Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
I recently shared four principles for missions senders on my blog. These principles are taken from Ezra chapter 1. In the chapter, God worked to send people back to rebuild the temple at Jerusaelm. Some were stirred up to go,
The Prize Principle: God will reward willing people who do God’s work or who help someone else to do God’s work. When Ezra went back to rebuilt the temple, some went and some sent (Ezra 1:3-4). Some were stirred up
UPDATE Sunday to Tuesday, we had a great time at Fellowship Baptist Church in Maiden, NC. I was privileged to preach the mission conference for my friend Ronnie Smith. Bro. Ronnie and his family were missionaries in Northern Ireland for many years
The Privilege Principle: God’s people are privileged either to do God’s work or to help someone else do God’s work. Being involved in the Lord’s work through supporting and sending others is a tremendous privilege. Ezra 1:5-6 Then rose up the
The People Principle: God uses people to be channels of His provision for His work. Ezra 1:3-4 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in
Philip Bassham and I at his Blessing Service UPDATE On Monday of this past week, Teri and the kids drove down to Mobile, AL to spend the week with her parents. We have a limited number of time to be
Today is our son Grant’s 8th birthday. God has been so good to bless us with five children, three who are here on the earth and two who were miscarried but are in heaven with Jesus. Our oldest child Grant
The Provision Principle: God will provide everything necessary to accomplish His work. He accepts ultimate responsibility for the support of His Work. Ezra 1:1-2 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by
Dear Pastors & Praying Friends, We drove 5500 miles last month. The Lord blessed with meetings at thirteen different churches in the states of TN, KY, OH, IL, and WV. One of the new churches we visited voted to
Our family with Teri’s sister Joy, her husband Aaron, and their children in Urbana, OH. UPDATE Mon-Wed, Mar 25-27, we were at Grace Baptist Church in Urbana, OH. This church is pastored by my brother-in-law, Aaron Samples. It was nice