1. #mission

2. God is calling us to be a people of great faith
God is calling us to be spiritual contributors not spiritual consumers
God expects us to be generous toward Him and others

3. The Great Commission
Matthew 28:19 (NLT) 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mark 16:15 (NLT) 15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.

4. Following Jesus
15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)

5. Following Jesus
15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.) 16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?” 17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

6. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
Mark 2:1–5 (NLT) 1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.

7. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”

8. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” We cannot meet peoples greatest needs Yet we still have an important part to play

9. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
Do I truly care about people?

10. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
Do I truly care about people? Am I prepared to do all I can to bring them to Jesus?

11. Am I Prepared to Bear Some Burdens?
Do I truly care about people? Am I prepared to do all I can to bring them to Jesus? Is my life too crowded for people to come to Jesus?

12. Am I prepared to break some rules?

13. Am I prepared to break some rules?
What will it take to bring my friend to Jesus?

14. Am I prepared to break some rules?
What will it take to bring my friend to Jesus? Do I need to break through any religious muck?

15. Am I prepared to break some rules?
What will it take to bring my friend to Jesus? Do I need to break through any religious muck? Follow  Believe  Obey

16. Challenge
God wants us to make room for others

17. Challenge
God wants us to make room for others God wants to carry some burdens

18. Challenge
God wants us to make room for others God wants to carry some burdens Our greatest spiritual act is not coming to church on Sunday, but being the church on a Monday

19. Challenge
What am I doing about my great commission? Do I have someone in my world far from God?

20. What can I do?
Pray for them

21. What can I do?
Pray for them
Make room for them

22. What can I do? Pray for them Make room for them Bring them to Jesus
Go to step 1

23. What can I do?
Pray for them
Make room for them
Bring them to Jesus