Posts Tagged ‘Great Commission’
How Dedicated to Jesus Christ Am I, Really?
What images come to your mind when you hear or see the word “dedication?” What people immediately come to mind? Athletes? Military special forces? Perhaps godly parents. Certain missionaries past or present might be in your mind’s eye. Why did these people come to mind? What is it about them that describes them as dedicated?…
Read MoreThe Powerful & Permanent Tool of Language
From Creation until the Tower of Babel incident recorded in Genesis 11 (around 2200 B.C.), mankind had one language and culture. When God confused mankind’s language, it meant that He created the beginnings of the major language families. Some studies list 14 major language families.1 Others identify between 75 and 150 language families as the…
Read MoreRenewing the Age-Old Commission
Charles J. Mellring And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have…
Read MoreShifting From “Come” to “Go”
Kevin Schaal As I pored through hundreds of decision cards I could not help but weep. It’s an experience that is hard to describe and even harder to believe for laborers in North America, but in the Philippines things are different. Student Movement for Christ International (SMCI), a Fundamental student evangelistic organization in the Philippines,…
Read MoreThe Deadly Menace of the Cultural Mandate
G. Archer Weniger Editor’s note: The following article contains some dated references due to its original publication in 1974. The subject of the article, the ‘Cultural Mandate,’ is no longer current terminology, but many Christians and churches are preoccupied with social causes that resemble the terminology. Consequently, we republish this article for sober reflection by…
Read MoreWho Should Go Forth?
Daniel Huffstutler As happens to many prospective missionaries, the rose-colored glasses I acquired while growing up in missions-minded churches and schools in the United States tinted my perspective on missions. I thought I knew what missions was all about. After all, I had attended countless missions conferences, knew many missionaries, and had spent four months…
Read MoreDoubling Our Efforts
Dan Wokaty When I was a missionary appointee preparing to serve at the Instituto Práctico Ebenezer in Hermosillo, Mexico, I sometimes received rejection letters stating something like this: “We are sorry, but our church supports only church planters.” Although I am involved in church planting, my main ministry focus is the Institute. Sadly, this misunderstanding…
Read MoreA Closer Look at the Great Commission
Gene Gurganus Most organizations, businesses, and companies prepare a policy statement publishing their reason for existence and what they wish to accomplish. For example, my home church simply and eloquently expresses it thus: “Our purpose is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by bringing the saints into a closer fellowship with God and with one…
Read More“Go” – The Key to a Lively Church
Doug Wright The core purpose of a biblically based ministry is the great commission. The great commission begins with “go” and ends with teaching new believers “to observe all that I commanded you.” You will notice that this simplistic description of what we call the “Great Commission” is at odds with a widely proclaimed ministry…
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