With the outbreak of political, social and economic agitations across the world, one does not need a prophet to know that the world is standing at the threshold of the second coming of Christ.
The mission of the church is missions which involves taking the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth because this gospel must be preached in the entire world for a witness unto all the nations and then shall the end come.
With the renaissance of terrorism and blood letting across the globe, the church has ample opportunities to present the gospel of peace to the world at war with itself. It is not the time for the church to squander her time and resources on events and purposes outside the dimensions of world harvest. Even atheists and unbelievers know that things are no longer at ease. They may not understand what is happening or what is about to take place. But the church knows and should not be seen behaving indifferently. Many shall be purified and made white, and tried, but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand (Daniel 12:10).
name. Christ is not coming back to institute an award for the best decorated and furnished pulpit. Christ is definitely interested in what is driving His people and not what they are driving.
Believers of the present dispensation are always searching for the next spiritual meal instead of lifting up their eyes to see the field already ripe for harvest. There will be no excuse for any believer appearing before too mord without souls won for Him.
Wordamissions have changed significantly, according to Dr. U. Obed, International Coordinator of the Apostolic Discipleship Movement. In his words in an interview granted to Nigeria Missions, a publication of Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA), “the mission terrain has changed dramatically with the hitherto sending nations becoming mission fields. There is a great and urgent need to define and determine the national mission agenda of the Nigerian church as the absence of clearly and definite parameters will continue to be a clog in the wheel of mission advancement. This must be closely followed by a mission field/harvest force survey of the nation and other catchment areas envisaged.
The church must as a matter of urgency and duty remain faithful Expounding on the missional status of the Nigerian church, Rev. to the mission entrusted to her. She must preach the good news and be totally committed to spreading the word of life throughout the agency’ driven and happening at the fringe levels of the church. Reuben Ezemadu, stated that firstly, mission is still largely ‘mission world. The church must wake up to the challenges of the moment Secondly, the church is very much lagging behind in direct involvement globally. It is a spiritual treason for the body of Christ to treat with levity the mandate given to her by Christ. Christ is not coming back to give characteristic of missions involvement of the African/Nigerian church. in missions. Thirdly, denominational expansionism is still very much award to churches for magnificent edifices built in His name. Christ is Fourthly, mission structures, literature, training curricula, theories, not coming back to inspect the books of the churches and reward them according to their riches. Christ is not coming back to know which church organized more seminars and conferences in His methods and paradigms, are still largely western.
-Apostles Cyrus Chukwuemeka Munachiso
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