Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission "The Starting Line"

 

Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission

"The Starting Line"

1 Thessalonians 2:1-11 (CSB)

 

- Key Truth: “Everyday missionaries are ordinary people empowered by an extraordinary God for an extraordinary mission.”

 

Scripture Reading- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-11 (CSB)

 

- Main Question: How do we practically live out a life of being everyday missionaries in our world? 

 

1. Identify people who need the gospel. (vs. 1-6)

 

            a. Know your neighbors.

            b. Know your mission field. 

            c. Meet the needs around you.

 

2. Invest in others as you share the gospel. (vs. 7-8)  

 

 

3. Invite people into disciple-making relationships. (vs. 9-10)

 

4. Increase disciples by sending disciples. (vs. 11-12)

Seeds, Fruit, and Flourishing

Friday, May 29, 2026

The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.  Psalm 92:12-15

Seeds, Fruit, and Flourishing

The seasons of faith are planting and productive times that cause us to be fresh and flourishing toward the Lord in the seasons of life. Where's your faith planted today? ..Money, retirement plans, family, friends?  The only faith that produces is faith that is planted in God and His Word, which for many of us started when we were very young. Others may not have started their faith journey until they were older. It doesn’t matter when you started, it only matters how you grow and flourish along the way.  

When we grow and flourish in our relationship with Christ, it sets us up for passing on the faith to our children.  A heritage of faith is a testimony of walk and talk and it gives them the greatest inheritance they will ever receive.  It is a life of faith lived out in front of them.  We can then plant seeds of faith in them. Psalms 92:13-14asays Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age.  That’s a promise from God to both us and our children. We can flourish when we are rooted and grounded in Him, and, keep on bearing fruit as we age.  Our jobs are not done when we raise our kids and they all come to know Him.  We still have fruit to bear and share.

  

Every day is a new challenge for a new faith. Flourish in your faith today by declaring what the Lord has done for you and what you will do for the Lord. Our children need to know what God has done for us, and they need to see our willingness to obey. They need to know the stories of how He brought us through the fire, raised us up out of despair, and saved our lives. By living our faith out in front of our children they will have a greater knowledge of God than they will get from just reading the Bible and going to church.  What we really knowabout God comes from our experiences with Him. That is something that can be witnessed by our kids and grandkids and make a great impact on their lives.  The flame we pass on is our living faith burning in our hearts and shining through our lives.  It is not just “what we believe,” but a relationship to be developed with Jesus.

If we want the next generation to flourish in their faith, there must be intentionality to our efforts. Are you flourishing in your faith and living it out every day so the generations that come behind you can watch and learn?  The example of faithfulness we leave will inspire the practice of faithfulness in their lives.  

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. Psalms 71:18

By The Grace of God

 Wednesday, May 27, 2026

But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.  
1 Corinthians 15:10  

By The Grace of God

Do you have a feeling that God saved you with a purpose and not just to go to heaven when you die? That He has something more in mind?  We were saved so that at any time and any place God might display His incredible grace and kindness to you and through you!  

Paul said, But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.  What Paul is saying is that everything he has become is because of the activity of the living God in his life. God takes the ashes we make of our lives and turns it into something beautiful. He took Paul, who persecuted Christians and even killed them, and turned Him into a man who was passionate about leading others to Christ. Only by the grace of God can we be made new. 

Note that Paul attaches the fact that he did not leave it all to God but WORKED with God. I know at times I am guilty of wanting God to do all the work for me, partly because of fear and partly because of not wanting to make the wrong decision. But this not usually how God works. He wants us to trust Him and step in faith. There is story after story in the Bible - and lives of people we know - about taking the first step in faith. It takes a huge dose of faith to step off the edge of the cliff and know God will provide the next place our foot will fall. And when God has a plan for you, and you obediently follow His lead, there will always be a place for your foot as you take the next step. 

