Missions Is For Worship
By David Harris
“Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever.” - John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad
I think we tend to rigidly separate our ideas about worship from our ideas about mission. We think of worship as a deeply personal, emotional experience (and it can be) while missions feels practical, external, maybe even impersonal. We know of course that the peoples of the world need to be evangelized and we understand one of the ways we can contribute to this is to financially support missionaries. But why? Why do people need to be evangelized? So our religious demographic can get bigger? So we can feel successful? So we can pat ourselves on the backs that a few more have been spared from hell? The ultimate motivation is the one Piper so helpfully points out as noted above. We were created to worship God: all peoples were created to worship God. Billions of years after missions giving, missions trips, and missions conference have been forgotten, worship will remain. There is no greater privilege for a child of God than to encounter the Creator of the Universe as Father and worship him: to awaken to the truths of his word by focusing on, and responding to, him. Don’t you want that to be shared? Doesn’t it excite you that through the spread of the gospel there could be the miraculous creation of new worshippers of God? Then get behind missions.
I think we tend to rigidly separate our ideas about worship from our ideas about mission. We think of worship as a deeply personal, emotional experience (and it can be) while missions feels practical, external, maybe even impersonal. We know of course that the peoples of the world need to be evangelized and we understand one of the ways we can contribute to this is to financially support missionaries. But why? Why do people need to be evangelized? So our religious demographic can get bigger? So we can feel successful? So we can pat ourselves on the backs that a few more have been spared from hell? The ultimate motivation is the one Piper so helpfully points out as noted above. We were created to worship God: all peoples were created to worship God. Billions of years after missions giving, missions trips, and missions conference have been forgotten, worship will remain. There is no greater privilege for a child of God than to encounter the Creator of the Universe as Father and worship him: to awaken to the truths of his word by focusing on, and responding to, him. Don’t you want that to be shared? Doesn’t it excite you that through the spread of the gospel there could be the miraculous creation of new worshippers of God? Then get behind missions.
Sunday Morning Service
Sunday Evening Service
In preparation for missions conference, Pastor Tyler challenged us with this question, "How do we go from a "whosoever will" gospel to an "everyone has" reality. Check out the full sermon above to hear how he answers this question.
Sunday evening we heard another challenging and thought provoking sermon titled, "A Rebuke To The Tolerant Church". Through 1 Cor. 5:1-13 we were able to see the purpose of church discipline. You can hear the full sermon with the link above.
How can you best prepare your mind and heart for this Lord's day? Ready yourself through these practical tips that apply to this coming Lord's day before you pull into the parking lot.
Pray And See How God Would Have You Participate In World Missions.
Believers all play a part in seeing God's heart in missions fulfilled. So whether God has called you overseas on the mission field or if he has prompted you to give above the tithe you can begin praying now to see how you can give for world missions.
Pray For Our Missionaries
This week we have a unique opportunity to meet several missionaries who have answered God's call to various parts of the world. This week take some time to pray for each missionary with your family and look for some ways you can be a blessing to them this week.
Spend Time Praising God
Why wait for Sunday to sing or listen to worship music? Check out our setlist for this Sunday and get ready to sing and internalize the music.
Conference Schedule
Friday | April 26| 7:00 pm
Friday | April 26 | 7:00 pm
- Jon Moore Presenting- Chris Chadwick Preaching
Saturday | April 27 | 5:30 pm
- Church-wide dinner with the missionaries | 5:30pm
- Chestley Howell Presenting | 6:30pm
- Chris Chadwick Preaching
- Chestley Howell Presenting | 6:30pm
- Chris Chadwick Preaching
Sunday | April 28 | 10:45 am
- No Connection Groups
- Morning Service | Chris Chadwick Preaching | 10:45am
- Evening Service | Stephen Pratt Presenting | 6:00 pm
- Chris Chadwick Preaching
- Morning Service | Chris Chadwick Preaching | 10:45am
- Evening Service | Stephen Pratt Presenting | 6:00 pm
- Chris Chadwick Preaching
Learn Our Speaker & Missionary's Names
Guest Speaker
Canada
Colombia
Texas
April Liberal Love | Baskets For Volunteer Firefighters
Every Neighbor, Every Nation: Missions Conference | April 26-28
Communion | May 5
Crib Shower For Josh & Fiona Knudsen | May 5-19
Partner With Parents | May 19
Youth Fundraiser | May 26
Every Neighbor, Every Nation: Missions Conference | April 26-28
Communion | May 5
Crib Shower For Josh & Fiona Knudsen | May 5-19
Partner With Parents | May 19
Youth Fundraiser | May 26
Prepare your mind and heart with some worship music this week. Use our church playlist
through the week and be encouraged by spiritual songs that are still being written by God's people.
through the week and be encouraged by spiritual songs that are still being written by God's people.
Sunday Morning
I Speak Jesus
Sing
You've Already Won
Hymn Of Heaven
Send Me
Sing
You've Already Won
Hymn Of Heaven
Send Me
Sunday Evening
All Creatures Of Our God And King
Is He Worthy
Send Me
Is He Worthy
Send Me