The Word to the World
Over the years, we have reformed as a church in our understanding and practice of prayer. But this reformation is not over; we need to be constantly reforming as we learn more about what God expects of his people in prayer. Psalm 67 offers us
The local church is God’s appointed means for the fulfilling of the Great Commission. The local church therefore is God’s appointed means for cross-cultural missions. And when the local church sends missionaries, it is responsible to care for and support those missionaries. The church does
“Whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give it to you.” This seems like a carte blanche promise from Jesus. But one the of main goals and purposes of prayer is for the continuing of Jesus’ mission in this world—the making of
In his book And the Place was Shaken, John Franklin tells the story of participating in a two-week evangelistic crusade in Mombasa, Kenya. God blessed their efforts tremendously, and people responded to the gospel en masse. Franklin recalls one particular interaction. He and two colleagues