"The Great Commission"

On every of the mission boxes, it shows how a knowledge of geography prepares Christians to serve God, whether by becoming a missionary or by supporting missionaries. There are three reasons why every Christian should be willing to go to the mission field.

First, God had commanded His people to be witnesses. Christ said that if you love Him, you will obey his commandments. It is stated in John 14:15 ("If you love Me, keep My commandments). God said the Great Commission five times to stress its importance (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-48; John 20:21; and Acts 1:8). Second, God's people show their love for Jesus by following His example. Jesuse shares the gospel to them, and the opostles followed that example. Third, God's people showed love for others by leading them to safety. It is stated in Jude 1:22-23 (And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh). Every year over thirty million people die without ever hearing about the gospel. If more Christians went away, more people would have an opportunity to hear the gospel and to escape eternity in hell.

Every Christian is supposed to be a missionary. They have the responsibility to share the gospel and to maintain a good testimony. Christians distinguish home missions and foreign missions. The first Christian missionaries began at home in Jerusalem and Judea and then reached out to their neighbor Samaria and on to the farthest parts of the world.