Lift Him High! That all peoples may know Him!

It is clear, from Scripture, that God calls His people to be about His mission. He has given us all His Great commission. To ensure that we get the message loud and clear, He issues His commission in all four Gospels and in the book of Acts. In Matthew 28:19 He commands us to go therefore and make disciples of all nations. In Mark 16:15 He tells us to go into the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. In Luke 24:47 He demands that repentance and forgiveness of sins be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. In John's Gospel He sends his followers just as the Father had sent Him. And in Acts 1:8 He says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

It is crystal clear that Christ's disciples are to be about His mission! If you do not know it, the Great Commission is a great passion of mine. I can envision the day when Cleary Baptist Church is dramatically impacting the Kingdom of God in Rankin County and in every major region of the world (Asia, Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe, and the Americas). That is definitely a possibility and it is our responsibility. We must pray, give, and go with urgency, for night is coming when no one can work. To put it in a sentence, "Embracing Acts 1:8 excites me!"

I have been about to bust because I have been planning and preparing a six part sermon series entitled "Lift Him High! That All Peoples may Know Him." This is a 6 part sermon series that will begin October 26 and conclude on November 30 with a church wide "International Meal" in the ARC following the morning service (more info on that later). We have been called to go tell the story of Jesus in our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth. In other words, we have been called to "Lift Him High!" Why? So that all peoples may know Him. Why do we want all peoples to know Him? Yes, because we don't want them to go to hell….but ultimately, we want all peoples to know Him so that they will "Lift Him High!" Missions is all about lifting Christ high whether at home or on the other side of the world. We lift Him high by proclaiming His worth and His Word to the nations, who as a result come to know Him, and then lift Him high as well. The Psalmist said it best in Psalm 67:3, "Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!" All the peoples (people groups around the world) are not praising Him yet! There are over 600 people groups who have 0, none, no access to the Gospel and have never heard the story of Jesus! Someone must go tell them the story of Jesus. Will you be the one?

I invite you to begin praying for and planning to attend the upcoming sermon series, "Lift Him High! That all Peoples may Know Him" at Cleary Baptist Church beginning October 26 and concluding on November 30! Come lift Him high with us. Come get a burden for the nations. Come catch the vision to CHANGE THE WORLD for Jesus!!! Come willing to "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!" (Ps 96:3) Stop right now and say a prayer for this upcoming time in the Word together and please share this blog with everyone you will so that they will make it a point to come and join us for a six week journey to the ends of the earth!