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Jesus’ disciples returned and were surprised to find him

talking with a woman. But no one asked, “Why?” 28 Then, the woman went back to the town and told her people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” 30 So they came out to see Jesus. 31 Meanwhile his disciples urged Jesus to eat. 32 But he said, “I have food to eat you know nothing about.” 33 They said to each other, “Who brought it to him?” 34 Jesus said “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35 You have a saying, ‘It’s still four months ‘til harvest’, but I say, John 4:27-35

Open your eyes; see the fields! Now is the time — they’re ripe for harvest. John 4:35

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now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not

worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” John 4:36-38

At i t s m o s t f u n da m e n ta l , 


G o d ’s w o r k i s a m i s s i o n a r y w o r k .

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Propositions #1 Since God is a missionary God,
 we must be a missionary people

“Missions is the mission of the church.” 
 O S WA L D J . S M I T H

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Propositions #2 The success of a church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity. P CC ’ s s e n d i n g c a pac i t y: 44 Building Projects in the past 40 years 8 home-grown missionaries the past 20 years $6,868,741 in the past 7 years

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Propositions #3 Every resource applied to missions is an investment that will return uncommon favor now, and ever-increasing reward in eternity. When I release resources for missions, I don’t debit my account; I purchase stock in eternity.

O s wa l d 
 J. S m i t h

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Propositions #4 There has never been a greater opportunity for return on our missions investment than now. “Open your eyes; see the fields! Now is the time—they’re ripe for harvest.”
 JOHN 4:35

“The reaper will get rewarded now, plus bring in a harvest that’s eternal.”
 JOHN 4:36, JBP

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Convictions #1

We must be convinced that doing missions is our divine mandate. “What keeps me going is that I do the will of the One who sent me, finishing the work he started.”
 JOHN 4:34, MSG

W e m u s t b e c o n v i n c e d o f t h at which Jesus was convinced—
 t h at m i s s i o n s i s t h e w i l l a n d 
 w o rk of God

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Convictions #2

We must be convinced that doing missions brings the deepest satisfaction. “I have nourishment you know nothing about.”
 JOHN 4:32

W h a t d e e p ly s a t i s f i e d J e s u s ’ s o u l w i l l b e t h a t w h i c h c a n o n ly a n d f u l ly s a t i s f y y o u r s o u l .

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Convictions #3

We must be convinced that the missional sacrifice of others demands our best sacrifice. “I’m sending you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, now you will reap the benefits of their labor.”
 JOHN 4:38

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