Preparation for the Field
“Missions is the most important job in the world so prepare like it is!”
Introduction
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- Think about the importance of the the foundation in a building.
- “It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant
- Discuss the importance of the preparing your tools. Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln
- The bigger the foundation the bigger the building and longer it will last.
- Strength and stability lie in the Foundation. Matthew 7:24-27
- Most surface issues are really foundation issues if we are courageous enough to find the source.
- Think about the importance of the the foundation in a building.
- Your starting point. “Your Personal Life” (18 mins)
- Daily Devotions
- Kings daily requirements
- Prayer
- Personal Bible Study
- Church Attendance
- Church Giving
- Church Service
- Daily Devotions
- Next step. “Private Life”
- Your relationships with others.
- Your Family
- Your Pastor
- Your Church family
- How you handle your money.
- This is the little things. Luke 16:11
- Debt the missions stopper.
- Paying your bills.
- How you handle temptation.
- Do you find yourself looking at porn?
- Do you find yourself lying?
- Do you find yourself having victory over sin?
- How do you deal with your “self-image”?
- Are you a prideful person?
- Are you an insecure person?
- How is your work ethic? (3 mins)
- Do you get stuff done?
- Do you take the initiative?
- Your relationships with others.
- Final step. “Public Life”
- Preparing to Preach and Teach
- Preach or Teach 100 times.
- Work on your ability to communicate.
- Discipling others.
- Know the Bible first.
- Teach others here in the states.
- Soul winning.
- Are you active in giving the gospel currently?
- Do you carry around tracts?
- How can you expect to teach something you have never done before or do you expect to learn this while you are on the field?
- Understanding how a church works.
- Missionaries start churches.
- Know how to run a church service.
- Know how to get spectators to become volunteers.
- Know how to run financial meetings.
- Know how to run men’s meetings.
- Know how to appoint deacons and train deacons.
- Know how to make a church calendar.
- Know how to baptize.
- Know how to give the Lord’s Supper.
- Know how to give church discipline.
- Know how to work in a church.
- Preparing to Preach and Teach