Missions

MISSIONS

“Worship is the goal and the fuel of missions.”

> John Piper

Missions

CONVICTIONS

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This past year, we as a church family have been praying for some of the most spiritually needy areas in the world. These are places where billions of people have yet to hear the message of the Gospel. Why do we spend time praying for these areas and the peoples who live there? Why place such an emphasis on missions and the lost? This conviction is shaped by two main elements:

1. We believe that God is worthy of being glorified in every corner of the earth.

The Lord alone is God. He deserves all worship and praise. The fuel of missions and our prayers for the nations is to see Christ honoured. Our worship of God ought to naturally overflow into a desire to see him glorified across the earth. Psalm 46:10 offers us a beautiful promise. The Lord will be exalted among all the nations. For example, this promise includes nations like the Aimaq people. There are 2 million Aimaq, most living in Afghanistan. They have no Scriptures in their language. They have never heard the gospel. With no known exception, Jesus has never been worshipped in the Aimaq language. Our prayers are shaped by a desire that this not be so, not for one moment longer. Jesus is worthy of being worshipped in the Aimaq language, and in every language. God’s glory is the main motivation of missions.

2. We are burdened for the good of people.

Jesus is the believer’s treasure. He ought to be loved, received and proclaimed as our greatest joy. We have a Savior! Our rescuer has come! Yet, billions of people will die in our lifetime with no practical access to the Gospel. Eternity without Jesus is the worst fate of all. Our love for all peoples compels us to beseech the Father for mercy. Psalm 96:3 calls us to “declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” We ought to be burdened that there are many peoples who know nothing of the marvellous deeds of Jesus. For example, there are 20 million Arab Muslims in Northern Yemen, 100% of whom identify as Muslim. These precious people live under the heavy weight of attempting to earn their way to God. They live in deep spiritual darkness. As far as we know, there has not been a single Northern Yemeni Arab believer in centuries. We are burdened that generations die without hope. Whole families pass into eternity without knowing Jesus. Even today, men and women will die without knowing that Calvary was enough. We long for people to have their hearts opened to the love of the almighty God! We long for generations to be set free from the weight of sin.

Missions Biographies To Read as A Family

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Christian Heroes Then & Now: Gladys Aylward

by Janet and Geoff Benge

Little Lights - Could Somebody Pass the Salt? (Hudson Taylor)

by Catherine Mackenzie

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson

by Courtney Anderson

A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter

by Miriam Rockness

Father of Faith Missions: Robert Norris Groves

by Robert Dann

A Chance to Die: Amy Carmicheal

by Elisabeth Elliot

John G. Paton: The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)

by John Paton

The Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

by Elisabeth Elliot

The Diary and Journal of David Brainerd: With Notes and Reflections

by Jonathan Edwards

27 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful

by John Piper

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