April 2006 - Elder's Corner - Events & News - Evangelical Free Church of Huntington Beach

ELDER’S CORNER for April 2006 submitted by Joe Wheeler

PERSPECTIVES

Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary defines perspective as the “capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance”.

If you have not experienced, or are not experiencing, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, you may have a distorted perspective of missions.

Imagine the difference it would make in your life if God Himself would transport you to heaven and reveal to you the world as He sees it from His perspective in heaven.

You would feel God's great compassion for the lost. He would reveal how well His servants are doing to reach the lost. You would see the importance that prayer has in releasing His power. You would marvel at the testimonies of people in previously unreached people groups who have just recently responded to the Gospel.

God would reveal to you the areas of the world where the need is greatest. You might even receive a vision of how God can use you and your talents to finish the task of taking the Good News to the lost. In short, God would show you His heart. How could you ever be the same again?

The Perspectives Study Program may not be as effective as spending time with God in heaven, but it has been used by God to open the eyes of God's people to the marvelous things He is doing to help the Church complete the Great Commission. Once Christians see "God's Big Picture" and get to understand God's design and goals in the world today, their lives are changed forever. They emerge as World Christians who are uniquely prepared to impact the world by thinking and acting globally with knowledge.

"And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come." (Matthew 24:14, NLT)

Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20, NLT)

Do you think missions is important to God?

Consider this: God had only one Son… and He made Him a missionary.

Footnotes:

With the strong belief that hosting Perspectives is God’s will for our church, the Elder Board is currently meeting on Monday nights so we are free on Tuesday nights to attend and participate.

We recognize and commend Jennifer Houston for her efforts to bring this course to our church.