2026-09-13, "Mission Impossible-Faith Promise"

Main message: The sermon called the congregation to take up the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20) by participating in missions—through going, praying, giving (faith promise), and supporting a variety of mission efforts—because the task is hard but empowered by Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Key points:

• Jesus’ commissioning (Matthew 28:18–20) is the church’s mission: make disciples of all nations; this will require sacrifice, teamwork, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.
• The Church of the Nazarene is a global, missionary-sending denomination (165 world areas, ~29,424 churches, ~2.76M members; 467 missionaries in 88 countries) and still needs more workers and resources.
• Financial support is essential: the World Evangelism Fund (denominational) and local “faith promise” giving (100% of those gifts designated to missions) sustain missionaries; the local church’s historical giving and a recent $10,000 gift were noted.
• Missions work includes multiple avenues beyond sending people: World Mission Broadcast (radio/TV/podcast/digital outreach), child sponsorship programs (holistic support for children for about $30/month), Nazarene Disaster Response (long-term, church-based relief and preparedness), the Jesus Film outreach (large-scale evangelism and church planting), and Alabaster projects (field-funded construction and ministry projects).
• Personal/testimonial illustrations: pastor and spouse becoming missionaries later in life, a family’s faith-promise provision story, a woman who was a sponsored child in Colombia, and examples of how media and the Jesus Film have led to many decisions for Christ.
• Invitation: an offer of salvation was given and people were invited to pray to receive Christ.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 28:18–20