Missions and Discipleship

This last weekend Bethel A/G had a Mission Banquet and Missions emphasis on Sunday. What is Missions? Missions is the reaching out to others who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior. As a believer in Jesus Christ I am called to follow Jesus Christ and His teachings. One of the last things Jesus spoke to the disciples about is to go into the whole world and make disciles, Matthew 28:19. This commandment was not given just to the 1st century believers but to each and every believer. I titled this blog Missions and Discipleship because as a follower, disciple, of Jesus I will not be able to mature as His disciple unless I am being conscious and diligent about obeying everything that Jesus wants us to do. Now let's expand the definition of Missions. Missions includes all activity whether in word or deed, whether local, in another area of our country or a foreign land therefore it is clearly something that we all can be involved with in some type of manner. I would encourage though to be involved in multiply types of Missions activity. I can do this by praying, by giving and by going. Our growth and stability as a Christian is clearly connected with loving what God loves and hating what God hates. It is abundantly clear that God loves Missions. II Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promse, as some understand slowness. he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He sent His one and only Son into the world, that everyone who believes would not perish but have eternal life." This is the heartbeat of God, the heartbeat of Missions and as a growing disciple of Jesus I want it to be my heartbeat and as a pastor I am encouraging you to make it your heartbeat as a growing disciples of Jesus Christ
God bless you with His love and peace.

Pastor John