Everyday Missionary:: Spend Your Life
The Point: If we want to help others take their next step toward Jesus, then we must spend our lives for the mission of God.
What is the mission of God?
The Mission: That all people would know, glorify and worship God with their lives.
The mission throughout Scripture:
- Genesis 12:2-4
- Exodus 9:13-16
- Joshua 4:23-24
- 1 Kings 8:56-61
- John 17:3-5
- Hebrews 2:10
- Colossians 1:15-20
- Revelation 5:9-14
"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever. Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal in missions. It's the goal of missions because in missions we simply aim to bring the nations into the white-hot enjoyment of God's glory. The goal of missions is the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God.” -John Piper
Why should I spend my life for the mission of God?
1) God saved me for this purpose
Passage: 1 Peter 2:9
2) It will be worth it
How can I spend my life for the mission of God?
1) Keep stirring your affections for Jesus
Question: What stirs your affections for Jesus?
Passage: Revelation 2:4; 2 Corinthians 11:3
2) Be intentional where you are
Questions to ask:
- Where has God placed me?
- What passions has God placed in me?
- Where is God working around me?
3) Step outside your comfort zone.
- Mission Trip Meeting Wed. Oct. 9 @ 6pm
"Only one life, 'twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last." C.T. Studd
