When you think of your job, do you consider:
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN THE WORLD. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN RUNNING THE UNITED
STATES, THAN THE PRESIDENT’S JOB.
…?
These two statements are true of mission work. There is no higher calling than to tell
people truth about God, found in the Bible.
Class
I finished my Foundational Bible Teaching class, and I wish
I was still in it. I learned many new
things from the Bible, and I now understand much more when I read the
Bible. If you would like to see the
Bible in a new light, and be able to understand it better, check out the book,
“The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus” by John R. Cross. This book is based off of New Tribes Mission’s
methodology for Bible teaching.
For part of the Foundational Bible Teaching class, I had to
teach one of the Bible lessons, New Tribes style. I spent several hours preparing to teach for
15 minutes to my classmates, and it went very well. My lesson was the Garden of Gethsemane
through just before the crucifixion.
Click the link below to download the audio recording of my class Bible
lesson:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15172971/BH%20FBT%20Lesson%20Final.mp3
Outreach
I work with youth in a church plant locally, and here is an
update:
We recently had a camping trip in someone’s large,
forest-like backyard. The day before
camping, I was taking 2 guys home, and I asked them about their previous
camping trip, in which they received foundational Bible teaching. These small-town guys of Missouri, not raised
in the church at all, were able to explain their faith and God’s truth to me
better than most long-term churchgoers can—Praise God! One went camping with us again, to hear the
message and to help us teach the Bible foundationally to their own friends. It was a good trip, but we ended it early
after several youth went home early, and after a football injury. What we did teach seemed to be accepted as
foundational truth.
Me teaching through the Old Testament during our camping trip.
A Thought:
Heaven is not the primary benefit of salvation—a right
relationship with God is, and Heaven is the final benefit. Heaven does not engage until after death—why
should anyone live differently in this life on earth? What is offered in the meantime: Peace,
purpose, power, problems, Holy Spirit, Body of Christ, plan/purpose, saying no
to sin, bringing life to others, joy, love, freedom, identity in Christ,
perseverance, persecution, love for God. Eternal life starts now.
Tribal Work
Currently, there are about 2,500 unreached people groups in
the world, and one tribe is reached about every 45 days. Definition of “Reached”: The Bible is
presented to them in their heart language, in their context so they can
understand it, and they have all of the information needed to make a decision
to either trust God with their lives, or to reject Him and His way to pay for sin.
Depending on the field of work (the country), 15-60% of new
overseas missionaries do not make it past their first year. Pray for prepared, committed, effective
workers to be sent out to go and share the best news anyone can ever hear, the
Gospel.
