Short Term Missions

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Short Term Missions
Is It Worth It?
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God uses short-term, cross-cultural experiences
today to transform peoples theological
world-view.
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And God saw their works, that they turned from
their evil way. And God was compassionate over
the evil that He had said to do to them, and He
did not do it. (Jon 310)
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And he prayed to Jehovah and said, Please, O
Jehovah, was this not my saying when I was still
in my land? On account of this I fled before to
Tarshish. For I knew that You are a gracious God,
and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness, and One who repents over calamity.
(Jon 42)
And now, O Jehovah, I beseech You, take my life
from me. For better is my death than my life.
(Jon 43)
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Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, How do
you, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, who am a
woman of Samaria? For the Jews do not associate
with Samaritans. (Joh 49) (See
Jn. 441)
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Guess Who Winds Up In Samaria?
And in that day there was a great persecution on
the church at Jerusalem, and all were scattered
throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except the apostles. (Act 81)
And the people with one accord gave heed to those
things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the
many miracles which he did. (Act 86)
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria and
proclaimed Christ to them. (Act 85)
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God also uses short-term, cross-cultural
experiences to transform peoples understanding
of the body of Christ.
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And he said to them, You know that it is an
unlawful thing for a man, a Jew to keep company
with or to come near to one of another nation.
But God has shown me not to call any man common
or unclean. (Act 1028)
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After these things I looked, and lo, a great
multitude, which no man could number, out of all
nations and kindreds and people and tongues,
stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palms in their
hands. (Rev 79)
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God uses short-term ministries and cross-cultural
exposure to challenge people long-term about
entering lives of service to the church around
the world.
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For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this
present world, and he has departed to
Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to
Dalmatia. (2Ti 410)
But Paul thought it well not to take that one
with them, he having withdrawn from them from
Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work.
(Act 1538)
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem
when they had fulfilled the ministry, having
taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.
(Act 1225)
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him
with you, for he is profitable to me for the
ministry. (2Ti 411)
And Barnabas determined to take with them John,
he being called Mark. (Act 1537)
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Is Short Term Missions Worth It?
The Answer Yes!!!
Through Short Term Missions

• God changes lives

• God enlarges our vision of Himself

• God transforms us out of our racism and
  stereotypes

• God calls us into His mission to the world