Why Local Missions

Melissa Bolden

VCHS

Sunday, February 25

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One Command, One Commission

The Command

“Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

John15: 34

The Commission

“Go and make disciples of all nations.”

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Matthew 28:19

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Why don’t we GO?

Misunderstand the Assignment

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The Assignment:

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.

Matthew 28:19, 20

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Questions

• Who is “ye”?
• Where is “ye” going?

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Who is Ye?

Those He calls His Own

Those He has set aside as spoltless without blame

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His Chosen Ones

His Bride

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Where is “ye” going?

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Why don’t we GO?

The Test Doesn’t look like the Lesson

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The Test

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The Test?

Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Matthew 14:16 & 17

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The Lesson

‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’”

 She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.

I Kings 17:14&15

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The Lesson

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Why don’t we GO!

Lack of Confidence

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Early Evangelist Roll Call

Samaritan Woman

• Living with someone but not married
• Samaritan
• Woman
• Unsynagogued

Thomas

• Doubter
• Lack of Faith

John

• Indecent exposure
• Ran away when Jesus was arrested.

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Early Evangelist Roll Call

Matthew

• Extorted his own people
• Took Jesus to questionable parties

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Peter

• Three times denier
• Impetuous
• Cut off a man’s ear

James &John

• Mama’s boys
• Wanted to commit genocide

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The Disciples – Racist and Sexist

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:13

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You are QUALIFIED!

^“ It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. ”

II Corinthians 3:5&6

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Side Note

^Minister

^{Deacon – one who cares for the poor.}

^{A waiter, one who serves food and drink.}

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Ethan’s Analogy

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But as Local Missionaries (Ministers)�We get to…

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Why GO? �(Other than God said ”Go”?)

Intrinsic Value

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Local & Global Missions are

“Leg Days”

for our spirits and souls

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Building our Faith Muscles –

• Preach the Gospel to the Poor
• Heal the sick
• Set the oppressed free
• Declare the Lord’s favor

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Luke 10:1, 9, 17

Building our Soul Muscles –

Compassion

Grace & Mercy

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Forgiveness

Love

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Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

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Why GO? �(Other than God said ”Go”?)

Love people to God!

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I want to see

• Generational poverty & generational habits destroyed
• People know who they are in Christ and walk in their authority
• Addictions are overcome
• Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.
• Communities transformed by the power of God!
• More stories like Mel’s

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Next Steps – Fill the Gap

Distribute Flyers & Pray

Donate or Pack Groceries

Distribute Groceries

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