until he returns evangelize until jesus comes. until he returns “no one knows about that day or...
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EVANGELIZE UNTIL JESUS COMES
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“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”
Matthew 24:36
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“Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name
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of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
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I. THE EARLY FOLLOWERS “GOT THE
MAIN THING.”
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The last command of our Lord was His first concern-make disciples.
The early church went everywhere and they were focused on the MAIN thing-“making disciples.”
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II. THE EARLY FOLLOWERS GOT
JESUS’ PLAN.
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Our main problem today with evangelism is that we have substituted proxism for Jesus’ plan.
“As you are going into the world. . .make disciples” is the correct interpretation.
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A missionary church is one where members give their money to support the mission of Christ AND are missionaries wherever they are and wherever they go.
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“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:8
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JESUS’ PLANJerusalem
JudeaSamaria
and the rest of the world!
2007 Global Missions Budget
Mt. Olive Ministries 750
E3 Jerusalem Palestinian church 5,000
Advance 6,000
Rivercrest Community Church-Ron Burkette 6,000
Crestwood 1,000
Traceway Church, Clinton 500
2007 Global Missions Budget
Christmas Village 8,000
Word of Christ Ministries 8,000
BMDMI-pastor’s home in Nicaragua 3,000
Disaster Relief 795
Luvuyo Bible School 2,500
2007 Global Missions Budget
Transformation Jackson (Mission First) 2,000
Books for first time missionaries 116
Felix Relief Fund 1,000
Noah Project (Paul Liu in China-Advance partner) 2,000
Nicaragua 3,000
2007 Budget Missions Giving Cooperative Program 52,275 85%
Lottie Moon 61,200 85%
Annie Armstrong 17,245 84%
Margaret Lackey 8,670 85%
Mission Trip and Projects
104,866 82.5%
2007 Budget Mission Giving
Metro Association 13,750Local Evangelism 3,780Missions Literature 5,050 Mission Mississippi 800Prison Ministry 1,278Radio Ministry 3,340
2008 Global Missions Budget
E3 Palestinian church 10,000
Advance 1,000
Christmas Village 6,000
Word of Christ 6,000
2008 Global Missions Budget
Children's home in Nicaragua 5,000
Disaster Relief 3,000
Transformation Jackson 3,000Books for first time
missionaries 1,000
Total Budget Missions Giving
$338,000