Mission
September 1, 2019
Life Changing Purpose: Mission
We all know that the only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ. Jesus, himself said so: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through Me.” (John 14:6) But the Romans passage reminds us that this does not happen by magic. It takes people who are willing to live out their purpose in missions, either by going or by sending. We go when we commit ourselves to service, among the poor, the marginalized and the unbeliever. And we send when we give so that others can go. It takes all of us to fulfill the purpose God has in using us to bring mission to the world.
Romans 10:9-15
9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”