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The Lord Jesus Christ said in Luke 12:48, "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required:". The Lord Jesus in Luke 16:10-11 was talking about money, "He that is faithful in that with is LEAST is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the TRUE riches?" ;(emphasis added). (A person is saved by believing in Jesus(John 3:16); but, a genuine conversion will produce lasting fruit(see, Matthew 13, the four soils),--and obediance to the Word of God--though not perfect(I John 1:8). The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-24, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his upon a rock:". The apostle Peter in I Peter 4:17 said, "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:".
In Revelation 1-3, we get a "picture" of The Almighty Lord Jesus Christ as He is this very day. Revelation 1:14-18, "His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his contenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I [the apostle John] saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
In Revelation 2-3 you see The Judge, The Lord Jesus Christ judging the churches. Revelation 3:1-6, "And unto the angel [ie. pastor, as a messenger] of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
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[20]-About 32,000 people every day, die, in the world, possibly without ever having heard the gospel or having very little *access* to the gospel, the Word of God, a christian, or a *living*(not Revelation 3:1) native congregation(which many times gives the most effective witness; Jesus said in Matthew 5:14, Ye are the light of the world--*people*--that is; Jesus came down as a man, to communicate to, and to reach and save people). My last two figures are based upon a number of sources, including information from the U.S. Center for World Mission, in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.; Mission Mobilizers Handbook, p.C24, uscwm, William Carey Library publisher, 1996; a releated figure is in: Catch the Vision 2000, Bill and Amy Stearns, p. 180, 1991, voted the best Mission/Evangelism book of 1992 by the Evangelical Christian Press Association.
[30]-(see, the United States Department of Labour, Bureau of Labour Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992, the detailed listing is unpublished and can be obtained from them free. Their figures are expenditures per year per consumer unit(2.5 people, on mathematical average);Americans in 1992, spent $2 Billion on sweetrolls, coffee cakes, and doughnuts; and another $5 Billion on lawn and garden supplies, not including equipment; and $2 Billion on admission to sporting events; and $6 Billion on VCRs, video disc players, video cassettes + discs, video game hardware and software; and $11 Billion on toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles; and $1 Billion on boats without motor and boat trailers; and $13 Billion on motorized recreation vehicles, which includes, $6 Billion on purchase of boat with motor, and, $7 Billion on motorized camper coaches and other vehicles[motorized recreation]).
[40]-(see, Mission Handbook, 1993-95 edition, published by M.A.R.C, statistic for 1992, p.56).
[50]-(figure compiled from statistics(73,877,369 official adult members of protestant churches in the United States), taken from Operation World, by Patrick Johnstone, p.563-4, 1993 edition; the most widely used book in world missions, after the Bible).
OPPORTUNITIES AND OPEN DOORS; if not taken, may become our jail doors.
* Christians in Sudan: According the Voice of the Martyrs newsletter, this is the area of greatest persecution, and also maybe the greatest since the times of the apostles. In the last 13 or so years, 2,000,000 people, mostly christians, have been killed for their faith; 250,000 homes have been bulldozed; 3,500,000 people have fled their homes. VOM rightly teaches, that we help our brothers and sisters and also show the love of Jesus to the persecutors. Thru VOM, you can help: $45 for a life pack(for "Sudan Mission"), which includes survival equipment to "start over", and a Bible. Further information on Sudan and/or the free newletter(one of the best resources to wake me up and to inspire me to live for Jesus); VOM,P O Box 443, Bartlesville, OK, 74005-0443,USA. E-mail: VOMUSA@aol.com Also in USA, 1-800-747-0085. Offices in other countries thru its own International Christian Association of mission offices.
http://www.persecution.com They may be still offering a free ($3 for shipping) video on Sudan to educate our churches.
* Missionary radio is super, many times it can reach 10 people for 1 cent. Newspaper evangelism can sometimes reach 100 people for 1 cent; that is 1,000,000 people for $100 . Because of newspaper evangelism, people in Russia are asking for New Testaments, and the door is slowly closing it seems. Working with brethren in Russia, 30 cents can supply a New Testament and delivery to a person who is requesting one by letter, because or newspaper/magazine evangelism. 12.5 cents for the same to India. Contact AMG for free newsletter and/or to invest in this; AMG, P O Box 22000, Chattanooga, TN, 37422. http://www.amgintl.orgAMG may have a list of radio stations where the Bible is taught, and missions opportunities are given out, every week day, for 15 minutes a day. I would invest in many projects or parts of the body of christ. Some projects are more priority than others; some have a limited time window of opportunity. World Missions Far Corners works with AMG and located at Long Beach CA, USA; I think thru the World Missions Far Corners, New Testaments, if purchased in a 50,000 lot can be obtained for 2 cents/N.T. in India. This would be a total of $1000. World Missions Far Corners has a web site, and also a list of radio stations in which missions opportunities are made available, every week day for 15 minutes a day;http://www.wmfcinc.com
* Native evagelists/church planters many times can be supported, full time, for $1 a day. This is 1/30th to 1/50th or less than "traditional" methods of outsiders coming in. Outsiders are needed also for certain ministries, if done right. See the free missions book to find out how that 100% of your offering goes to the native worker that you support. Covers most of Asia.
