Fellowship FocusPresented by

Robert A. WoosleyMissionary to the Philippines

Baptist Bible Fellowship International

Box 191, Springfield, MO 65801bobwoosley@bbfi.org

Focus can be a fuzzy

thing

Focus can be a fuzzy

thing

It doesn’t have to

be!

Needs to be sharpto a purpose.

Coalitions are fragile and based agreement between participants

for a common purpose.

Focus/Object/Purpose

Backers in common agreement.

Lose some of the constituency

Blunt the fine focus of purpose

Some will not accept the broader focus.

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Limited Fellowship

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SOLUTION

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Each church has as many issues as it desires

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Local Church Autonomy

No interference from or with other churches

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Restore priorities

Refocus Fellowship

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Missions restored to prominence

Not related to Articles of Faith

Missions:Missions: Central to

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our essence.

Fellowship requires Liberty on most matters

We must understand:

“fellowship” is different from “church!”

World Missions

All who endorse the Articles of Faith

Baptist

Bible

Fellowship

Sharp focus

Broad

Base

Make the BBFI focus World Missions & Evangelism

We can all support that without reservation

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work!

We have a commission!

“Go ye into all the world and debate trivia.”

““Go ye into all the Go ye into all the world and preach world and preach

the gospel!”the gospel!”

Let’s do the

Main Thing!

Good Ideas Require Action Plans

Realize the urgency of action NOW.

• Jesus is coming SOON.• Misisons/souls the urgent focus.• We are under a command to

Evangelize the World in our generation.

• Jesus is coming SOON.

Take the initiative• Don’t wait for the other guy to

take the lead.

• Build a fellowshipping relationship with someone personally.

• Find someone with whom you have not had fellowship and go to him.

• Get acquainted with him and learn who and what he is.

• Find some common ground in Jesus Christ and a shared commission.

Action followed when Jesus was Moved with

Compassion. Matt. 9

• Jesus Saw Multitudes! • He lifted His eyes. • We are to look on the fields.• Focus on the task!

Become a part of something larger than

yourself.• Visit a mission field

• Partner in a special missions project

• Do something on earth for Heaven’s sake!

Our Goal: World Missions

• It starts here

• It starts now

• It starts with me!

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Bobwoosley@bbfi.org

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