1. Embracing A Life of Mission Acts 13:1-3

5. Salvation Leads To Mission Part of the DNA of orthodox Christianity Acts 1:8 Philippians 1:5; 1 Thess. 1:6-8 They Evangelized, Organized and Christianized

6. Mission Takes Effort and Thought Mission is led and empowered by the Holy Spirit The Spirit works through human instrumentality Text here

7. Mission Takes Effort and Thought Paul had a strategy We have a strategy A BIG PART OF OUR STRATEGY INVOLVES COOPERATION We cooperate with other Southern Baptist Churches

8. Mission Takes Effort and Thought We work together through the Cooperative Program (1925) We work together with over 43,000 other SBC churches We give 8% to the Cooperative Program

9. Mission Takes Effort and Thought We receive two supplemental offerings Lottie Moon—Christmas (IMB) Annie Armstrong-Spring (NAMB)

10. Mission Takes Effort and Thought What does it do? IMB: 4885 Personnel 266,451 baptisms 24,073 new churches

11. Mission Takes Effort and Thought What does it do? NAMB: 929 new churches planted Goal 15,000 new churches over next ten years Combining These Two: Our Goal $100,000

12. Mission Takes Sacrifice and Commitment Acts 14:26-28; Phil. 4:16-18 Talk with your family Participate in the conference Get to know the missionaries Talk and pray as Sunday School classes. (2 Cor. 8:3-5)