Missionary Meet-Up
Who is September's missionary of the month?
Lydia Grear
What is a missionary?
Someone who is sent out to tell others about Jesus
What are the first four books of the New Testament called?
The Gospels
What book of the Bible is our monthly Bible verse from?
What was Paul's job in the Bible?
Paul was a missionary.
Where does our missionary live?
Jacksonville, Florida
What does Gospel mean?
the GOOD NEWS about Jesus
List the Gospels in Biblical order.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
What does it mean to be called an apostle?
Someone sent out with a specific message, especially someone sent out by God to share the gospel.
How did Paul share the gospel to far away churches or while he was in prison?
Paul wrote letters to the churches, which is where we get most of our New Testament books. Paul traveled around sharing the gospel, but when he was away, he wrote letters to churches to encourage, correct, and teach them about Jesus.
What is our missionary's role/her job?
corporate chaplain
What is a chaplain?
A chaplain is a trained spiritual or religious counselor who provides emotional and pastoral care within secular organizations rather than a traditional church congregation.
Which gospels are known as the "synoptic Gospels"?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
What two descriptors does Paul use to describe himself in our monthly Bible verse?
Servant and an apostle
Paul faced many obstacles in sharing the Gospel. Name one of the ones we discussed.
How does our missionary start and end each time she goes to a business?
She prays for the people who work there!
What is a corporation?
A corporation is a big business.
Which of the Gospel-writers was a tax collector?
Matthew
What does Paul mean when he says he is set apart for the gospel?
He was chosen by God for a specific purpose -- to take the gospel to the Gentiles, kings, and the Jews (see Acts 9:15)
Imagine Paul arrives in a city, but the people there don't want to hear his message about Jesus. Based on what you learned about Paul, what would he likely do?
He would continue sharing the gospel and look for opportunities to tell others about Jesus.
How can we specifically be praying for our September missionary and the people she works with?
Pray for:
-her to have open doors to share the gospel with the businessmen and businesswomen
-that God would give her the words to say when telling others about Jesus
-That God would prepare the hearts and minds of the people in the workplace
What does it mean for someone to be an ambassador?
It means that the person is a representative of an organization or a group.
When you think of a cow holding a sign saying "Eat Mor Chikin?", what company do you think of?
What group of people was Matthew specifically writing his gospel to?
Matthew wrote his gospel to the Jews, emphasizing Jesus as the Messiah and fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies.
Recite the Bible verse for this month.
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God. Romans 1:1
Paul faced many obstacles, but he didn't let those obstacles stop him from sharing the gospel. If you were Paul and someone made fun of you for talking about Jesus, what could you learn from Paul's example?
We can remain faithful to God and continue sharing the gospel even when others don't agree with us or make fun of us.