The Importance Of Mission

 Background Reading: Matthew 9:35-36, 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; Luke 4:11-19

Devotional Reading: Colossians 1:3-14

Central Verse: “Is not this the fast that I have chose? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, that ye break every yoke?  Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?  When thou seeth the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?”  Isaiah 58:6-7, KJV

“No, this is the kind of fasting I want:  Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you.  Let the oppressed go free and remove the chains that bind people.  Share your food with the hungry, give shelter to the homeless.  Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.”  Isaiah 58:6-7, NLT

Key Terms

Samaria– District of Ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River between Galilee and Judaea, and capital of the Northern Kingdom (Israel).

Scorned– To be someone or something very much disliked; to be rejected or dismissed because of scorn.

Unchurched– Not belonging to or connected with a church.