Sermons from missions Sunday services
Message from Dr Darrell Bock on Ephesians 1 – on Paul’s first prayer for the Ephesian church
(Dr Darrell Bock is the Executive Director of Cultural Engagement at The Hendricks Center and Senior Research Professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary)
Guest speaker, missionary, Martin de Lange encourages and provokes us to lead a life worthy of the upward call of Christ in spreading the Gospel to every part of the globe. As Christians we are called to make disciples of all nations, wherever we may find ourselves whether we are sent to an unreached people group, colleagues around the water cooler or in a lecture with friends.
Missions Sunday message from guest speaker Johnathan Macris (President of Hellenic Ministries in Greece).
What does the story of Jonah teach us about Gods heart for people and our resistance and preference for our own comfort.Peter Nicholl is the CEO of OM Ships which sends the Logos ship (the largest floating bookshop) to all the port cities of the world.
Eight Reasons why we as the church and as Christ followers should be committed to missions.
Peter Nicholl is the C.E.O. of OM Ships.
Missions Sunday: The account of Elijah and the widow of Zarepath (1 Kings 17:8-16). Gods mathematics works differently to ours. In a time of drought he sent Elijah to a poor widow to be looked after. The widow gave what little she had and God blessed her and was glorified through the situation.What can you give today? Will you be willing to sacrifice your ambitions? To lay down your dreams your life your career so that God can be glorified through you?
Missions Sunday 2012: In response to his vision of God high and exalted and in response to the grace of God in removing his sin Isaiah responds to Gods invitation to go with the words Here am I! Send me!. (Isaiah 6:1-8).
How can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching. And how are they to preach unless they are sent? (Romans 10:14-15).
God still holds out the invitation: Whom shall i send and who will go for us?. Will you accept his invitation to go?
Historical missionary insights into how God has prepared different cultures for receiving and accepting the message of the Gospel with an explicit example from Dr Richardsons experience among the Sawi people of Irian Jaya.
The question is not whether or not the church should be involved with Gods mission of spreading the gospel to all nations but HOW. Rev Jung shares insights into the importance of making disciples of Jesus Christ rather than just making converts.