MISSIONS CONVENTIONAUG 2010
1JO 3
Missions Partnering!
• Missionary Enterprise is the main business concern of the Church
• Missions do not receive support from the Pagans
Missions Partnering!
• Church People are STILL the main supporters of Missions
• Missions Involvement is one of the standards that believers are tested
• Church People are recognized as either Helper or Hinderer of Missions
Hinderer • Diotrephes, v9-11
Condemned1. Loves to be the First. 2. Refuses Leadership. 3. Malicious gossip.4. Does not Cooperate5. Stops others from
helping6. Drives helpers out of
Church!
Hinderer • Bad Example,
Do not imitate• Evil Influence,
Do not be deceived• Unacquainted with
God, Do not listen to his cause.
Helper• Gaius, Demetrius.. Commended1. Authentic, walks in the Truth,
v3-42. Faithful, in welcoming & aiding
the mobile preachers, v5 3. God-honoring, doing and giving
the best that befits God! V6b 4. Works as a partner for the
truth, v85. Good example and influence to
others, v11-12
Lessons Highlighted1. Walking in the truth
includes propagating the truth.
2. Pursue Excellence; it honors God and is worthy of God.
On Missions Involvement:“Give God your firstfruit,
not your leftovers.”
Sending in a manner worthy of God!
Happens because..1. Of your
obedience to Duty
2. Of your love for God’s Work
3. Of your sense of God’s Worth