The Heartbeat of Our Mission
Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
Matt 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
Matt 9:38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Matthew 10:1 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matt 10:3-4 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Matthew 10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Matt 10:7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
Matt: 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 9:35-10:8
Walk Like Jesus Walked
through all the towns and villages Where and How He Walked healing teaching preaching through all the towns and villages
How do I go through my daily life? How do I go through life? How do I go through my daily life?
See What Jesus Saw
sheep without a shepherd Who and What He Saw sheep without a shepherd people harassed and helpless compassion
How do I see other people?
Pray Like Jesus Said
send out workers into his harvest field. How He Said to Pray the Lord of the harvest urgently send out workers into his harvest field.
How do I pray? How do I pray?
Go When Jesus Sends
Who Jesus Sends ordinary people empowered by Jesus
What am I waiting for? What am I waiting for?
What is Stonecrest waiting for?
John 3:22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
John 3:23 Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized.
John 3:24-25 (This was before John was put in prison.) An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.
John 3:26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—well, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
John 3:27-28 To this John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him.’
John 3:29a The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice.
That joy is mine, and it is now complete. John 3:29b That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:22 - 30
John 3:30 Jesus me