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How many of you have ever gone on a travel excursion or cruise.  Those of you who have, understand that excursions and cruises have to be paid for upfront in their entirety before departure.  We have to look at our eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven in the same light, we have a prepayment plan in place, and we need to earn our keep for eternal access to the Kingdom of Heaven

Jesus’ final instruction to His followers was to  (Matthew 28:19–20)“go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” 

We know from reading the book of Acts that the disciples did just that. After the Holy Spirit descended upon them, they began to proclaim God’s message boldly (Acts 2:4). God gave them the supernatural ability to speak in other languages so that people from many foreign lands heard the good news (Acts 2:6). Those people believed and then took God’s message of salvation back to their homelands, and the gospel spread.

Despite attacks throughout history to annihilate Christianity, the message of the gospel continues to spread as lives are transformed by the love of Jesus. There are missionaries who have left everything to travel into difficult regions to bring the good news to the natives there. 

Through personal evangelism, radio, television, the internet, literature, and many other means, people around the world are hearing of Jesus’ salvation and responding. We hear of Muslims in closed countries receiving visions and dreams wherein Jesus appears to them and they are convinced of His identity as the Son of God. 

Yet, as the world’s population expands, so does the number of unreached people. Despite the efforts of the church, millions of people have still never heard about Jesus or have never embraced the Gospel because of a lack of exposure to good solid teaching.

Another reason much of the world remains unevangelized is the apathy among many Christians. The words of James may apply to those of us who are wealthy compared to the rest of the world: (James 5:1–5) “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. . . . You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence” .

Those are harsh words to our ears, but we should examine ourselves to see if they apply to our attitudes. 

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