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“As for Me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.” John 12:32. 100% of contributions to the State Missions Offering. go to ministry in your association or in the state. Associational Initiatives 50%
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“As for Me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.” John 12:32
100% of contributions to the State Missions Offering go to ministry in your association or in the state. Associational Initiatives 50% in Leadership Development, Church Planting, Church Revitalization and Evangelism Church Revitalization 25% Church Planting 25%
CHURCH PLANTING • I planted, Apollos watered, • but God gave the growth.1 Corinthians 3:6 • PRAY for • church planters and their families. (Ephesians 6:19) • healthy churches to plant churches.(1 Corinthians 3:8-9) • God to call more church planters.(Luke 10:2) • people to be drawn to worship the living God together – for HIS glory! (John 4:24)
CHURCH REVITALIZATION • “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! • …I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live. • …Then you will know that I am the Lord.” • Ezekiel 37:4-6 • PRAY for • unity in desiring God’s will: His time & His way. • wisdom from above for struggling churches. • other churches and leaders to come alongside struggling churches.
EVANGELISM • For the Son of Man has come to • seek and to save the lost. Luke 10:10 • PRAY for • the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest. (Luke 10:2) • the Father to draw people to Himself. (John 6:44) • the Holy Spirit to convict about sin, righteousness and judgment. (John 16:8-11)
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • Be conscientious about yourself • and your teaching... 1 Timothy 4:16 • PRAY for • God to raise up leaders in each congregation to carry the work of the church. (Exodus 19; Acts 6) • church leaders to be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding… (Colossians 1:9) • God’s people to be equipped to fulfill God’s purpose as He designed. (Ephesians 2:10; Romans 12:6)
LIFT CHRIST UP State Offering Goal: $80,000 Each person should do as he has decided in his heart –not out of regret or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 9:7 Go to www.scbi.org/smo for more information.