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Published: April 23, 2009, 5:18 p.m.

(Mark 16:14-16) Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

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Why do I love my church?

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(Matthew 28:19)\xa0 \u201cTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\u201d

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Title of Message: Thirty Four

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\n(Matthew 18:12-13) "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.

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(Acts 1:8)\xa0 \u201cYou will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.\u201d

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\xfc Jerusalem \u2013 My City.

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(James 1:27 Msg)\xa0 \u201cReal religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight...\u201d

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\xfc Judea and Samaria \u2013 My Nation.

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(1 Corinthians 9:22 LB)\xa0 \u201cWhatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.\u201d

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\xfc To the ends of the earth \u2013 My World.

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(Mark 16:15 NCV)\xa0 Jesus said to His followers, \u201cGo everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.\u201d

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Three Fundamental Truths

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1.\xa0 We are blessed to be a blessing.

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(Genesis 12:2 NLT)\xa0 \u201cI will bless you\u2026and you will be a blessing to others.\u201d

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2.\xa0 When we bless others God takes care of our needs.

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(Luke 18:29-30 GW)\xa0 \u201cI guarantee this.\xa0 Anyone who gives up anything for the kingdom of God will certainly receive many times more in this life and will receive eternal life in the next world to come.\u201d

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(Luke 6:38 Message)\xa0 \u201cGive your life away and you\u2019ll find your life given back.\xa0 But not merely given back.\xa0 Given back with bonus and blessing.\u201d\xa0

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3. The more we\u2019re blessed by God the more He expects us to help others.\xa0

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(Luke 12:48 LB)\xa0 \u201c\u2026Much is required from those to whom much is given.\xa0 For their responsibility is greater.\u201d

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What can I do?

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1.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Pray.

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(Matthew 9:37-38)\xa0 \u201cThen he said to his disciples, \u2018The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.\xa0 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.\u2019\u201d

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2.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Go.

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(Isaiah 6:8-9)\xa0 \u201cThen I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, \u2018Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?\u2019 Then I said, \u2018Here am I. Send me!\u2019...\u2019\u201d

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3.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Give.

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(Matthew 6:19-21)\xa0 \u201cDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.\xa0 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.\xa0 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.\u201d

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(Mark 8:35 LB)\xa0 \u201cIf you insist on saving your life, you will lose it. Only those who throw away their lives for My sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.\u201d

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