Ephesians 3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Notice that Paul says unto Him be glory in the church. The church is so much more important than most of us believe. The church, a called out assembly of baptized believers organized to carry out His commission, is His body. The church is the tool He uses to spread His glory. The church is the place where He should be most magnified.

God is to receive glory by Jesus Christ in our midst forever. Does that tell you what your attitude should be when you come to the house of God? Does that say anything about our conversations when we assemble?

We are a church because of what He did on Calvary. We are a church because He called us out of our sin to Him. We are a church because He purchased us with His blood.

I hope you will take the church more seriously. I hope you will realize what a privilege we have to be part of the called out ones.

Let’s bring glory and honor to His name together.

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Josh Ewing, missionary to Indonesia talks about the mission field, and encourages others to take the gospel message to the whole world! Listen as Pastor Gardner and Bro. Josh Ewing share their burden to reach the world with the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Biblical ministry is not to just tell someone about Jesus, get them to pray a prayer, join the church, and/or attend the church. Our heart should be to work with them until Christ be formed in them. Every Christian is a new creature. If they are saved Christ is in them but they need love and Bible training to help them live out who is in them.

Lies will rob them of their spiritual freedom and joy. Sin and living after the old life will steal from them.

Get involved in being discipled or discipling. Learn the first things of God. Learn to live out what God has done in you.

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2Corinthians 11:8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

Missionaries are often seen as a nuisance when they come to our church. We feel like they come and take money from us and our ministries in our local church to take it away to another church. From this verse you will see that this is nothing new.

Paul is talking to the church. He explains to them the way he was able to do the ministry among them. He had money coming from other churches.

Giving money to missionaries to get the gospel around the world is not a new concept. It was taking place right here in this verse.

That causes me to ask you, Are you giving to get the gospel around the world? Would you rather that the missionaries quit robbing our church so that we could have more things for ourselves? Have you learned that it is God’s plan for our church to get the gospel to the world?

One of our chief purposes is to fund world evangelism as a church. If you are not giving extravagantly I hope you will begin now.

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Josh Ewing, missionary to Indonesia talks about the mission field, and encourages others to take the gospel message to the whole world! Listen as Pastor Gardner and Bro. Josh Ewing share their burden to reach the world with the gospel of Christ.

2Corinthians 8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

Amazingly the fact that these people were so used of God to get the work done through giving was the grace of God. All that we do of any value has to do with Him and His power working in us. These people will give great offerings. They will give more than they can afford to give. They will give joyfully. They will give from a heart of love.

Easily we can look at them and think how great they are but the truth is that it was God’s grace doing the work all along. I am amazed how God works in our lives.

I want God to give me grace to be a good, humble servant of His. I want God in His grace to use me to preach His Word and take His gospel to the world. He is God and I love HIm and want to be His servant.

When we think we see someone doing something great for God it would do us well to remember that it is the grace, unmerited favor of God, doing it in and through them. ‘

Since grace is undeserved we could ask for it. Since it isn’t the power and ability of the person we could ask God to use us. Since it is His grace and we are saved and kept by His grace we can expect His grace to continue to do great and wonderful things in our lives.

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2Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

God uses weak earthly vessels like us so that He can show His power through our lives. We often make the mistake of looking to men and thinking of men. The fact that God uses dying men is to show that He is the One. He wants the glory and the honor.

There are several lessons for us in this passage. One is that I can be used of God. It is not about me but about Him. He is used to using earthen vessels. He wants to show the excellency of His power not of my ability. We are the tool, the container, to be used by Him for His honor and glory. So go forward in faith knowing that it is not you but Him.

Another lesson is to realize that it is not men but Him so keep your focus on Him. You will be blessed by His ministry through men but the men are simply an earthen vessel. Don’t get caught up in worshipping earthen vessels but the treasure that is in the vessel.

Realize that if there is any blessing on your ministry that it is not you but Him. He does the work you are but the clay pot.

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1Corinthians 16:17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.

Paul mentions two laymen from the church at Corinth that have come to visit him. They have brought an offering from the church to him. The church at Corinth had apparently fallen behind in their giving. Some was lacking on their part. Now with this offering it was complete.

I wonder if you ever consider how important what you do in your faith promise offering is? Missionaries are in the middle of the battle on the foreign field. Often under difficult circumstances the seek to spread the gospel message.

Our giving encourages them. It lets them know that we love them and want to be part of what God is doing.

These good men made a difference. You make a difference when you get involved in giving to world evangelism.

The other thing that is obvious is that these men went to the field to see their missionary and the work. It is my heart’s desire that as many of you as possible will get to the field to see what you can do to make a difference for the cause of Christ.

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