Having Compassion for the Lost

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Having Compassion for the Lost
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Today, We Have Put a Heavy Emphasis on the Gift
of the Spirit?
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As a Result, We Emphasize the Great Gifted Man of
God
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What Is the Emphasis of the Bible?
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(1 Corinthians 127) "Now to each one the
manifestation of the Spirit is given for the
common good.
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1 Corinthians 12

• To one there is given through the Spirit the
  message of wisdom, to another the message of
  knowledge by means of the same Spirit,

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1 Corinthians 12

• to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
  gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

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1 Corinthians 12

• 10.to another miraculous powers, to another
  prophecy, to another distinguishing between
  spirits, to another speaking in different kinds
  of tongues, and to still another the
  interpretation of tongues.

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(1 Corinthians 1211) "All these are the work of
one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to
each one, just as he determines.
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What is the emphasis here?

• The Gift or the Same Spirit?

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Emphasis is . . .

• The Holy Spirit

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We All Have the Holy Spirit

• We ALL can serve the Lord!

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The Key Is 1 Corinthians 13!

• The Key is LOVE.

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The Key Is . . .

• Passion
• Compassion

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Without Compassion, Evangelism Is Just a Task
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Purpose-Driven Church or Compassion-Driven Church
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We Need a Compassion for the Lost

• Every Christian Needs to Have a Compassion for
  the Lost

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Not Everyone Will Go to Missions

• But Everyone Should Have a Heart for Missions

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Jesus Saw and Had Compassion

• Then Jesus Imparted Compassion

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Impart Passion and Compassion

• To Do This, You Need to Have Passion and
  Compassion

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Lets Have a Look at the World Today
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The World Today

• 1.8 Billion Baptized Believers
• 3.3 Billion have access to the Gospel

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However

• Still 1.6 Billion have never heard of Christ,
  Christianity or the Gospel

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The World Today
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Manpower Today
140,000 Protestant Missionaries
How Many of These Missionaries Work Among The
Unreached?
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Only 2-3 of ALL missionaries are actually
seeking to reach Unreached People Groups
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Number of Foreign Missionaries per Million in
Major Cultural Blocs
185.6
58.82
50.91
9.91
10.51
5.88
5.29
5.62
2.73
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Christian Finances Today
Total Income of ALL Christians Globally
US12,300,000,000,000
Amount Given to Christian Work
1.73 of Total Income
Amount Given to Missions
5.4 of Total Giving
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How is the 5.4 Mission Giving Used?
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Foreign Missions Giving
87
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Percentage Of Christians Total Income Being Used
to Reach the Unreached
1
of 5.4
of 1.73
0.001 of Christians Total Income is being
used to reach the Remaining Unreached People
Groups
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What Does This Tell Us?

• We are too INWARD!

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We Are Too Inward

• Looking at our own frailties
• Sorting out our differences and disagreements
• Nurturing our own people
• Our efforts are mainly spent inside
• We have no energy to think of let alone reach
  out to those outside

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Matthew 936

• "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on
  them, because they were harassed and helpless,
  like sheep without a shepherd."

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If Jesus Was in Your City, Whom Will He See?
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If Jesus Was in Your City, How Will He Feel?
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If Jesus Is Running Your Churches, What Would He
Do?

• How Would Your Church Be Different?

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What Are Some Of The Needs Of Our World Today?
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The Needs Of The Youth

• 1/2 of the world is under 20 - 1/3 is under 15
• There are 100 million street kids - more than the
  population of England and France combined
• 620 million kids do not attend school
• 15 million kids die every year from preventable
  diseases
• over 1 million children (90 of them girls) join
  the sex trade each year

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The Needs Of The Urban

• 50 of the world lives in urban areas
• by 2025 the world will be 75 urban
• By 2015 there will be 17 cities with population
  over 10 million in the 2/3 world
• There are currently over one billion urban poor
• about half of these live in squatter settlements

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The Needs Of The Poor
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The Needs Of The Poor

• There are more poor now than at any time in
  history
• The poorest 80 have only 15 of the global
  income
• 85 of the poorest countries are within the
  unevangelized world
• Women make up 70 of the poor and 2/3 of the
  illiterate
• Illiteracy is gt50 in the world and rising

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The Needs Of The Poor

• 1.3 billion people live on less than 1 a day
• 1 in 5 people live in poverty so absolute that
  daily survival is at stake
• Most of those who have not heard the Gospel are
  poor

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Some Facts

• The church is generally gravitating out of the
  difficult urban areas and away from problem
  people
• This leaves the Church out of position and ill
  equipped to reach a large segment of the lost
• Approx. 75 of those between 4 and 14 who hear
  the Gospel, respond positively
• The poor have always been more receptive to the
  Gospel because of a felt need for God

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A FUNNEL
How Has The Church Responded To The Needs Of The
Lost World in the Past?
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This Is A New Millennium

• Are We To Repeat The Way Of The Past?

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We Must Do Church in a New Way!
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or
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What to do with new believers?
Incorporate them into existing churches?
Start new churches?
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Think of the Process as a Whole
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Time for More of the Same?

• Or Something Has to Be Changed?

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If Jesus Is Running Your Church, What Would He Do?

• How Would Your Church Be Different?