discipling. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his Missions is not an Optional blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just An Engagement with Missions Facilitates Spiritual Growth and the one who justifies those who have faith in Christ (Romans (3 John 1-8) 3:25-26). An Engagement with Missions Brings God Glory (Romans 15:8-9, 15-16) Encouraging Evangelism in Discipling Missions Seldom Discussed as part of Basic Discipleship Discipleship is not behavior modification, but the shaping of a Christian’s heart, mind, desires, and motivation. Encouraging Missions in Discipling An active concern for the lost teaches volumes for others. Make the topic of missions a regular part of your relationship. Take some time to think through how you can strategically reach out When you get together you can make a point to regularly pray for to others. missions and missionaries. Read together a book on evangelism. A few suggestions: Read together a good book on missions. A few suggestions: Let the JI Packer; Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, Words to Winners John Piper; Patrick Johnstone; Nations be Glad, Operation World, A Bonar; Mark Dever; of Souls, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Tom Wells; Ruth Vision for Missions, From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya, Will Metzger; & Tell the Truth, Christianity Explained Two Ways to Tucker; Mack Mack and Leeann’s Guide to Short-term Missions, Matthias Media. Live, Stiles. Keep in mind the importance of a church in evangelism. You can also consider various missionary biographies: To the Golden Courtney Anderson; Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Faithful Timothy George Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey, Model a concern for missions. Talk specifically about their role in global missions. Part 2. Encouraging Missions Here are a few reasons we want to encourage missions in why
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Christ (Romans 3:25-26). Encouraging Evangelism in Discipling Discipleship is not behavior modification, but the shaping of a Christian’s heart, mind, desires, and motivation. An active concern for the lost teaches volumes for others. Take some time to think through how you can strategically reach out to others. Read together a book on evangelism. A few suggestions: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, JI Packer; Words to Winners of Souls, Bonar; The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Mark Dever; Tell the Truth, Will Metzger; Christianity Explained & Two Ways to Live, Matthias Media. Keep in mind the importance of a church in evangelism. Part 2. Encouraging Missions Here are a few reasons why we want to encourage missions in discipling. Missions is not an Optional An Engagement with Missions Facilitates Spiritual Growth (3 John 1-8) An Engagement with Missions Brings God Glory (Romans 15:8-9, 15-16) Missions Seldom Discussed as part of Basic Discipleship Encouraging Missions in Discipling Make the topic of missions a regular part of your relationship. When you get together you can make a point to regularly pray for missions and missionaries. Read together a good book on missions. A few suggestions: Let the Nations be Glad, John Piper; Operation World, Patrick Johnstone; A Vision for Missions, Tom Wells; From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya, Ruth Tucker; Mack and Leeann’s Guide to Short-term Missions, Mack Stiles. You can also consider various missionary biographies: To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson; Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey, Timothy George Model a concern for missions. Talk specifically about their role in global missions.