Why Missions? Why Me?

To understand God’s call to missions, to understand your role in God’s plan for the world, it is important to understand both the God who is calling you and the world for which that God has a plan. The God of the Bible has a missionary heart. “And the Word became flesh and lived among us.” (John 1:14) Christ set an example for us of leaving His home, His Father, to live with those who most needed Him. If we are to live our lives in a way that causes us to become more like Jesus, then we must be prepared for God to also give us a missionary heart and ask us to leave home, to leave our families, to leave our comforts and to go live among those who most need Jesus.

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Training to Consider Long-Term Missions

Is it possible that God is preparing you for a life of service in missions? If you are open to God’s perfect will and committed to do whatever He wants you to do, then here are several steps to discover God’s will regarding missions.

1. Wait on the Lord – Spend much time in the Word and in prayer. Develop your devotion to Christ and your submission to His leadership. Pursue personal purity. Be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and let Him form Christ in you (Gal. 4:19; 5:16, 22-26; Matt. 5:3-12).

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Resources

Resources that will support you in your journey as a life-long learner are listed below. They have been organized first by the order in which topics appeared in the E-Zine. A more general, yet extensive listing follows the topical list.

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