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16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
MARK 16:14-16
JESUS COMMANDED EVERY CHRISTIAN FROM MARK 16:15 UNTIL THE RAPTURE TO "GO" AND GET PEOPLE SAVED! ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH JESUS' DIRECTIVE IS THROUGH THE BUS MINISTRY. THE BUS MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO EVERYONE IN A COMMUNITY. BUS CAPTAINS SYSTEMATICALLY SOUL WIN IN THEIR BUS AREA, GETTING THE GOSPEL TO EVERY HOME. GOD HAS PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS IN PROVERBS 19:17, "HE THAT HATH PITY UPON THE POOR LENDETH UNTO THE LORD; AND THAT WHICH HE HATH GIVEN WILL HE PAY HIM AGAIN ." HERE IS WHY WE RUN BUSES AT OUR CHURCH:
JESUS LOVES THE BUS MINISTRY (MARK 10:13-16). JESUS LOVES THE BUS KIDS! HE ESPECIALLY LOVED TO HAVE THE CHILDREN COM TO HIM. KIDS GROW UP TO BE ADULTS!
GOD PUT THE BUS MINISTRY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (GENESIS 45:19). NOTICE THE PARALLELS OF THIS VERSE. IT IS A COMMAND. IT IS FOR CHILDREN, AND ADULTS (KIDS FIRST!), AND IT IS TO BRING THEM OUT OF A PLACE OF FAMINE (THE WORLD) TO A PLACE OF PLENTY (THE CHURCH). THIS IS THE VERY FIRST BUS (WAGON) MINISTRY!
GOD PUT THE BUS MINISTRY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT (MARK 2:1-5). THIS IS THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE PALSY. FOUR FRIENDS THAT CARRIED HIM TO JESUS. WALLY BEEBE SAID, "ANY ONE THAT BRINGS SOMEONE TO JESUS IS A 'BIG WHEEL' AND THESE WERE FOUR BIG WHEELS. THAT CONSTITUTES A BUS!"
WE ARE TO REACH EVERYONE (ACTS 1:8). GOD GAVE US THE POWER (HOLY SPIRIT ) TO BE "WITNESSES" TO JERUSALEM (OUR TOWN), JUDEA (SURROUNDING TOWNS), AND SAMARIA (PLACES OTHERS DO NOT WANT TO GO TO).
IS A BUS MINISTRY WORTH IT? ASK ANY OF THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS THAT GET SAVED! LET'S KEEP OUR BUSES ROLLING!
BY DR. MICHAEL STODDARD, NEW TESTAMENT BAPTIST CHURCH, EAST HARTFORD, CT. |
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