An Opportunity to Make a Difference

I know that I have not posted anything new in a long time, but I wanted to take a moment to encourage your support for the Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions. Through the North American Mission Board's efforts, we are a partner in an evangelistic effort of mammoth size and scope. 100% of your gifts to the Annie Armstrong Offering go directly to the field of work for the purpose of bringing those who have not yet been reconciled by God to himself. While we are all personally limited in our ability to go everywhere, through this offering your support assist missionaries that literally are everywhere.

Today we live in a time that many thought we would never see. We see an almost militaristic advance of sin against the standards and civilities of society. Wrong is the new right. What is right is seen as the new wrong. Many look to Washington or their state capitals for help in this matter. However, the only true hope that we have is the Gospel. The Apostle Paul never led a political campaign to stop the actions of sinful man. Peter never contributed to the campaign of a political representative (and yes they did have them) to sway the vote on morality legislation. Instead, they faithfully worked to share and spread the Gospel, to make disciples, and to lead the church to minister to each other.

Their work illustrates what we claim to believe. The Gospel changes lives. The reality is that it does not matter what laws are on the books or what the militaristic actions of others are. If we are striving to share the Gospel and make disciples, then lives will be changed by the only one who can truly change lives. This is the hope of the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. That as we unite our giving for North American Missions, we will see hearts and lives changed by the power of the Gospel and we will see the kingdom expanding into places it has never expanded before.

This year I am asking you to dig a little deeper. Take time and ask the Lord what he would have you to give to spread the Gospel to North America as you faithfully continue your support of your local church family in spreading the Gospel to the local community God has planted you within. Then as the Lord leads, I encourage you to be faithful and trust the Lord in your giving through Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missionsl as we witness the work of God displayed as a result of our cooperation.

God bless