We must evangelize and reach the doubting lost, the hurting and the suffering, so those who doubt - won’t be without. Once Christ returns at the end of this age, all those who have been born again will be with God worshiping him, and missions will no longer be necessary. Evangelism is temporary, worship is eternal! Until Christ returns, the purpose of evangelism is to spread a passion for Christ. We evangelize so that all the peoples of the earth will Sing to the Lord [and] proclaim his salvation day after day 1 Chronicles 16:23. Worship is also the fuel of missions or evangelism. Worship begets missions, and missions begets worship. In the words of Pastor and author John Piper, You cant commend what you dont cherish. If you dont treasure Christ, you wont be compelled to encourage others to treasure him. Where zeal for Christ is lacking, passion for missions will be lukewarm. Jesus instructs us to spread his name to all peoples Matthew 28:16-20, but well do so only once we come to the same point as the Paul, who exclaims, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ Philippians 3:8. When, like Paul, we treasure Christ above all else, then we will be passionate about missions and evangelism to the lost. But once Christ returns, evangelism will no longer be necessary because he will bring to himself and be worshiped by all those who have been made righteous in Christ. In the meantime, evangelism exists because there are still people called by Christ who are not worshipers of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of Gods wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God will give to each person according to what he has done. Romans 2:5-6 Join us tonight at the House of Prayer for “Streetwise” Evangelism and the Healing Rooms 7pm-9pm 138 N. Broad St. Be Blessed, Byron Bishop Broad St. Mission – Campus Pastor
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:50:02 +0000
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