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Grace Pulpit August 31st @Notes: Missions, Part III– Now, missions can evoke a variety of responses. Some think: I could never do that! Others imagine: Maybe I could go? Still more: I will go! Even some ask: How can I help? Perhaps, if you know a little more about missions, you may start thinking of faithful missionaries throughout history: Adoniram Judson, Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, Mary Slessor, many more. These are all natural and understandable responses, but they all reveal one...
Grace Pulpit August 24th @Pastor Notes: Missions, Part II– Today, we will talk about the foundation of everything in Missions. Mission exists for Worship! Now, that might not sound altogether surprising. For, everything exists for worship God’s glory (1 Cor 10:31; Col 3:17). But, over the years, many missions programs have drifted away from this simple premise. For, many act like disoriented tour guides—they have gotten themselves lost trying to save the lost. Simply, ask: How do you measure...
Grace Pulpit August 17th Dear Church and Supporters (Near and Far), Welcome to the first installment of Grace Pulpit. @Pastor Notes: Missions, Part I– We are glad to announce our church’s further commitment to heed Jesus’s command to be His witnesses “both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth (Acts 1:8).” This work is often called Missions. The local and global proclamation of the gospel to establish lifelong believers in doctrinally sound and...