About Missions
True
Memorial
Baptist
Church has a long history
of supporting the work of missions around the world.
In 2015, we are partnering with 21 different missionaries and
missionary organizations to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and
participate in the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20:
“Go
therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age.”
Faith Promises
True
Memorial Baptist
Church
uses Faith Promises to support our missionaries and missionary
organizations throughout the world
What is a faith promise?
A faith promise is an agreement we make with God to give to
missions. It's a promise because of the commitment to provide
a certain amount over a specific time period (usually a year) for
missions. It requires faith because we are trusting God to
provide these funds in various ways.
Giving to missions requires us to agree with God that all the
people-groups (nations) of the world must believe and obey Jesus
Christ. Faith promise is believing that God's resources are
unlimited and that He wants to give toward this global project
through His children. So, when we give, we are giving from
God's unlimited resources since everything we have and receive are
from His hand.
Making a faith promise requires risk - or it wouldn't be faith.
If we only give the money which fall out of the sky, we risk nothing
and our obligation to give is nil. Real faith promise giving
is to commit what we have, knowing that God will supply what is
lacking. This often involves sacrifice and trusting God to
provide our needs day by day.
Faith promise is a personal commitment we make to God to give to
His cause on a regular basis. We are making ourselves
available to Him as a channel of supply for world evangelization.
And we know from the start that it will cost us to do it.
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