The teachings of the New Testament present a clear picture of what God wants from His church. Christ told us that He came to "seek and to save that which is lost." (Lk. 19:10) Paul taught in 1Cor. 10:33 "For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved." The Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all nations," (Matt 28:19) was not authorization to establish another program when the funds were available. Rather, mission is the central purpose of the Church, and as such, should be the central purpose of the church. To be a church is to be on a mission. Our mission is to seek and save the lost and to make disciples of them. Our mission field is all nations, which includes the U.S., and it includes NW Oklahoma City. It even includes our Square Mile. Your mission field might be your workplace or the house next door. Your mission field may be the person who sleeps in the next room, or even next to you.
Does that mean that we should let our building crumble and ignore our friends? By no means. more on that, tomorrow.
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