Neither the word <em>missions</em> nor the word <em>missionary</em> is found in the Bible. Yet, it is difficult to read through Acts or Paul’s epistles without seeing its practice on every page. Mission comes from the Latin word missio and means a sending or sending away. A mission is defined as a sending out with authority to perform a special duty.
Certainly, the Lord enabled Nehemiah and the Jews to complete the walls of Jerusalem. However, the leadership of Nehemiah was critical from the human viewpoint. The enemies of the wall threw everything imaginable at him, but he would not turn from the cause at hand. How much we should learn from Nehemiah’s example!
A verse by verse outline of Romans 4:1-25. The first three chapters declared all under sin. This presents the need for justification. Romans chapter four declares that justification is obtained by faith.
This lesson deals with the cycle of disobedience, destruction and deliverance that characterizes the book of Judges.
What a lesson in determination! Are you fighting to conquer the mountain God has for you?
