As of late, we have been putting a lot of emphasis on our global missions efforts — specifically the people groups we are considering for formal adoption by our congregation. These are exciting endeavors for our church family. But even as we consider these excellent works, we need to also keep an emphasis on gospel Continue reading
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
(2 Corinthians 9:11, ESV)
The Ecuador missions trip will be June 18-26. Have you considered how God would have you be involved in this partnership this year? Will you send or will you go? Please be open to being involved in our Ecuador partnership this year and consider whether or not God would have you go on this trip or financially and prayerfully support those going.
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
(2 Corinthians 9:11, ESV)
The diet of the Turks consists of a dense bread, olives, cheese from sheep or cows milk, onions, molasses from grapes, fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Meats such as fish, wild game, or poultry are only eaten once a week. Pray that the Turks of Turkey would know the Bread of Life, so that they will never hunger again. (John 6:35)
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
(2 Corinthians 9:11, ESV)
During the most recent business meeting, Shawn presented the MMT’s proposal for adopting specific people groups. Please be in prayer for the proposed “Unreached” and “Last Frontier” people groups. Pray that God would make clear to us what our involvement should be regarding these people groups. Also, continue to remember the Ecuador Seminary partnership upon which we have already embarked. Pray for the construction of the building and the work being led by Steve and Carol Thompson.
Schedule:
9:15 AM – Session 1 (Adults and youth in sanctuary)
10:30 AM – Session 2
5:00 PM – Session 3 (Adults and youth in sanctuary)
6:00 PM – Session 4
Children’s activities will resume as usual
24 Hour Prayer Wall
There will be a 24 hour prayer wall for the persecuted church on the day of our missions conference. Please sign up for an hour by contacting Judd Hough (284-5567).
It is no mistake that our Annual Missions Conference has been scheduled on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. As we weigh the task of global missions, the suffering of our brothers and sisters in foreign lands should serve to remind of the significance of our commission. It should also serve to embolden us to join Christ our king outside the gate.
Hebrews 13:12-14 says, “Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Hence, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.” (NAS) These words of Scripture are exactly what you think they are – a call to leave Continue reading
Our students will be serving at Brantwood Chhildren’s Home on Saturday, November 14th from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.
Our afternoon will include games with the students, drama skits, music, and a meal. We will meet at Morningview Baptist Church at 1:40 pm.
10 REASONS YOU NEED TO GO ON A SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIP
1. It will awaken and embolden your heart to God’s global purpose. Evangelism and Missions are commissions given to each believer – they are not options. We are to share God’s burden for the salvation of persons from every tribe, tongue, and people group. Going on a short-term trip serves to widen our perspective and instill us with a passion in this regard.
2. It will contribute significantly to your spiritual growth. A short-term trip takes us out of our daily habits and comforts and stretches us in ways we cannot anticipate, thus deepening our dependence upon God and our experience of His grace. No true Christian will ever go to a foreign field and remain spiritually unchanged or unchallenged.
3. It will provide you with new venues and opportunities for obedience. Quite often, we allow the comforts of our Christian “bubble” to insulate us from new ministry opportunities. A short-term trip will take you out of your bubble and provide new ways for you to use your spiritual gifts to further global missions endeavors. It is a spiritual delight to discover these outlets and to experience new ways of investing in eternal things!
4. It will reawaken your zeal for personal evangelism. If you can travel to another part of the world to tell people about Christ, then you can also cross the street or the aisle to tell a neighbor, co-worker, or classmate. God has an amazing way of using short-term mission trips to lead us to repent of our apathy in this area and to renew our passion for personal evangelism.
5. You will love interacting with vocational missionaries. These men and women have sacrificed the relative ease of American culture and their relationships here to follow God’s calling upon their lives. As you spend time with them on the field, their love for lost persons and their dedication to sow the gospel in their chosen people groups will touch your heart and open your eyes to aspects of God’s work that you have never before considered.
6. You will either be called to vocation mission work or you will develop a fervor to send more missionaries. God commonly uses short-term mission trips to call persons into full-time mission service, to confirm callings He has already put in place, or to develop in us a passion for sending more workers to the field. I have even seen entire congregations driven to prayer and shaped into fertile seed-beds for future missionaries. We could want nothing better for our children or our church!
7. You will gain first-hand experience of new cultures. We are a very “Ameri-centric” people who largely choose to remain ignorant of the beauty of other cultures. Trust me when I say that we are missing out on so much. When you go to interact with people in other cultures, you will experience the joy of seeing how much we have in common with them, but you will also be struck by the beauty of their unique traditions, perspectives, foods, and family dynamics.
8. You will appreciate what God has given you here in America so much more. Visiting other nations deepens your appreciation for the religious and political freedoms we enjoy as Americans. Being away from home for a time will likewise make you appreciate your parents, spouse, and children even more. It also makes you realize how wealthy we are when compared to the rest of the world.
9. You will build deeper relationships with members of your own church family. As fellow members in one local body, we worship and learn and serve along side of one another in many ways, but often we still lack “deep” friendships in the church. Traveling together, rooming together, and serving together in a foreign land will build bonds of friendship that will last you the rest of your life.
10. Your example and testimony will touch your congregation and build a passion for global outreach. When we go, we pray that the passion of those going will be matched in the congregation by a passion for sending and supporting. When we share testimonies upon our return, we hope to foster in our spiritual family a common joy and unity in striving for the completion of God’s global purpose. God wants to use you as a catalyst for this kind of congregational growth. Regardless of your age, your occupation, or the current constraints of your life, you NEED to go and experience the glorious privileges and challenges of sharing Christ among the nations. I love you all!
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. (Hebrews 13:3, ESV)
November 8 is the day of this year’s missions conference with Bob Sjogren. It is also the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. This year, on the second Sunday in November, our church will participate in this day of prayer again. We will have 24 hours of continuous prayer for the persecuted church on November 8. If you wish to participate please contact Judd Hough at 284-5567 to sign up for an hour of prayer. Judd will provide you with a time slot that works for your schedule and a prayer guide to help direct your prayer during that hour. Please prayerfully consider the exhortation of the author of Hebrews to remember those who are in prison and mistreated since we also are in the body.
You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
(2 Corinthians 9:11, ESV)
Continue to use the prayer guide for our team. Please also pray for the families of the team members who are still stateside.
