Mission

The Ascension Appearance, Part 3

… but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:1–8 NASB)

Christ’s Fifth Appearance and our Mission

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together … Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you! … As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy…

The Second Resurrection Appearance

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers…

To Seek and to Save

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10 KJV)

The words of Christ are simple enough, one would think, in virtually any language to clearly teach us the purpose of His coming, the impact of His death and His life, and even the…

Fighting the Good Fight

… fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. (1 Tim. 1:18–19 NASB)

Is the Christian a fighter?

The Harvest Is Great

The harvest is so great, and the workers are so few. (Matthew 9:37, Living Bible)

I often read from a series of devotions for missionaries called Beyond Call, written by Dr. Baker James Cauthen, former General Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board for the Southern…

Lift Up Your Eyes!

Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. (John 4:35)

The natural man sees the world through his own prejudices. The lenses he wears retain the color of the sinful nature, the priorities of the flesh, the…

The End of Mark’s Gospel

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.” (Mark…

Others Who Serve

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For the one who is not against us…

The Church and Its Mission

Sermon: The Church and Its Mission

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he…