When God takes your life and shapes it, He has something in mind! He gives us gifts and talents to be used for His glory and shapes our lives to be the instrument He has chosen. If we truly wish to see His plan for us fulfilled, we need to be willing for God to place us in the situation or circumstance for which we were designed to be. We must be willing and available to let Him lead and guide us. Can you see the magnitude of what God can do to those wholly yielded to Him? One purpose that God has for all Christians is that we know God and make Him known. God can change lives and use our changed lives as a testimony to His grace and love for us. It will be evident to those around us - family, friends, and co-workers. As others see this in our lives, they will want to know the grace and love of our amazing God.                                                                                                                                           

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain. John 15:16

Stay Awake

 Tuesday, May 26, 2026

And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished? And Jesus began to say to them, See that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. Mark 13:3-8

Stay Awake

Hearing about something ominous that is coming can cause a lot of fear and anxiety. Growing up I heard about the end times at church, but I think I blocked a lot of it out. Anyone who has lived through 2020 and now 2021 has most likely thought God has to be coming back soon. It seems like there has been nothing but turmoil on earth for the last 26 months. It may be getting close, but it may also only be birth pains. 

In Mark 13, Jesus’s disciples asked Him about the end of the world. They knew everything was going to change, but they wanted specifics because hey wanted to be prepared. They did not want to be surprised but they wanted to know the details, what signs to look for. Jesus told them some things that would mark the end of the age. It is His last prophecy to them, and these words were not for the disciples only, they are for us too. 

Jesus talks about the end of the age and warns them that in the days ahead, there will be false prophets, wars, famine, and turmoil. The disciples would go on to experience some intense persecution after Jesus was gone, but their mission did not waiver, and neither should ours. No matter how bad things do get, we are to keep our eyes focused on Jesus Christ and sharing the gospel as much as we can, now more than ever. 

It was no fun for the disciple to hear about the end of the world and all that will happen. It was probably a little confusing and mysterious to them, but they understood that no matter what, God is still on the throne. They did undergo some horrible things, and to them it might have felt like the end of the world. We also go through things sometimes that feel like it will be the end, but the end times did not happen in their lifetime, and we don’t know if it will happen in ours either. We cannot be paralyzed by the fear of what is to come. We have no control over it, so we need to trust the one who is in control and continue to do His work. Another thing we can do is to watch and be ready. Do not waste these days. But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants[b] in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore, stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning — lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake. Mark 13:32-37

We do not know what the future holds. Jesus told us what the end times would be like so that we can trust Him, and He gave us the promise that His words would never pass away so we can take heart. When Jesus returns, He will return victoriously. Jesus makes us a promise in Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. His word is truth. This earth will pass away, but His words, His kingdom, mercy, and His love for us will never end. We can find peace in that promise. God’s salvation and righteousness will last forever. That is truth we can hold onto. That is all we need to know.

Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission “The Mission of God”

Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission
“The Mission of God”
Genesis 12:1-3 (CSB)

 

- Key Truth: Everyday missionaries are ordinary people empowered by an extraordinary God for an extraordinary mission.

Main Question: Why should every Christ-follower be on mission with God in the world? 

1. God commands us to go. (vs. 1) 

5 OT Covenants: 

1. Adamic (Gen. 1:26-26; 3:15)

2. Noahic (Gen. 9)

3. Abrahamic (Gen. 12:1-3; 6-7; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18)

4. Mosaic (Ex. 20; Deut. 11)

5. Davidic (2 Sam. 7:8-16)

2. God promises to bless us. (vs. 2)

The Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.
- Henry Blackaby

3. God promises to bless others. (vs. 3)

After the Message: 

Read 2 Corinthians 5:11-21. What is our goal as Christ-followers? Why is this the case? What is our message? 

A Grown Up Faith

Thursday, May 21, 2026

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!  Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:11-114

A Grown Up Faith

In the third sermon in the series Everyday Missionaries, Pastor Andrew spoke about how we can become stagnant as believers and quit growing, or never start growing in the first place. Some believers think that accepting Jesus as their Savior is all they have to do, and it is all you have to do to be a child of God and have eternal life. But you won’t have abundant life, and that is what God has planned for us. 

