What Defines Your Ministry?

Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'" (Luke 4:23)

We are practical people. We read about the call to minister to those around us, and we make a quick assumption, “We should start at home.” We look around us for something to do, and then pray about which one of the opportunities we should take on.

Many in Israel probably thought that Jesus should have taken a similar approach. They expected Him to bless the community that had raised Him before He began crossing the countryside. In towns like Nazareth, the community was very important to the identity of each of the children raised there. Because few traveled very far, their identity was shaped by the community.

Even though we are not nearly as connected to our surroundings as people were in Jesus’ day, we still gain some of our identity from where we live, work and play. As we consider Jesus’ call for us to reach out in word and deed, we immediately think about those things closest to us. Jesus took a different approach. He did not let his community define His ministry. His outreach was defined by God’s direction.

So when you ask yourself where to start, don’t assume anything. Ask God for direction and follow it whether it focuses two doors down or 100 miles away.

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What Can Missions Do for You?

Mission involvement impacts my faith, relationships, global understanding, and sense of personal call. I invited you to a growth-through-service world that you will not want to miss!

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Prayer Requests

Pray that God will give the workers sensitivity in their evangelism.

Pray that the free world will not remain unaware or lulled into complacency by comfort, but will rise up in effective and compassionate solidarity with the persecuted members of the Body.

Pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He might send more laborers onto His harvest fields.

Pray for the Unreached Balai, Hindu 

Population: 2,064,000
World Popl: 2,064,000
Main Language: Hindi
Main Religion: Hinduism
Bible: Complete
Status: Least-Reached
Christ-Followers: Few, less than 2%

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