Transcript EVANGELIZE UNTIL JESUS COMES Until He Returns “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only.

EVANGELIZE UNTIL
JESUS COMES
Until He Returns
“No one knows about that
day or hour, not even the
angels in heaven, nor the
Son, but only the Father.”
Matthew 24:36
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“Then Jesus came to them
and said, "All authority in
heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Therefore
go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in
the name
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of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey
everything I commanded
you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end
of the age."
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I. THE EARLY
FOLLOWERS “GOT THE
MAIN THING.”
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The last command of our
Lord was His first concernmake disciples.
The early church went
everywhere and they were
focused on the MAIN thing“making disciples.”
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II. THE EARLY
FOLLOWERS GOT
JESUS’ PLAN.
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Our main problem today with
evangelism is that we have
substituted proxism for Jesus’
plan.
“As you are going into the
world. . .make disciples” is
the correct interpretation.
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A missionary church is one
where members give their
money to support the mission
of Christ AND are
missionaries wherever they
are and wherever they go.
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“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:8
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JESUS’ PLAN
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
and the rest of the world!
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2007 Global Missions Budget
Mt. Olive Ministries
E3 Jerusalem Palestinian
church
Advance
Rivercrest Community ChurchRon Burkette
Crestwood
Traceway Church, Clinton
750
5,000
6,000
6,000
1,000
500
2007 Global Missions Budget
Christmas Village
8,000
Word of Christ Ministries
BMDMI-pastor’s home in
Nicaragua
8,000
Disaster Relief
Luvuyo Bible School
3,000
795
2,500
2007 Global Missions Budget
Transformation Jackson
(Mission First)
Books for first time
missionaries
Felix Relief Fund
Noah Project (Paul Liu in
China-Advance partner)
Nicaragua
2,000
116
1,000
2,000
3,000
2007 Budget Missions Giving
Cooperative Program
52,275 85%
Lottie Moon
61,200 85%
Annie Armstrong
17,245 84%
Margaret Lackey
8,670 85%
Mission Trip
and Projects
104,866 82.5%
2007 Budget Mission Giving
Metro Association
Local Evangelism
Missions Literature
Mission Mississippi
Prison Ministry
Radio Ministry
13,750
3,780
5,050
800
1,278
3,340
2008 Global Missions Budget
E3 Palestinian church 10,000
Advance
1,000
Christmas Village
6,000
Word of Christ
6,000
2008 Global Missions Budget
Children's home in
Nicaragua
Disaster Relief
Transformation Jackson
Books for first time
missionaries
5,000
3,000
3,000
1,000
Total Budget Missions Giving
$338,000