Not Called?

”’Not called!’ did you say? ‘Not heard the call,’ I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father’s house and bid their brothers and sisters and servants and masters not to come there. Then look Christ in the face – whose mercy you have professed to obey – and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world.”

William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army)

Quote to Think About

“As long as there are millions destitute of the Word of God and the knowledge of Jesus Christ, it will be impossible for me to devote my time and energy to those who have both.”

J. L. Ewen

Some Ideas on Becoming a World Vision Christian

Start With a World Vision:

Memorize Great Commission verses like: Gen 12:1-3; Psa 67; Matt 24:14; Matt 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:45-49; Acts 1:8, Rev 5:9-10 and Rev 7:9-10.
Read a good introduction to missions such as:
Let the Nations Be Glad
2020 Vision
The Church is Bigger Than You Think
Don’t Waste Your Life
Finishing the Task
Read missionary biographies such as:
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secrets
Green Leaf in Drought Time
The Heavenly Man
Shadow of the Almighty
Eternity in Their Hearts

Strengthen Your Involvement:

Form or join a local prayer group focusing on missions.
Commit to pray for a Bible-less language group.
Attend Missions Conferences

Share Your Vision for World Missions:

Distribute unreached peoples materials to others in your church
Become part of the mission committee in your church
Write to missionaries to encourage them, and pray for them specifically
(If you need help in finding a missionary to write to, send me an email)

Serve:

Befriend foreign nationals in your local school and/or neighborhood.
Do evangelistic mailings into least-reached countries and peoples.
Go on a short term mission project to an unreached people group.
Join a work team serving needy people groups and regions.
Obtain counsel from mature believers and experienced missionaries.
Prepare yourself to go as a long-term missionary

This is just a few ideas to get you started. I would love to hear from you with some ideas of your own.

The Lost Art of Gratitude

I think we live in a day and a time when many people have forgotten what is means to be grateful. We spend so much time focused on what we don’t have or obstacles that we face, we forget how many things we have in our lives to be thankful for. I came across this video on YouTube.com and I thought it was great and I wanted to share it with you. I hope if I meet you on the street somewhere, I will see you doing the “Gratitude Dance.”

You Can Be a Difference Maker!!!

Have you ever overheard someone blame a single raindrop for causing a flood, or a single snowflake for causing a blizzard. You probably never will, but each raindrop and snowflake had a vital part in the flood and blizzard. Most people have a “What can I do?” attitude about making a difference in the world. You can give a helping hand to people in need. You can be an encouragement to those that are around you, and by doing so, through them be an encouragement and influence to countless others. The life you live before others, a life above mediocrity, makes quite a statement.