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Biblical
Outreach
Jesus Christ commissioned
us to, "Go and make disciples of all nations". Here at Lockport
Alliance, it is our vision to reach people for Christ through lifestyle
evangelism, advertising, seeker-oriented events and felt-need ministries.
This is what the Bible has to say about the importance of reaching out to
others:
Scriptures -
Matt 28:18-20
- Then Jesus came to them and said, “All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore
go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age.”
“In the same way that you
gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world.”
John 17:18
Msg
“As the Father has sent me, I am sending
you.” John 20:21
NIV
“Christ changed us
from enemies into his friends
and gave us the task of making others his friends also.”
2 Cor 5:18 TEV
“My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me
by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about
God’s wonderful kindness and love.”
Acts 20:24
NLT
“For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer
counting people’s sins against them.
This is the wonderful message he has given us all to tell
others.” 2 Cor
5:19 NLT
“(God) does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to
change their hearts and lives”
2 Pet 3:9 NCV
“Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope
you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.”
1 Peter 3:15b-16
TEV
Matt 5:13-16
- “You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is
no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither
do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its
stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let
your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise
your Father in heaven.
Matt 9:35 -
5Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in
their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every
disease and sickness.
Matt
24:14 -
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached
in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will
come.
Luke
4:18
-19 -
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he
has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to
release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Luke
4:43
-45 -
But he said, “I must preach the good news of
the
kingdom
of
God
to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” 44And
he kept on preaching in the synagogues of
Judea
.
John
20:21
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Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the
Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
Acts
1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem
, and in all
Judea
and
Samaria
, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts
5:42
- Day after day, in the temple courts and from
house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news
that Jesus is the Christ.
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