This Sunday we have set aside to Celebrate the Mission here at Bible Baptist Church. Our mission is great and our God is sufficient. Our church has long been a local church concerned with global missions and local outreach. We currently support 132 missionaries and organizations both here and around the world. These are good men and women who love the Lord. Many of them I have been able to visit on their field of service and see the great work which is being done for the glory of the Lord.
Here are a few ideas for you to be part of Celebrating the Mission God has for us:
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Get a list of missionaries and specifically pray for them.
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Drop them a note or an e-mail.
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Give regularly to Faith Promise Missions.
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Keep yourself up-to-date on what is going on in the world.
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Visit one of our missionaries on the field.
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Be involved in service in your church.
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Greet missionaries when they visit us.
One of my favorite heroes of the faith is the great missionary of the 1800’s David Livingstone. This pioneer of work went to Africa and had such a profound influence on the entire continent. He wrote this simple yet encouraging prayer many years ago:
“Lord, send me anywhere, only go with me; Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. Sever any ties, Save the tie that binds me to thy heart. Lord Jesus, my King, I consecrate my life, Lord to Thee.”