The Importance of Missions

The Importance of Missions

It is very important for us to think about missions and the emphasis that we as Christians must have on missions. I believe to be a Christian you must be a missionary in spirit and in mind.   Jesus said, "you shall be witnesses [or missionaries] to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end the earth" (NKJV).

If you don’t believe in missions as a church, the people aren’t going to believe in missions as individuals. The church must be a believer in missions and missionaries.

All of us need to give to missions regularly. It may be monthly or weekly, or whatever you want to do. Entrust your mission’s funds to a missions minded church so that the monies can be divided so that everybody is taken care of and you can have a part in many missionary projects.

Here is the scriptural promise: "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully" (2 Corinthians 9:6). You cannot out-give God, and you cannot miss receiving a blessing as a church.

The tithe is separate from missions giving. The tithe we give to God is that 10 percent that belongs to Him. Giving to missions is above that. When you give to missions, you will have a passion for the lost — whether it be in Jerusalem, hometown USA or overseas, whatever the case might be.

You need to have a passion for lost and dying humanity. Missionary giving is the best way for a congregation to capture that within their hearts and lives. So be missions-minded and God will bless you, I assure you.

News & Information

AG.org News & Information

• Minister, missions visionary Dan Sheaffer dies
  

  Dr. Dan Sheaffer, the former pastor of Crossroads Cathedral (AG) in Oklahoma City, known for effectively raising millions for AG missions and AG higher education, passed away Thursday.

• Fisherman back on feet, thanks to Convoy, MAPS
  

  Jimmy Morgan, an oyster fisherman from Louisiana, had his house and boat destroyed by Katrina in 2005. Hundreds of church groups, MAPS teams, Convoy of Hope teams and volunteers headed to the region to help families like the Morgans get back on their feet.

• India -- becoming the church's greatest opportunity
  

  Experts are predicting that India will become the most populous country in the world as soon as 2020 — the India Assemblies of God plans to have 25,000 new churches planted by the same date.

• Dick Gruber honored for work by "Children's Ministry Magazine"
  

  Dick Gruber, Valley Forge professor and former Children's Ministries consultant for the Assemblies of God, was recognized as one of the top 20 influencers in children's ministry in the September/October issue of Children's Ministry Magazine.

• Three-time AG college president passes
  

  Klaude Kendrick, who served as president of three different Assemblies of God institutions of higher education, passed away Saturday. He was 93.