...and we are appealing to you on behalf of Jesus to become Kingdom Builders with us. Just seconds after we enter into Heaven, we will be so thankful for every dime we have invested into the Kingdom of God and into Missions. Today we are honored to have a great Missions Pastor, Virgil Amundson, sharing with us the Word of God and about his passion for Missions.
Helen Keller - “What’s worse than being blind? Having eye sight but no vision.” In the context of our Missions Convention I hope this quote will not apply to anyone who calls Life Church their church. We are a missions church and there are very few services, if any, that we do not share our heart and vision for the lost here at home and around the world. It is obviously Biblical...Jesus said in Matthew 28:19‑20 (NKJV) “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. He ends these verses with ‘Amen’ which means ‘let it be so.’
There appears to me to be a group of people in the body of Christ who are more troubling than those who absolutely do not see the need or the mandate to support missions and our missionaries. It would be the group who sees the reality of the lost, who hears what the Word of God has to say about it, and yet have no spiritual vision or willingness to do something about it. I see this principle in 1 John 3:16‑18 (NKJV) “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” By what you do.
The opportunity is being placed before you to be able to do something about the lostness of the lost. As you have been blessed by God with material possessions and you see the world around you lost and Christ-less, you will be able, above your tithe (Ten Percent) to bless the missions ministry of Life Church. Your faithfulness to tithe and to give to missions enables us to continue to support 220 missionaries we have now and will help us to add even more. Cheerful obedience is what I truly believe God is looking for...100% of our members and regular attenders making a generous Faith Promise for 2023. Please do not see the need but fail to catch the vision! Amen!
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