* China: 60,000,000-100,000,000 christians are screaming for us to send them Bibles; much persecution. Many times one Bible is shared by 100 to 1000 christians. 90% of the christians in China have no Bible. Many times pastors take their two weeks vacation to visit someone with a Bible, so they can spend the entire time hand copying the Bible. After a number of vacations, they might have a good part of the Bible. In Vietnam, christians have to memorized 176 verses of Psalm 119, before they can get on the waiting list, to see if they might get a Bible. In many places, people are willing to walk 100s of miles and more to see if they can get a Bible; and many times willing to spend several months salary or a years salary to get a Bible, if it was available. Open Doors, with brother Andrew ministers to the persecuted church. Total cost for Scripture and delivery: $3 Bible to China; $2.50 New Testament to Muslim countries; $4 Bible to Muslim countries. Many offices around the world. In the USA, Open Doors, P O Box 27001, Santa Ana, CA, 92799 for more information.
http://www.solcon.nl/odi,(International page in Holland), reaching North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, where many Muslims are, and other parts of the world.
* Thru The Bible Radio, (new web site below) with Dr.J.Vernon McGee, goes thru all 66 books, and almost every chapter of the Bible in 5 years, in an easy to understand manner. Very Christ centered and Bible centered; just as the Bible has it. McGee is not perfect though. Reading the scripture as he goes systematically thru each book of the Bible; usually one Old Testament book, then one New Testament book. Free notes and outlines for those in North America. Right now I just have the USA address and phone number: Thru The Bible Radio, PO Box 7100, Pasadena Ca, 91109-07100; or 1-800-65-BIBLE. This is best Bible teaching, in general, that I know of. It is in 50 languages, and I think broadcast monday-friday, 30 minutes each day, in each language. McGee started about 56 years ago in radio, and was a pastor for about 40 years. I guess he has taught thru the Bible(about every chapter, and some places, most of the verses), probably 8 and maybe more times all together. USA radio logs can be obtained at the previous phone and address listing. They have an international radio log(including English as a foreign broadcast) and one in Spanish. They have several prayer guides, which cover the major areas of radio outreach. For those outside of North America, there are many offices with native producer/translators, who you can write to. Radios are used by many many people even by the very poor and in remote locations, and can reach thru geographic, political, cultural, language, spiritual, economic, and anti-christian barriers. Radios can be taken with you, are cheap, and can be listened in privated if needed, or for the whole community to listen to also, if there is openness. There are 1-2 Billion non-literate people in the world;, many live in cultures where there is no alphabet(3000 out of 6700 language have no alphabet; see The Alphabet Makers, a book by Wycliffe Bible Translators, inside covers, for the 3000 languages figure). See some links below to see where to tune in to many christian radio broadcasts in many languages.
Christian Aid is a most excellent ministry, Radio log for most of the major christian missionary broadcasts around the world. See below (Trans World Radio) also for a Universal
Time Chart, to figure out your local time to tune in,
Radio log for Far East Brodcasting Company. Free video at their home page,
International radio log of Trans World Radio lists Bible programs; + Universal Time chart to figure out your local time to
tune in; free magazine+book. Includes Thru The Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, who goes thru all 66 books in the Bible in 5
years,
Thru the Bible, with Dr. J. Vernon McGee; P O Box 7100, Pasadena CA, 91109-7100; can order free notes and outlines and newsletter at their website; should be able to hear broadcasts; site is new and may expand;http://www.ttb.org
On-line Holy Scriptures, International Bible Society, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi(Persian), Malayalam, Slovakian, Vietnamese, and more to come; Services: Russian, Hongkong(Chinese), India(English), Swedish, Spanish, Native American, http://www.gospelcom.net/ibs
The Jesus film, on-line, in many languages, http://www.jesusfilm.org/realvideo/
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A true believer will produce good works, in time, as a result of true conversion.
