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9.28.2025
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36“‘Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?’ 37Jesus replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39A second is equally important: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 40The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.’” Matthew 22:36-40 (NLT)
“The Great Commission”
18“Jesus came and told His disciples, ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’”  Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)


5 Purposes
  • You Can’t Do Life Alone                 Baptizing Them                                Fellowship (Local Church)/Adoption/Family
  • Growing People Change                Teaching them to obey                    Discipleship/Spiritual Growth
  • Saved People Serve People          Love your neighbor                         Ministry/Helping
  • Found People Find People            Go and make disciples                   Evangelism/Connect People to Jesus
  • Worship is a Lifestyle                      Love the Lord Your God                  Worship/Commitment

Global Giants
  • Spiritual Emptiness                         Every Person Needs Jesus            Evangelism
  • Selfish Leadership                           Servant Leaders                               Discipleship
  • Poverty                                               Cycle of Bondage                            Ministry/Helping
  • Disease                                             Curable…Delivery System             Local Church
  • Illiteracy                                             Chain of Poverty                              Ministry/Local Church

Finishing the Task 2033: 5 Goals
  • Every Believer trained/ready to share their faith story
    • How to Do It:
      • Harvest Faith Sharing Seminar
      • Class 401
  • Translate the Bible into every language.         
    • How to Do It
      • Partner with Wycliffe Translators
  • Help people in pain and need. 
    • How to Do It
      • Small Group mission projects/partnerships
      • Blessing Bags
      • Church Mission Trips
      • Disaster Relief Teams…
      • Partner with Compassion International
      • Local Benevolence, etc.
  • Pray for every unbelieving person on Earth.   
    • How to Do It
      • Prayer Wall - ask our people
      • Partner with International Prayer Ministries for International names
  • Plant New Churches
    • How to Do It
      • Train church planters
      • Partner with SGA AC
      • Partner with GMC for US, Mexico, etc.
      • Partner with other Church Planting Ministries.
Harvest Strategic Partnership
  • Compassion International Child Partnership
  • Purpose Driven Church Pastoral Training
  • Wycliffe Bible Translators
“…Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”  James 2:17 (NIV)

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