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One Child Matters is a child development organization helping to meet the physical and spiritual needs of children in poverty-stricken areas of the world.

By connecting ONE sponsor to ONE child, they ensure children receive food, education, medical aid, and hope in Jesus.

1. There is only ONE mission.

He said to them, \\u201cGo into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Mark 16:15 (NIV)

If we aren\\u2019t careful\\u2026 we can compartmentalize the simplicity of what Jesus asked us to do\\u2026 and treat other gospel strategies as less important than others.

\\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news\\xa0to the poor.\\u201d Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

\\u201cHe has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord\\u2019s favor.\\u201d Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

2. It is the number ONE priority of the Church.

\\u201cBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere\\u2014in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.\\u201d Acts 1:8 (NLT)

\\u201c\\u2026Upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell\\xa0will not conquer it.\\u201d Matthew 16:18 (NLT)

The local church is the hope of the world.

\\u2026if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry\\xa0and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light\\xa0will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. Isaiah 58:10-12 (NIV)

The\\xa0Lord\\xa0will guide\\xa0you always; he will satisfy your needs\\xa0in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen\\xa0your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring\\xa0whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:10-12 (NIV)

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58:10-12 (NIV)

3. It\\u2019s about ONE life at a time.

Then Jesus came to them and said,\\xa0\\u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations\\u2026\\u201d Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

\\u201c\\u2026baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,\\xa0and teaching\\xa0them to obey everything I have commanded you\\u2026\\u201d Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

\\u201cAnd surely I am with you\\xa0always, to the very end of the age.\\u201d Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

The Great Commission is a RELATIONAL command for a RELATIONAL impact.\\xa0

You\\u2019re here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break\\u2026 Psalm 82:3-4 (MSG)

Your job is to stand up for the powerless\\u2026 Psalm 82:3-4 (MSG)

That\\u2019s what I love about this organization\\u2026 they are making a way for INDIVIDUALS to have an INDIVIDUAL impact\\u2026 that collectively makes a difference. (ONE child matters\\u2026 not 40,000)

4. Only ONE name gets the credit.

\\u201cAnd there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.\\u201d Acts 4:12 (NET)