3rd Sermon of Spring bible Conference

My brother, fellow-servant, and fellow-soldier of Christ Tim Bowes challenges us Sunday to recognize "Missions Between Our Feet" - "where every believer stands there missions is being done." The mission field exists wherever an obedient follower of Jesus stands, works, lives, and plays. Active involvement in Missions is necessary in order to protect the follower of Jesus from growing stagnant and worldly. Tim stated that "everything turns to the natural without work." Old cars will rust, old houses and structures will be overtaken by weeds and trees if someone does not work to keep them up. In like manner, "where missions is not vibrant, worldly ideas and philosophies will take over to such an extent that where once a bright light for the gospel shown, now only a flicker of light exist." Tim argued that Jesus has given us a mission to which all believers are called - preaching/proclaiming the gospel to the world. God's method is "flinging His followers out into the unreached regions of the world." Sound familiar? Sounds like the Early Church described in Acts to me. In fact, we find there that God used persecution to "fling" His followers beyond their comfort zone to propel the gospel out into the world. Tim summed up our mission by stating, "Our mission in life is not to build our own castles but to serve our King." Where is missions happening? Wherever the obedient follower of Jesus is standing, sitting, or serving.