This past Sunday I spoke about Mission and the importance of mission to everything we do at church. Our mission at PCF and all other churches should be to bring the Gospel (the Good News of Jesus) to the world. That means each of us has a ministry to use our time, talent and resources to help accomplish that mission.
This is what amazes me. Many many times after I have given a sermon on a topic I hear the same theme and message being preached by other pastors. Why is that so amazing? Because I do not follow any denominational church calendar on topics or scripture. I ask God what do you need to say through me this week? That’s how I begin all my sermon studies. So after I do a sermon on Sunday and then hear several other pastors speaking on the same theme and sometimes same bible verses I know that the Holy Spirit is involved. He is wanting the same message to be heard throughout the world. It’s amazing. So this morning I read one of the devotionals I regularly read and here is what it said:
January 29
The Message the World Needs to Hear
“Suppose I asked what the mission of the church is—how would you answer? Although the church accomplishes many tasks, its only message to the world is the gospel of Christ. Everything else we do is merely an extension of that primary goal. The gospel we offer the lost is superior to every worldly philosophy. Never outdated or in need of correction, it is always sufficient to meet humanity’s greatest need: reconciliation with the Creator.
Although the message is always the same, methods of making it known are many—including the spoken word, music, printed material, and electronic media. But all these avenues of communication require the individual involvement of God’s people. It is every Christian’s responsibility to use his or her spiritual gifts, talents, and abilities to help fulfill the Great Commission.
Some Christians think that this role is given only to pastors, missionaries, or other people with an “up-front ministry.” But all of us have the responsibility to be involved in whatever way we are able and in whatever opportunity God gives us. Not everybody is called to go abroad as a missionary, but we all can give, pray, and tell friends and family what the Lord has done for us.
When you’re truly committed to getting the gospel out, God will reveal what work He is calling you to do. He has a place for every one of us—nobody is insignificant or unusable. The limiting factor is not the Lord’s ability to use us but our availability to His call.”
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God is amazing. He is trying to get all of His children to be reconciled to Him. You and I play a huge role in that reconciliation. That is why we need to be praying daily for God to show us with who we need to be sharing the Good News of Jesus. There is much work to do and you can be part of the mission.
Faye Heuchert update: Faye is out of the operating room and the aneurysm has been repaired. She is in recovery. Wonderful news! We will continue to lift Brad and Faye as she continues to heal.
Our Prayer list:
Faye Heuchert for rapid recovery from Aneurysm operation.
Louise (Snookie) Burns Bonni’s mom has begun treatments for breast cancer is is doing good. We pray for God’s healing and strength for her and Bonni’s dad Henry as she continues her treatments.
Bob Ahrens Bob is doing much better as he continues to recover from his back surgery. We continue to lift him and Ella up as he continues to gain his strength and mobility.
Adelynn Wasser Adelynn There is an update on little Adelynn. She now weighs 2.8 lbs and her breathing and other functions continue to improve. She will probably remain in the hospital until April so she needs us to continue our prayers!
Jim Ebersoldt : Continues prayers for full recovery and strength and God’s peace.
Walt Williams Walt continues to battle cancer. Please continue to pray for Walt and Mary Ann, We pray for God’s healing touch and His peace and strength for both Walt and Mary Ann.
The PCF family, that we will grow closer to Jesus, to one another, and bring Jesus’ love message to many more people this year.
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