Missions and the Local Church
The sermon emphasizes the importance of missions in the local church, highlighting the role of faith in advancing the gospel and supporting missionaries.
In this sermon, the speaker discusses the importance of being involved in missions and supporting missionaries. He shares personal experiences of having missionaries stay in his home and the impact it had on his family. The speaker emphasizes the need for churches to actively engage in mission work and teaches that it is a biblical principle. He also suggests that if individuals are not comfortable teaching about missions, there are resources available to help educate and train them.
Full Transcript
The subject then for this afternoon is the admissions on the local church, and it occurred to me that probably by Thursday here, there would be different expectations identified. You know, what did you expect to get out of this session?
I'm telling you my understanding of the subject as it's been given to me, and what I would hope to try and cover in the next hour or so.
First of all, I want to deal with the question of, and in verse 15, Paul says this, not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men's labors, but in 10.15, that as your faith is increased, as your faith is increased, we, and the advance of the gospel, will he be able to end the progress of the mission, and zeal, even if they let Canadian missionaries come to a standing, who knows who might be the purpose of the flag? He is candidate, we need to think, we need to, we, and in fact, one of the last few years,
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Missions in the Local Church
- The Local Church's Responsibility in Missions
- The Impact of Missions on the Local Church
- The Role of Faith in Missions
- The Advance of the Gospel
- Supporting Missionaries
- Praying for Missionaries
- Growth and Spiritual Development
- Increased Zeal and Passion
Key Quotes
“not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men's labors” — William Yuille
“as your faith is increased, as your faith is increased, we, and the advance of the gospel, will he be able to end the progress of the mission” — William Yuille
Application Points
- We should increase our faith to advance the gospel and support missionaries.
- The local church has a responsibility to support missionaries through prayer and financial support.
- Missions can lead to growth and spiritual development in the local church.