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The Lord Jesus Christ said in Luke 12:48, "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required:". The Lord Jesus in Luke 16:10-11 was talking about money, "He that is faithful in that with is LEAST is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the TRUE riches?" ;(emphasis added). (A person is saved by believing in Jesus(John 3:16); but, a genuine conversion will produce lasting fruit(see, Matthew 13, the four soils),--and obediance to the Word of God--though not perfect(I John 1:8). The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-24, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his upon a rock:". The apostle Peter in I Peter 4:17 said, "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:". ___________________________________________ In Revelation 1-3, we get a "picture" of The Almighty Lord Jesus Christ as He is this very day. Revelation 1:14-18, "His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his contenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I [the apostle John] saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." ________________________________________________________ In Revelation 2-3 you see The Judge, The Lord Jesus Christ judging the churches. Revelation 3:1-6, "And unto the angel [ie. pastor, as a messenger] of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." ____________________________________________________________________________________________ [10]-(see yearly figure, Our Globe and How to Reach it, David Barrett, p.19, published 1990). 55,000 people every day, die, in the world, who live in *unreached people groups*.An unreached people group is one that--from our limited human point of view--does not have sufficient resources, such as, a strong enough native church to evangelize their own people group, and so needs outside help in the form of: Firstly--being of assistance to the native christians, so they can do the work; and Secondarily--christians from outside the people group going in. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ [20]-About 32,000 people every day, die, in the world, possibly without ever having heard the gospel or having very little *access* to the gospel, the Word of God, a christian, or a *living*(not Revelation 3:1) native congregation(which gives the most effective witness, sometimes--Jesus said in Matthew 5:14, Ye are the light of the world--*people*--that is; Jesus came down as a man, to communicate to, and to reach and save people). My last two figures are based upon a number of sources, including information from the U.S. Center for World Mission, in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.; Mission Mobilizers Handbook, p.C24, uscwm, William Carey Library publisher, 1996; a releated figure is in: Catch the Vision 2000, Bill and Amy Stearns, p. 180, 1991, voted the best Mission/Evangelism book of 1992 by the Evangelical Christian Press Association. __________________________________________________________________________________________ [30]-(see, the United States Department of Labour, Bureau of Labour Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992, the detailed listing is unpublished and can be obtained from them free. Their figures are expenditures per year per consumer unit(2.5 people, on mathematical average);Americans in 1992, spent $2 Billion on sweetrolls, coffee cakes, and doughnuts; and another $5 Billion on lawn and garden supplies, not including equipment; and $2 Billion on admission to sporting events; and $6 Billion on VCRs, video disc players, video cassettes + discs, video game hardware and software; and $11 Billion on toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles; and $1 Billion on boats without motor and boat trailers; and $13 Billion on motorized recreation vehicles, which includes, $6 Billion on purchase of boat with motor, and, $7 Billion on motorized camper coaches and other vehicles[motorized recreation]). ______________________________________________________________________________________________ [40]-(see, Mission Handbook, 1993-95 edition, published by M.A.R.C, statistic for 1992, p.56). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ [50]-(figure compiled from statistics(73,877,369 official adult members of protestant churches in the United States), taken from Operation World, by Patrick Johnstone, p.563-4, 1993 edition; the most widely used book in world missions, after the Bible). ______________________________________________________________________________________________ We need to link up with the "weaker" christians and the despised christians,(I Corinthians 1:25-29),says: "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosed, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence."
The Lord Jesus Christ said in John 4:38, I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
We as the body of Christ--being many members with different functions--need to enter into and work with the labours of those of the past and especially, the labours of those brothers and sisters of today--to function as one body--(I Corinthians 12:18). _________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Christians in Sudan: According the Voice of the Martyrs newsletter, this is the area of greatest persecution, and also maybe the greatest since the times of the apostles. In the last 13 or so years, 2,000,000 people, mostly christians, have been killed for their faith; 250,000 homes have been bulldozed; 3,500,000 people have fled their homes. VOM rightly teaches, that we help our brothers and sisters and also show the love of Jesus to the persecutors. Thru VOM, you can help: $45 for a life pack(for "Sudan Mission"), which includes survival equipment to "start over", and a Bible. Further information on Sudan and/or the free newletter(one of the best resources to wake me up and to inspire me to live for Jesus); VOM,P O Box 443, Bartlesville, OK, 74005-0443,USA. E-mail: VOMUSA@aol.com Also in USA, 1-800-747-0085. Offices in other countries thru its own International Christian Association of mission offices. