The church of Jesus Christ must never lose its focus on reaching the lost. When the last believer comes to Christ, we are all going up! Jesus instituted the Great Commission, recorded in all four gospels, plus the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation. “Preach the gospel to every person!” God has not revised, amended, or revoked the Great Commission. It is our responsibility to fulfill it!
It is important that a church not become focused inward. We must always be focused outward (and upward). We dare not become “keepers of the acquarium” or turn the church into a museum. We must always be fishers of men. If a church is not reaching new people and growing, then something is amiss. It must be corrected.
Jesus said that He was always about His father’s business! And God is in the “business” of saving souls. Christ said, “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save those who are lost!” And the Apostle Paul said, “Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners!”
A church should enjoy fellowship and seek the building up of every believer and family in the church. But a church must never lose focus of the great mission — to see people both at home and abroad hear of the unsearchable riches of Christ and come to faith in Him alone for salvation.
Tags: Church, Evangelism, Mission
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