Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
‘Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;’ — 1 Corinthians 3:21 Petty rivalry and glorying in men is a sign of immaturity and carnality according to 1 Corinthians 3. Yet, both are very common. Far too often,
‘Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:’
‘I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of
‘We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it
‘But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.’ — Romans 14:15 It must be pride that causes us to want to judge others so much.
As we consider the importance of the gospel, inevitably the question about the plight of those who have never heard the gospel comes up. J.O. Sanders address this question in chapter twelve of his book, Spiritual Discipleship. Here is what
‘…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.’ — Romans 13:9b–10 After eleven chapters of explaining God’s mercy and grace in salvation, Romans looks at how we
‘I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.’ — Romans 12:1 The word reasonable means ‘rational’ or ‘logical’. After eleven chapters of
‘I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.’ — Romans 11:1 The nation of Israel committed a terrible crime when they rejected
England was locked down for the month of November during which churches were only allowed to be open for prayer. We moved back to online meetings and opened the church building for a few hours each Sunday for prayer. A
