Dying to Self For World Missions
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23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
John 12:
3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”
“Let me beg you, not to rest contented with the commonplace religion that is now so prevalent.” Adoniram Judson
The current world population is approximately 7.67 billion.
The current world population is approximately 7.67 billion.
Conversion of Judson --
His Missional Calling
10% are committed Christ Followers.
10% are committed Christ Followers.
22% are Nominal Christians (Christian in name only).
22% are Nominal Christians (Christian in name only).
29% or 2.22 billion people have virtually no exposure to the gospel.
29% or 2.22 billion people have virtually no exposure to the gospel.
Reaching the world with the gospel requires the greatest act of self-denial.
Reaching the world with the gospel requires the greatest act of self-denial.
23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
“There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after.”
If reaching the world with the gospel cost Christ everything why would we think it would cost us nothing?
22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
John 12 22
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means giving.
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means giving.
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means going.
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means going.
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means praying.
Joining Christ’s work to reach a lost world means praying.
“I will not leave Burma until the cross is planted here forever.”