Rediscover, Part 4: Our Mission
\n\u201cIn the same way that you gave Me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world.\u201d (John 17:18 MSG)\xa0
\n\u201cAs the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.\u201d (John 20:21 NIV)\xa0
\n\u201cThe most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me \u2013 to tell people the Good News about God\u2019s grace.\u201d (Acts 20:24 NCV)
\n\u201cEach one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.\u201d (1 Peter 4:10 NIV)
\n\u201cYou will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.\u201d (Acts 1:8 NIV)\xa0
\nOur mission is to share with others what God has done for us.
\n1. Jerusalem \u2013 The people closest to me.
\n2. Judea/Samaria \u2013 People near but different from me.
\n3. Ends of the earth \u2013 Everybody else!
\nCompleting My Mission
\n1. I must share with those in my world.
\n\u201cBe ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you.\u201d (1 Peter 3:15 TEV)\xa0
\n\u201c...God does not want anyone to be lost, but He wants all people to change their hearts and lives!\u201d (2 Peter 3:9 NCV)\xa0
\n\u201cThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.\u201d (Proverbs 11:30 NIV)\xa0
\n2. I must dare to reach beyond my world.
\n\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 (1 Corinthians 9:22 LB)\xa0
\n\u201cStoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ\u2019s law.\u201d (Galatians 6:2 MSG)\xa0
\n\u201cReal religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight...\u201d (James 1:27 MSG)\xa0
\n\u201cI was hungry, and you fed Me. I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited Me into your home. I was naked, and you gave Me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for Me. I was in prison, and you visited Me.\u201d (Matthew 25:35-36 NLT)\xa0
\n\u201cJesus replied, \u201cLet me assure you that no one has ever given up anything... for love of Me and to tell others the Good News, who won\u2019t be given back, a hundred times over...\u201d (Mark 10:29 LB)\xa0
\n3.\xa0 I must care about the whole world.
\n\u201cJesus said to His followers, \u201cGo everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.\u201d (Mark 16:15 NCV)\xa0
\n\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 (Mark 8:35 LB)\xa0
\nIs there going to be anybody in heaven because of you?
\n\u201cDavid served God\u2019s purposes in his own time/generation...then he fell asleep\u2026\u201d (Acts 13:36 TEV)\xa0
\n\u201cSend us around the world with the news of Your saving power and Your eternal plan for all mankind.\u201d (Psalm 67:2 LB)
\nWill you go?\xa0
\n\u201c Then I heard the Lord asking, \u201cWhom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?\u201d I said, \u201cHere I am. Send me.\u201d (Isaiah 6:8 NLT)
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