I've been thinking a lot lately on how I can incorporate more of the Great Commission calling into our family.
Our church already has monthly mission opportunities such as feeding the homeless, going to the women's crisis center, and going to the nursing home . . . and as often as we can we go. . . but I wanted to do something extra on the family front.
The bible is laced with scriptures that say we as the body of Christ are suppose to tell people about Jesus and we are help take care of them.
Yesterday, God gave me this amazing idea to have a missions box in my car.
This box will be in the cargo area of my car and whenever an opportunity arises for us to use it as a family we will be readily prepared to bless those who we are called to bless.
Opportunities could be giving items to a homeless person on the corner, giving a stressed out mom with a car full of kids a pack of gum, telling someone about Jesus and then giving them a bible, seeing and elderly person in the cold a blanket....the list for opportunities are endless.
But the amazing thing is we will be showing our daughter how to live like Christ did with a giving heart, a serving heart, a mission heart.
A few ideas for the mission box are:
-blankets
-bibles both in English and Spanish
-cards about our church
-socks
-plain shirts
-towels
-granola bars
-gum
Perhaps the items will change as the year goes on or as seasons change but this is a great start for a yearly family mission project.
This also cancels out the excuses that we as humans try to come up with ... such as... "I'm not prepared" "I don't have this..." "I would if I had...."
This is just something new that God has given me to do this year with my family.
You are more than welcome to use this idea with your family or pray that God will lead you to do something out of your box this year for the Great Commission.
Humbly,
Mrs. Z
PS: I found this neat little board full of ideas.
Our church already has monthly mission opportunities such as feeding the homeless, going to the women's crisis center, and going to the nursing home . . . and as often as we can we go. . . but I wanted to do something extra on the family front.
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| Galveston Homeless Ministry |
The bible is laced with scriptures that say we as the body of Christ are suppose to tell people about Jesus and we are help take care of them.
"And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." [Mark 16:15]
"For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” [Acts 13:47]
Yesterday, God gave me this amazing idea to have a missions box in my car.
This box will be in the cargo area of my car and whenever an opportunity arises for us to use it as a family we will be readily prepared to bless those who we are called to bless.
Opportunities could be giving items to a homeless person on the corner, giving a stressed out mom with a car full of kids a pack of gum, telling someone about Jesus and then giving them a bible, seeing and elderly person in the cold a blanket....the list for opportunities are endless.
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40
But the amazing thing is we will be showing our daughter how to live like Christ did with a giving heart, a serving heart, a mission heart.
A few ideas for the mission box are:
-blankets
-bibles both in English and Spanish
-cards about our church
-socks
-plain shirts
-towels
-granola bars
-gum
Perhaps the items will change as the year goes on or as seasons change but this is a great start for a yearly family mission project.
This also cancels out the excuses that we as humans try to come up with ... such as... "I'm not prepared" "I don't have this..." "I would if I had...."
This is just something new that God has given me to do this year with my family.
You are more than welcome to use this idea with your family or pray that God will lead you to do something out of your box this year for the Great Commission.
Humbly,
Mrs. Z
PS: I found this neat little board full of ideas.