 We have learned that we are all Everyday Missionaries - ordinary people empowered by an extraordinary God for an extraordinary mission. As believers we are called to be Everyday Missionaries as we walk out our faith in our day to day life. We know we only have hope because of Jesus. This past Sunday we heard about the growth that comes with a close intimate relationship with Jesus. The only way we grow as believers is to live a life walking with the Lord. We grow through reading and studying his word, through teachers and preachers at church, through relationships with other believers, and through prayer and relationship with Jesus on a continual basis. As Pastor Jim says, as we walk with Jesus, we learn to live and love like him. As we walk this out in our daily lives we point others to him, glorifying him in all we say and do becoming everyday missionaries. 

Spiritual immaturity leads to spiritual laziness. If we are not growing and maturing in our walk with the Lord, we will sit on the pew our entire lives and completely miss out on the work of the Lord going on around us. We will also miss abundance and blessings that come from maturing in the Lord and being a part of his kingdom work. 

Spiritual immaturity keeps us from God’s mission. The Great Commission commands us all to go make disciples. We heard this foundational discipleship principle this past Sunday: Maturing disciples make maturing disciples. If we are spiritually immature, we will not be ready to make disciples when the opportunity arises. We will be caught off guard. 

Spiritual maturity is the result of constant growth. God intends for his children to grow in spiritual maturity and to produce fruit. When my children were growing up, I always told them that the fruit of the spirit is what shows on the outside because you have Jesus on the inside. It is a pretty good description for adults as well. When Jesus is in our heats and we are in a growing relationship with him, our lives will reflect his presence through love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 

The author of Hebrews compares a spiritually immature believer to an infant, who can only have milk, not solid food. As a baby grows or matures, they get solid food. If we don’t grow as believers, we will not understand God’s word. We will only be able to take in the very basic  and elementary truths of his word. As we mature we get the solid truths and can train ourselves to distinguish good from evil. 

Just as you have to water and feed a plant every day, spiritual growth happens on a continual daily basis with Jesus. Anytime we neglect it or stop it, we are stunting our own growth. The consistent walk of faith produces fertile ground where God’s Holy Word can be planted. We grow into mature disciples of Christ who are on mission with him, sharing the gospel, making disciples who start on milk but will move on in maturity in the faith. 

What are you doing daily to grow in spiritual maturity? 

Are you consistently training yourself to distinguish good from evil?

Comfort to God’s People

 Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Transition and change is a part of life but it often can make us uncomfortable and anxious because we do not know what is coming. Our church is going through a time of transition. We can find comfort and peace in knowing that God is in control and we can find strength to walk the path by trusting in and walking with Him during this time. 

Comfort to God’s People - Submitted by Kay Crumley

Isaiah 40 is dedicated to giving reassurance and comfort to His people Israel.  They are reminded of who God is and in verse 18 he asks “With whom then will you compare God?  To what image will you liken Him?”  The people are challenged to find anything greater than our God. He is the creator of all and more powerful than any enemy.  Even though sometimes the future is uncertain and there are no clear answers, we can be assured that God knows and always has a plan, He hears our hearts cry for each and every need. 

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28

 

He knows our needs and is able to meet each one. And while we as humans may grow weary and stumble God gives us hope. We will soar or mount up or lift up, in other version on wings like eagles. We can overcome with our hope in the Lord and in His strength. 

…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:14

They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Psalm 84:7

 

This passage tells us to soar upward to Jesus Christ.

He also raised up us with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:6

 

Then to run the race…

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us.  Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us. Hebrews 12:1

 

And finally we can walk the walk.

So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him. Colossians 2:6

 

We must HOPE – WAIT - TRUST in the Lord because He is able, He is our strength.

We must SOAR – MOUNT UP on wings like eagles as we draw near to Him.

We must RUN the race set before us as we, the church, the body of Christ encourage and strengthen one another.

We must Walk the Walk as we continue (remain) in Him throughout this time of transition.  

An Inheritance of Hope

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you... 
1 Peter 1:3-4

An Inheritance of Hope

The Bible shows us the life and purpose of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We see the miracles Jesus performed in His ministry. We see the character of Jesus as well as the mission of Jesus. The gospel ends with a command from Jesus to spread the good news and disciple others. Most of all, Mark gives us the foundation to secure our faith and a hope for the future. 

