Proclaiming the Gospel through Missions

The Great Commission

I would like to say that along with bringing awareness of my Tourette Syndrome and the glory that God has shown me through my trials that some of my posts will also deal with topics that are of interest to me and that I support. One of these is of missions and the Great Commission that Jesus left the disciples as he was departing the world to head home to sit at the right hand of God. Missions is very important because it is helping in God's plan to bring about new churches and call new believers to Him. Until everyone in the world has heard the gospel of Jesus Christ, there will still be a need for missions. Here is the Great Commission verse out of Matthew 28:16-20,

“Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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.”

From this verse, we can see that proclaiming the gospel to others and making them disciples is one of main duties that followers of Christ have. There are many people in the world that have never heard the gospel and by following this command by Jesus, we help to bring them into the awareness of it and the glory of God. Here is a verse from Romans 10:13-15 stating that there needs to be those that are sent so that people who have not heard the gospel are able to hear it.

"For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!""

If no one is sent to the places where the gospel is not heard, then how will they be able to know about Christ and the salvation that he has brought to this dying world? In order for a person to believe and call on the name of the Lord, they will need a missionary to come to them with the gospel so that they are able to hear it and have God open up their heart to receive the gift that he has freely given them. 

Quotes on Missions

Here are some quotes on Global Missions.

Charles Spurgeon

"If there be any one point in which the Christian church ought to keep its fervor at a white heat, it is concerning missions. If there be anything about which we cannot tolerate lukewarmness, it is in the matter of sending the gospel to a dying world."

John Piper

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t."

Hudson Taylor 

"The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed"

David Livingstone

"If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?" 

John Stott 

"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God."

K.P. Yohannan

"Believers who have the gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves. Meanwhile, millions who have never heard it once fall into the flames of eternal hell without ever hearing the salvation story."

My Part in Global Missions

Along with many people needing to hear the gospel overseas, there are others here in the United States that truly need to hear and believe the gospel. Currently, the only missions work that I am involved in is in my daily life with those around me. I believe that this area is just as important as anywhere else in the world. I have thought of serving overseas, but have not yet decided on where to go. This would be a big decision for me as I have yet to even travel outside of the United States. I do, though, currently support many ministries that go overseas to spread the gospel and fulfill the Great Commission that way. There are three ways that are seen to help in missions work; to go and serve, to support those that do serve and to pray for those that serve. I hope that this has opened your eyes to the need of missions work in the church and the call that Christ has given to bring the gospel to the whole world. Take care and God bless.