Matthew 9:38, John 4:35
- Untold millions remain untold
- Why should anyone hear twice when so many have never heard?
- Spiritual Condition of the world today
- Only 33% of the world claims to be Christian
- That includes Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other cults
- If the ratio of Christian workers to total population that exists in North Africa were applied to the U.S. and Canada, those two countries would have about 120 full-time Christian workers living in them. Also, there would be only 7 small churches in the entirety of those two countries.
- 865 million unreached Muslims
- 550 million unreached Hindus
- 275 million unreached Buddhists
- Fully 90% of the world is un-evangelized
- No need to ask me where in the world missionaries are needed
- No need to ask where the final frontier is
- Watered down church and Christianity
- Many believers simply haven’t understood it is our duty as the church to carry the gospel to the world Matthew 28:19-20
- Church is not asking God to send out laborers Matthew 9:38
- Not experiencing God work in our lives where we currently are Colossians 1:29
- Not maturing as a believer Colossians 1:28
- Church and God have become about you and your needs and comforts and not about Him being your Lord and Master
- Christianity is your will not His will, Him blessing you and not you blessing Him
- Fears
- Maybe God will not meet our needs or protect us I Peter 5:7
- Fear of the unknown I John 4:8
- We are not to fear what man can do to us Hebrews 13:6
- Fear is a trap for you Proverbs 29:25
- He will never leave you or forsake you Hebrews 13:5
- Wrong goals
- The love of money chokes out God’s work in our hearts I Timothy 6:10
- A desire for things is destroying many believers I Timothy 6:9
- We as believers are to flee these desires and seek godly goals I Timothy 6:11-12
- You have to hate one and love the other and you may have fallen into the trap of hating God and His will Matthew 6:24
- Family unity and peace Matthew 10:37
- Personal goals and ambitions Matthew 10:38-39
- Lack of love for God
- The greatest commandment is to love God and then to love people Matthew 22:36-40
- God’s love should be shed abroad in our hearts Romans 5:5
- The fact that Jesus loved us so much that He died for us compels us to live for Him instead of ourselves II Corinthians 5:15
- It is the love of Christ for us that compels us to go to others II Corinthians 5:14
- Help me by giving me the excuses you are using!
- If you are not called to go then you are called to stay
- You should be as involved in getting the gospel to the world as the missionaries
- How are you serving God where you are?
- Are you just warming a seat or are you making a difference?
- Is your income so that you can live it up or did God give it to you because you are responsible enough to use what you have for His purposes I Timothy 6:17-18