 

The Disciples thought all hope was lost when they witnessed Jesus die on the cross.  Then when He rose from the grave three days later, they remembered what He had said and their hope was restored! Jesus was raised from the dead to bring us new life and because He did that, we can live in hope.  He walked out of that grave so that we can stop living in our own graves. The light of Christ comes shining in like the light of day into a musty tomb and everything changes.  Once our eyes are opened to His light we will never be the same.  Sometimes we live in those graves for a long time before we are really changed, but once it happens, you cannot go back.  Hope springs forth and propels us to newness and growth.  There is always a rumbling before new life springs forth. The earth cracks up for new sprouts to spring up.  The ground no doubt shook a little that day when the stone was rolled away and Jesus walked out.  Our lives usually rumble and tumble before new growth starts.  That rumbling is hope, waking you up, changing you and getting you ready for new growth.  Light brings hope and hope brings growth.  Are you ready to never be the same again?  Make today the day.  Make right now the moment.  Let the light of the resurrection bring hope and growth to you today.  

 

For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.  Romans 8:24-25

Trust

 Monday, May 18, 2026

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him.” I Kings 16:30-33

Trust. It's a valuable commodity. People rarely GIVE trust… usually it's something that's earned. But without having trust in someone - or something - it's hard to do anything in this life. We trust that our cars will start. Have you ever gotten in your car, put the key in the ignition… and then not have it start? How did it make you feel? It should have started! It had started hundreds of times before… but now it didn't. You TRUSTED it to be able to start when you needed it.

We trust that our grocery stores will have food. They may not have the specific brand of cereal or coffee you want, but you TRUST they will have milk, and meat, and bread.

When we have trouble around the house, we trust that the police and firemen will be available to protect us. And we trust that our friends will BE THERE for us. That our church family will lift us up in prayer and be there in our moments of joy and sadness.

Trust is woven into the very fabric of our lives. Without trust, we can hardly function.

So, the question is: what do you trust… and why?

The story we’re looking at today is a story about trust… and the lack of it. The verses above tell the story of Ahab.  Ahab was a wicked king. But he was NOT JUST a wicked king… he was a wicked man.  1 Kings 21:25 says There was never a man like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife.  So Ahab was a wicked King and a wicked man.  But what made him so wicked?  Well, he TRUSTED in the wrong things:

• First - he trusted in the wrong religion. We're told that he built a temple to the pagan god Baal in Samaria. And that he erected Asherah poles for the worship of that goddess (who apparently was worshipped as both Baal's mother AND his wife).  God repeatedly stressed how foolish the worship of these (and other gods) was. But these were not just false gods… they were evil gods in whom Ahab put his trust.  Part of the worship of Baal was the sacrifice of your children to please him.  And the religious activity of male and female prostitution were part of both their worships. So Ahab trusted these false and evil gods.  But the reason he trusted these gods was because he trusted the wrong person. 
• Second - he trusted the wrong person.  He married Jezebel.  Have you ever heard the name of Jezebel? This woman was so despised in Scripture that to this day her name is still a symbol of treachery and wickedness.

It is easy to trust the wrong things and the wrong people.  Ahab trusted the wrong things… and he trusted the wrong people.  And most tragically of all - he didn’t trust God. Who do you trust? Are you putting more trust in something or someone than you do God? 

Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission “Growing Up”

 

Everyday Missionaries: Called to God’s Extraordinary Mission
“Growing Up”
Hebrews 5:11-14 (CSB)

 

-     Key Truth: Everyday missionaries are ordinary people empowered by an extraordinary God for an extraordinary mission.

Main Question: How does growing toward spiritual maturity lead us to be more faithful witnesses for Jesus in the world? 

1.        Spiritual immaturity leads to spiritual laziness.  (vs. 11) 

 

2.        Spiritual immaturity keeps us from God’s mission. (vs. 12-13)

- Foundational Discipleship Principle: Maturing disciples make
maturing disciples.

 

 

3.        Spiritual maturity is the result of constant growth. (vs. 14)

 

After the Message: 
Read Galatians 5:22-24. Do you see the “fruit of the Spirit” manifested in your life daily? Which ones are stronger than others? Which ones do you still need to work on? Pray for growth in each of these areas as they are a picture of spiritual maturity.

