The Great Commission

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." Amen. - Matthew 28:19, 20

One of the things I love about being a Baptist, is the fact that we support missions. I am a firm believer that we as Christians are responsible for seeing that all of the world is evangelized. I'm glad that God lays it on the hearts of people to become missionaries. It takes a special person to travel to unknown places and live among complete strangers, often faced with perils, danger, and hardships. I've always wanted to follow God's complete will in my life and I've never felt that He called me to become a missionary. I do, however, believe in tithing 10% of my income and from that tithe a portion goes to missions.

Tonight at church we were blessed to have Garry and Pam Tyler, missionaries to Brazil, visit with us during our worship service. The Tylers have been missionaries for 32-years! They have been able to penetrate areas of Brazil that no other American missionaries have been able to work in. The Tyler's were approved as Baptist International Missions, Inc. missionaries to Brazil in October 1974. They have started several churches and a Bible institute. Garry preaches on the radio for 30 minutes each weeknight, and Pam teaches Bible and sign language in the school for the deaf

After watching a short DVD that described their mission life in Brazil, Garry stood in the pulpit and preached the Word of God. What a wonderful message he brought from Psalm 96, detailing the Christian's responsibility for evangelizing the heathen in the world. He outlined 4 truths from this passage of Scripture; 1. We are to share our salvation with the heathen. 2. We are to declare God's glory among the heathen. 3. We are to declare to the heathen that God reigns. 4. We are to tell the heathen that Jesus is coming. It was a message that all Christians should hear because if you are saved, you are responsible for these truths from God's Word. You can listen to the message at this LINK.

I know this hasn't been a music post but I just wanted to share with everyone the wonderful ministry that the Tylers are involved in. Below, you can see all of the pictures that were taken during tonight's service. Thanks to Greg Fisher for the photography work.

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