Missions

“Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.’” Luke 24:45-48

A church gave its members a self-evaluation questionnaire to see how concerned they were about missions. Compare for yourself where you might be, considering these examples of the “High” and “Low” criteria:

When it come to a biblical understanding of missions, I...
can explain how every book of the Bible relates to world evangelism.
do not own a Bible.

When it comes to missions education, I...
assist others in understanding what God is doing in missions.
conscientiously avoid any missions emphasis or any missions information.

When it comes to prayer, I...
regularly fast and pray for specific requests from missionaries.
do not believe in prayer.

When it comes to encouraging missionaries, I...
visit them at their assignments.
don’t do anything with missionaries.

When it comes to giving, I...
encourage others and sacrifice myself to give to missions.
take money from missionaries.

When it comes to missionary recruitment, I...
actively educate others to the need for more missionaries around the world.
feel they should stay home and earn a living.

Always remember, the heart of God is for the world. We need a heart for missions - Ask God today to fill your heart with a burden for the world Christ died to save.