MISSIONARY WORK by Ministers
MISSIONARY WORK by Ministers
- Commanded # Mt 28:19 Mr 16:15
- Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c # Isa 42:10-12 66:19
- Is according to the purpose of God # Lu 24:46,47 Ga 1:15,16 Col 1:25-27
- Directed by the Holy Spirit # Ac 13:2
- Required # Lu 10:2 Ro 10:14,15
- The Holy Spirit calls to # Ac 13:2
- Christ engaged in # Mt 4:17,23 11:1 Mr 1:38,39 Lu 8:1
- Christ sent his disciples to labour in # Mr 3:14 6:7 Lu 10:1-11
- Obligations to engage in # Ac 4:19,20 Ro 1:13-15 1Co 9:16
- Excellency of # Isa 52:7 Ro 10:15
- Worldly concerns should not delay # Lu 9:59-62
- God qualifies for # Ex 3:11,18 4:11,12,15 Isa 6:5-9
- God strengthens for # Jer 1:7-9
- Guilt and danger of shrinking from # Jon 1:3,4
- Requires wisdom and meekness # Mt 10:16
- Be ready to engage in # Isa 6:8
- Aid those engaged in # Ro 16:1,2 2Co 11:9 3Jo 1:5-8
- Harmony should subsist amongst those engaged in # Ga 2:9
- SUCCESS OF 19a) To be prayed for
# Eph 6:18,19 Col 4:3
19b) A cause of joy # Ac 15:3 19c) A cause of praise # Ac 11:18 21:19,20 20) No limits to the sphere of # Isa 11:9 Mr 16:15 Re 14:6 21) Opportunities for, not to be neglected # 1Co 16:9 22) Exemplified 22a) Levites # 2Ch 17:8,9 22b) Jonah # Jon 3:2 22c) The Seventy # Lu 10:1,17 22d) Apostles # Mr 6:12 Ac 13:2-5 22e) Philip # Ac 8:5 22f) Paul &c # Ac 13:2-4 22g) Silas # Ac 15:40,41 22h) Timotheus # Ac 16:3 22i) Noah # 2Pe 2:5