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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth-missions Rom 10: 14 -15 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! KJV

? ? ? ? • Is it thy kingdom or my kingdom? • What does my life show about the importance of God’s kingdom on earth? • Where on earth do I wish to see God’s kingdom? • Do I understand the heart of God? • Where does the idea of missions originate? • How much of my life should be devoted to missions? • What is fruitfulness?

86% OF ALL UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS LIE WITHIN THE REGION CALLED THE 10/40 WINDOW, WHICH IS BETWEEN 10 AND 40 DEGREES NORTH AND FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA TO THE EAST COAST OF ASIA. (JOSHUA PROJECT)

Statistics • Of foreign mission funding: 87% goes for work among those already Christian. 12% for work among already evangelized, but Non-Christian. 1% for work among the unevangelized and unreached people. (Baxter 2007, 12)

Statistics • Of the 140, 000 Protestant missionaries, 74% work among nominal Christians, 8% among tribal peoples, 6% Muslims, 4% Non-religious/atheists, 3% among Buddhists, 2% Hindus, 1% Jews. (The Traveling Team)

Mission giving vs Total giving

Part of Missions $$$$ to unreached

What the average Christian gives daily to reach the unreached of the world

God even brings them to us and what happens? • 22 million internationals visit the US each year. Of these, some 630, 000 are university students from 220 countries, 25% of which prohibit Christian missionaries. 80% of those students will return to their countries having never been invited to an American home. (The Traveling Team)

God even brings them to us and what happens? • 40% of the world's 220 Heads of State once studied in the US. (The Traveling Team) • 60% of international students come from the 10/40 window. (The Traveling Team) • 90% of international students are unreached by ministries while in the United States. (The Traveling Team)

God’s desire for the Nations OT • Jer 3: 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. • Jer 4: 2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. • Isa 60: 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising • Mal 1: 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

God’s desire for the nations NT • Acts 26: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. • Rom 3: 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: • Rom 15: 9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. • Eph 3: 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel

Fruitbearing • Gen 1: 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, • Mark 4: 7 -8 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. • And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. • Jn 15

What can I do? • give missions the same priority in my life that God gives it • pray and watch for opportunities • Assume that I need to be involved in some way to reach the unreached • seek to be fruitful wherever I am • ask God what He wants me to do • pray for laborers • read about and pray for a specific people group, make plans to send or support someone to reach them.

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