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Ambassadors of the Kingdom CHURCH DEVELOPMENT. San Pedro de Poás , Costa Rica. Ambassadors of the Kingdom CHURCH DEVELOPMENT. Bangladesh – in 20 years: over 3,000 churches and 100,000 Nazarenes.
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Ambassadors of the KingdomCHURCH DEVELOPMENT San Pedro de Poás, Costa Rica
Ambassadors of the KingdomCHURCH DEVELOPMENT Bangladesh – in 20 years: over 3,000 churches and 100,000 Nazarenes
You are ambassadors of reconciliation, hope, and love… transforming people, communities, and nations.
YOU ARE THE YEAST OF THE WORLD! • Whatshall I compare the kingdom of Godto? It islikeyeast… (Lk13:20) • Wethink of ourselves, ourchurch, and ourdenomination as small and insignificant. • Jesussees us as the Kingdom of Godyeastthatwillleaven the whole world to the glory of God!
This iswhat the kingdom of Godislike. A man scattersseed on the ground… Whetherhesleeps or gets up, the seedsprouts and grows, thoughhedoes not know how. All by itself the soilproducesgrain. (Mk 4:26-28) • We must plant the seed– Godmakesitgrow!
Ambassadors of the Kingdom • Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Mat. 5:9-10 NIV) • We are asking that God’s purposes be achieved among us.
Ambassadors of the Kingdom A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, Do business with this until I come back. (Luke 19:12-13 NASB)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom The first appeared, saying, Master, your mina has made ten minas more… The second came, saying, Your mina, master, has made five minas… Another came, saying, Master, here is your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief; for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man.(Lk19:16-21)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave… Then why did you not put my money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest? Then he said to the bystanders, Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas. (Luke 19:22-24 NASB)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom • Faithfulness is not enough. • Take responsibility for results and for fruitfulness. • The King is coming and we will all give an accounting as AMBASSADORS of the KINGDOM of GOD
Ambassadors of The Kingdom • What if each Nazarene would win ONE person to Christ and to the church every 3 years? • What if each Nazarene would gather 5 disciples during the next 7 years? • What if each Nazarene church would launch ONE new church every 3 years?
Ambassadors of The Kingdom Would it please the Lord for our global fellowship to grow to 10 million Nazarenes in 120,000 congregations... by 2020?
You are ambassadors of reconciliation, hope, and love… transforming people, communities, and nations.