida District which represents about 330 churches and we are in the top 100 churches in the United States in World Missions giving which represents around 12,100 churches. We are one of about forty of the top 100 churches who increased their giving during chaotic 2020. Very impressive until you compare to the unfinished task before us. Before we get too impressed with ourselves consider this, about two-thirds of the world still have not had an adequate witness of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our challenge is great but we serve an awesome God! Prayerfully fill out a Faith Promise card and let’s do our part in reaching the world.
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