A Vision for the Church

Thursday, May 14, 2026

God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me. Colossians 1:27-29

A Vision for the Church

The book of Colossians is an epistle, or a letter, to the church in Colossae, written by Paul as he was imprisoned in Rome. Paul was writing to warn them against reports of false teaching spreading through the church. This dangerous teaching lessened Christ’s role and undermined what they had been taught about their new identity “in Christ.” Paul wrote to warn them and encourage them in their growth towards maturity in Christ, but he had another message for them too. Today we are going to see what special message and mission Paul had for the church in Colossae, and for the church today. 

After his greeting that we looked at yesterday, Paul goes into a poem of sorts about Jesus as Creator. Some scholars believe this part of the chapter was actually from a poem or hymn in the early church that described what Christians believed about Jesus. Then Paul begins to remind them of where they were, where they are, and where they are going. 

·  We are separated from God because of our sin -  Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions v 21 We were born alienated from God. We grew physically, though still separated from Him in our sin. As long as we live in our sin we will remain alienated from Him.

·  Christ has reconciled us by His death on the cross (and resurrection from the dead). But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death…  v 22a Because we are sinful, we cannot have a relationship with God. God’s answer to our alienation is reconciliation, initiated by His work on the cross (reconciled in the body of His flesh through death). God paid the debt for us because there is no way we could ever pay the debt of sin we owe. The Bible says, The wages of sin are death… – Romans 6:23 Someone has to pay and God made a way through His son. He gave His life so we could have a relationship with God through reconciliation and have eternal life.

·  He has called those who have placed faith in Him to a different kind of life. To present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him. v 22b This is the result of God’s work of reconciliation. Together, these th,ree words show that in Jesus we are pure and can’t even be justly accused of impurity.

·  He has called us to preserve and proclaim. If indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it. v 23 Our reconciliation and our faith in Him helps us persevere, and we must persevere. Paul’s main goal in life was to continue in the truth of the Gospel. We are not saved because of our godly behavior, but it is important for us to continue in godly behavior. Our lives are a living, breathing proclamation of the goodness of God.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Paul’s Mission for the Church  

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church. I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me. v 22-27

Proclaiming His name is one of the most important things we can do. This is what the church should be doing instead of following false teachers.  The message we proclaim is Jesus Christ, Lord of all. He created all things, He is in and of all things and He gets the glory.     

What do we proclaim? We proclaim His goodness, His promises, His faithfulness, His mercy, His forgiveness, and what He has done in our hearts and lives. We need to tell this lost world that there is Hope, and His name is Jesus.                                                                                                                                

Beautiful Feet Bring Good News

 Wednesday, May 13, 2026

How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.  Romans 10:14-15

Beautiful Feet Bring Good News

 

Paul has just finished telling the Israelites about how they can trust in God: If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:9-10  They were still hung up on trying to do enough or be good enough for their salvation and Paul’s heart was broken at their unbelief. Now Paul is pointing out that unless they believed in God, they were not going to call on him. Unless they know who God is, believe he is who he says he is, and trust him, they will not be saved.

 

The responsibility comes back on those of us who are already Christians to take the truth that saved our lives to the lost ones in this world. And how can they believe without hearing about him?  Paul is saying that it all goes back to the spreading of the gospel, and preachers must be sent. Disciples must be sent.  God calls them and we (the body of Christ) send them.

Paul is specifically speaking about preachers, but Jesus gave all Christians the Great Commission - Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 27:19-20 

Our testimonies of how God has changed us and what he has done in our lives needs to be shared. Maybe you don’t have an amazing story of transformation. Maybe you have been in church from the time you were born, became a Christian, and have been in a steady relationship with him since then. But you still have the greatest story of all time to share. God has changed you and he has worked in your life. Sometimes we have to take a minute and reflect on our lives, and we can see the hand of God. That is still a powerful testimony and good news that a lost and hurting world needs to know.

As Everyday Missionaries, we have been entrusted with the most glorious truth anyone can ever hear, and we have been equipped with the power of the Holy Spirit to share it. Paul says that we can either go or enable others to go and share the good news. But we have not been given the choice to do nothing. Jesus commissioned us that very same day he commissioned his disciples to take his truth to the ends of the earth. When we share his truth, we are giving them something they can believe in, call on, and be saved.