As I read the news today, one major story involves the discovery of a new tribe in the Amazon region of South America. In fact, this tribe has had absolutely no contact with the outside world. The photos of them were taken from an airplane that flew over the tribe’s village.
Friends, let this serve as a fresh reminder to us regarding our call to world missions, to take the Gospel where it has not been preached.
As one pastor says it, there are three types of people when it comes to missions:
1) “Goers” - Those who sense a call to go to the peoples of the world with the Gospel (whether at home or abroad).
2) “Senders” - Those who are called to financially support those who go.
3) “Disobedient” - Self-explanatory…
I urge you to pray and consider how God is calling you to respond to His mission call. Sadly, statistics show that of the money given to the church, less than 6% goes to foreign missions and of that 6%, less than 1% goes to reaching unreached people groups.
As you pray about this, here are some verses that will hopefully speak to you:
Romans 10:14 : But how are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in Him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
Romans 15:20-21 : And I make it my ambition to preach the Gospel, not where Christ has already been named…as it is written, “Those who have never been told of Him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.”
Psalm 96:3, 10 : Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!…Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
Revelation 5:9-10 : And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation…”
Matthew 9:37 : “The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few…”
