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Missionary Work by Ministers

 

Missionary Work by Ministers

Commanded - Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15

Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c - Isa 42:10-12; 66:19

Is according to the purpose of God - Lu 24:46,47; Ga 1:15,16; Col 1:25-27

Directed by the Holy Spirit - Ac 13:2

Required - Lu 10:2; Ro 10:14,15

The Holy Spirit calls to - Ac 13:2

Christ engaged in - Mt 4:17,23; 11:1; Mr 1:38,39; Lu 8:1

Christ sent his disciples to labour in - Mr 3:14; 6:7; Lu 10:1-11

Obligations to engage in - Ac 4:19,20; Ro 1:13-15; 1Co 9:16

Excellency of - Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15

Worldly concerns should not delay - Lu 9:59-62

God qualifies for - Ex 3:11,18; 4:11,12,15; Isa 6:5-9

God strengthens for - Jer 1:7-9

Guilt and danger of shrinking from - Jon 1:3,4

Requires wisdom and meekness - Mt 10:16

Be ready to engage in - Isa 6:8

Aid those engaged in - Ro 16:1,2; 2Co 11:9; 3Jo 1:5-8

Harmony should subsist amongst those engaged in - Ga 2:9

SUCCESS OF

• To be prayed for
- Eph 6:18,19; Col 4:3
• A cause of joy
- Ac 15:3
• A cause of praise
- Ac 11:18; 21:19,20

No limits to the sphere of - Isa 11:9; Mr 16:15; Re 14:6

Opportunities for, not to be neglected - 1Co 16:9

Exemplified

• Levites
- 2Ch 17:8,9
• Jonah
- Jon 3:2
• The Seventy
- Lu 10:1,17
• Apostles
- Mr 6:12; Ac 13:2-5
• Philip
- Ac 8:5
• Paul &c
- Ac 13:2-4
• Silas
- Ac 15:40,41
• Timotheus
- Ac 16:3
• Noah
- 2Pe 2:5
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