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MSPG 6 - Worship & Missions

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I don't pretend to be a missions expert, but the church has to start somewhere. The Lord has been teaching me more and more about missions since 2015, and I've spent a lot of time  in the last two years   exploring  this important aspect of the church's life. Since Elynne and I are planning to migrate soon to study at TMS, I don't have much time to share what I've been learning with others. So in the next five months, January to May, I'm holding a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (MSPG) to equip them to help in the church's developing missions program. For overviews and links to all the lessons in this ongoing series,  click here . Disciples can easily be confused regarding mission's relative importance to worship. Consider the following quotes from a biblical preacher that, when compared, may lead to confusion: "[Worship] is our supreme duty for time and eternity—to honor, adore, delight in, glorify, and enjo

MSPG 5 - Defining "Mission" and "Missions"

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I don't pretend to be a missions expert, but the church has to start somewhere. The Lord has been teaching me more and more about missions since 2015, and I've spent a lot of time  in the last two years   exploring  this important aspect of the church's life. Since Elynne and I are planning to migrate soon to study at TMS, I don't have much time to share what I've been learning with others. So in the next five months, January to May, I'm holding a weekly "Missions Study & Prayer Group" (MSPG) to equip them to help in the church's developing missions program. For overviews and links to all the lessons in this ongoing series,  click here . It is important to distinguish between the terms ‘mission’ and ‘missions’. Some theologians use “mission” to refer either to God’s mission in the world or Christ’s commission to the church. Meanwhile, “missions” refers to whatever the Church does toward fulfilling its commission. Therefore mis