Acts of service can open the door for God to work, church planter Kevin Gibbs says.
Leading Discovery Church, Seattle, he challenges believers to serve the community, the Northwest Baptist Witness reported.
Church members started by sweeping the floors of a community center.
Over time, the center leaders invited the church to meet there for services. “God has given us favor … people are open to church because of our connection with the community center,” he said.
If we take our role as Christ’s ambassadors seriously, we should make sure we aren’t so caught up in our own celebration of the holidays that we miss ministering Jesus’ love to those who are seriously hurting around us.
When the Kentucky high school state football championship games kicked off this fall, two Kentucky Baptist pastors were on the officiating crew for the first of the six games.
Amy Whitfield’s book, “Lottie Moon: The Girl Who Reached the World,” released in October, and it tells the story of how Charlotte Digges “Lottie” Moon left behind all she knew and dedicated her life to taking the gospel to China.
International Mission Board missionaries are going the extra mile, quite often literally. Find out why. The Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10.
