A Letter of Hope and Mission
Dear Poured Out Followers of Jesus Christ,
Pretty amazing—we are in the Spring time of 2024! Soon it will be summer and the year will be half over. This year seems to be shaping up as very critical and will probably have a measure of turmoil and trouble. In the midst of these increasingly dark times I have good news—we have a King who is coming for us! He tells us in times just like these:
‘Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again and receive you to Myself;
that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:1-3
Do you know what is an increasingly difficult commodity these days? Hope. When people lose hope and become overwhelmed with discouragement our Savior comes in with good news and great hope! The good news for those who need to be saved from their sins and given eternal life is that our Lord Jesus died to pay for our sins and rose from the grave! He gives eternal life and a wellspring of hope that does not disappoint in a world immersed in disappointment.
Our Savior then gives us the blessed hope of His coming for us in the clouds any moment—and certainly He will come to take us back to that place He has been preparing for His precious people. At the revelation of Jesus Christ to His people (the Rapture) all our hope by faith will become sight! Today, you can rest your hope in Him and rest all your hope in His coming if you have received Him as your Savior:
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:5
…looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ Titus 2:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ…
1 Peter 1:13
Having been reminded of these things what should we do with all this hope—should we keep it to ourselves while others are becoming hopeless and discouraged? Actually, we can and should be reminded of our soon coming Savior’s mission for us all—it is His mission. We are to be here on mission carrying out His mission—what is it?
…for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10
Our Savior came to seek and save that which was lost—so shouldn’t that be our mission until He comes for us? I am also a pastor and as I have been leading pastor conferences and gospel outreaches in Africa I know that many pastors and Christians are hopeless and discouraged these days. I also know that many lost precious souls are looking for answers as the trouble increasingly mounts in the world.
Hallelujah—when I go to Africa and lead these pastor meetings we experience a fresh wind of Holy Spirit life—may our Savior Jesus be praised! All of a sudden what seemed impossible once again becomes Him-possible! The living color of heavenly life is infused back into what was becoming the black and white dullness of lukewarm and lifeless Christianity.
These pastors, and me too, are given revival life and something else begins to stir: our desire to see the lost saved by the Savior! We have the ONLY answer for the question so many are asking today: “what hope is left for me in this increasingly rotten world?” Again, we have the only answer: The Lord Jesus saves and He will not leave you here if you will call on His name and follow Him—He has gone to prepare a place for you because HE LOVES YOU! Excuse me—HALLELUJAH!
MAY 7-10 UGANDA PASTOR
CONFERENCE/GOSPEL OUTREACH
Here is where you come in to the program. We can participate together in this upcoming discipleship/gospel outreach opportunity. Now, instead of seven there are eight countries from which pastors will come together in Kampala, Uganda. There, we pastors will meet around the Scriptures as I teach the Watch Therefore message from our Savior to His people. Then I will preach the gospel in the evenings and Lord willing see the lost come to Christ Jesus to be saved and set free!
This Watch Therefore message stirs the lukewarm to repentance and restores the fiery hope we have in Messiah Jesus. When presented with the gospel it also gives urgency to receive Jesus as Savior and Lord today not later. Again, here is where you come in.
We as team Jesus Christ can participate together in 3 ways:
PRAYING, GIVING, GOING
1. PRAYING: will you pray for this outreach? Prayer points: funds to come in, my travels, revived pastors, saved souls and whatever the Holy Spirit lays upon your heart.
2. GIVING: our $40,000 budget still has a need of about $20,000 as I prepare this letter. If our Savior leads, will you prayerfully consider sowing into this mission outreach?
3. GOING: Lord willing, I will do the going.
Together, may we see and experience a great harvest of hope and salvation!
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