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Missionary radio is super, many times it can reach 10 people for 1 cent. Newspaper evangelism can sometimes reach 100 people for 1 cent; that is 1,000,000 people for $100. Because of newspaper evangelism, people in Russia are asking for New Testaments, and the door is slowly closing it seems. Working with brethren in Russia, 30 cents can supply a New Testament and delivery to a person who is requesting one by letter, because or newspaper/magazine evangelism. 12.5 cents for the same to India. Contact AMG for free newsletter and/or to invest in this; AMG, P O Box 22000, Chattanooga, TN, 37422. I would invest in many projects or parts of the body of christ. Some projects are more priority than others; some have a limited time window of opportunity. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Native evagelists/church planters many times can be supported, full time, for $1 a day. This is 1/30th to 1/50th or less than "traditional" methods of outsiders coming in. Outsiders are needed also for certain ministries, if done right. See the free missions book to find out how that 100% of your offering goes to the native worker that you support. Covers most of Asia. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ * China: 60,000,000 christians are screaming for us to send them Bibles; much persecution. Many times one Bible is shared by 100 to 1000 christians. 90% of the christians in China have no Bible. Many times pastors take their two weeks vacation to visit someone with a Bible, so they can spend the entire time hand copying the Bible. After a number of vacations, they might have a good part of the Bible. In Vietnam, christians have to memorized 176 verses of Psalm 119, before they can get on the waiting list, to see if they might get a Bible. In many places, people are willing to walk 100s of miles and more to see if they can get a Bible; and many times willing to spend several months salary or a years salary to get a Bible, if it was available. Open Doors, with brother Andrew ministers to the persecuted church. Total cost for Scripture and delivery: $3 Bible to China; $2.50 New Testament to Muslim countries; $4 Bible to Muslim countries. Many offices around the world. In the USA, Open Doors, P O Box 27001, Santa Ana, CA, 92799 for more information. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Thru The Bible Radio, with Dr.J.Vernon McGee, goes thru all 66 books, and almost every chapter of the Bible in 5 years, in an easy to understand manner. Very Christ centered and Bible centered; just as the Bible has it. McGee is not perfect though. Reading the scripture as he goes systematically thru each book of the Bible; usually one Old Testament book, then one New Testament book. Free notes and outlines for those in North America. Right now I just have the USA address and phone number: Thru The Bible Radio, PO Box 7100, Pasadena Ca, 91109-07100; or 1-800-65-BIBLE. This is best Bible teaching, in general, that I know of. It is in 50 languages, and I think broadcast monday-friday, 30 minutes each day, in each language. McGee started about 56 years ago in radio, and was a pastor for about 40 years. I guess he has taught thru the Bible(about every chapter, and some places, most of the verses), probably 8 and maybe more times all together. USA radio logs can be obtained at the previous phone and address listing. They have an international radio log(including English as a foreign broadcast) and one in Spanish. They have several prayer guides, which cover the major areas of radio outreach. For those outside of North America, there are many offices with native producer/translators, who you can write to. Radios are used by many many people even by the very poor and in remote locations, and can reach thru geographic, political, cultural, language, spiritual, economic, and anti-christian barriers. Radios can be taken with you, are cheap, and can be listened in privated if needed, or for the whole community to listen to also, if there is openness. There are 1-2 Billion non-literate people in the world;, many live in cultures where there is no alphabet(3000 out of 6700 language have no alphabet; see The Alphabet Makers, a book by Wycliffe Bible Translators, inside covers, for the 3000 languages figure). The major languages of trade, are not as good as the native languages, when it come to communicating the Bible, but the Lord has through historical events, provided this avenue of communicating. Radio is reaching those with little or no access to the gospel or christians or scripture; and many can not read or may not even have an alphabet in the native language, but can listen to the radio thru a spoken trade language. See some links below to see where to tune in to many christian radio broadcasts in many languages.
[10]-(see yearly figure, Our Globe and How to Reach it, David Barrett, p.19, published 1990). 55,000 people every day, die, in the world, who live in *unreached people groups*.An unreached people group is one that--from our limited human point of view--does not have sufficient resources, such as, a strong enough native church to evangelize their own people group, and so needs outside help in the form of: Firstly--being of assistance to the native christians, so they can do the work; and Secondarily--christians from outside the people group going in.
We need to link up with the "weaker" christians and the despised christians,(I Corinthians 1:25-29),says: "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosed, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence."
The Lord Jesus Christ said in John 4:38, I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
We as the body of Christ--being many members with different functions--need to enter into and work with the labours of those of the past and especially, the labours of those brothers and sisters of today--to function as one body--(I Corinthians 12:18).
http://www.christianaid.org
World by 2000 missionary radio schedule, includes: TWR,FEBC,FEBA,HCJB,SIM,+ others, http://www.wb2000.org/airtotal.html
FEBC schedule, http://www.febc.org/schedule.html
TWR schedule, with Universal Time Chart, http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/t_schedules.htm
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