Faith Promise Principle and Commitment ~
Since our initial World Missions
Conference in 1979, the World Missions budget has been provided by the Lord
over and above the general budget through the Faith Promise Principle.
The Scriptural basis for this
concept is found in 2 Corinthians 9:5. Paul had been boasting to the
Macedonians about the eagerness of the Corinthian church to help the ministry.
On his previous trip to Corinth, they had expressed a willingness to contribute
to the spreading of the Gospel. Since Paul did not want the Corinthians to be
unprepared and then embarrassed when the Macedonians arrived with him, he
encouraged the Corinthians to go ahead and make a decision in their hearts
about how much they would be willing to give before the messengers would
arrive. The Amplified New Testament uses the very words “Promised Gift”:
“So I thought it necessary to urge
the brothers to visit you in advance, and finish the arrangements for the
generous gift you had promised. Then it will be as a generous gift, not as one
grudgingly given.” 2 Corinthians 9:5 (NIV)
The Faith Promise is a generous,
willing offering that members of the fellowship give as God speaks to their
hearts. The promise to give is based upon the faith to receive. It is not a
promise to give something you already have, but faith to promise to give
something you don’t have. A Faith Promise is simply trusting the Lord for the
ability to give an amount of money which you are not able to give in order that
you might use it specifically for Christ’s global cause. (See 2 Corinthians
8:3.)
The primary way our church directly
supports world missions is through the Faith Promise. Your undesignated Faith
Promise gifts are used to help support international, national and local
missions through 81 individual career missionary families and various other
mission projects. Each request for career support and mission projects is
thoroughly investigated and given prayerful consideration.
It’s
now easier than ever to give to our Faith Promise Missionaries!
Make your Faith Promise Commitment now.
Go to https://www.fba.org/global-missions
While there you can also give to our Short-term Missions teams.
Thank you for giving!
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PRAYER & PRAISE ~ February 15-21, 2023
2/15
Gary &
Penny Seithel
United
World Mission, England
Gary
& Penny will be in Uganda for the last couple of weeks in February to visit
the schools, strengthen their team, and minister to the communities
there. Pray for all the details to succeed.
2/16
Diane Harrington
e3
Partners Ministry, USA
Please
pray for Diane as she continues to share her personal testimony with neighbors,
as well as in her volunteer work at the local hospital. Please pray for those
with whom she has connected and witnessed. Pray that the Holy Spirit will draw
them close to commit their lives to Him.
2/17
ISAIAS & JUDITH CATORCE
TMS
Global, Philippines
Pray
during February 17-19 for the Transformational Disciple-making Framework
(TDF) training to 55 church planters in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur.
This face-to-face training is done once every two months for a period
of two years.
Word Of Life (WOL)
Hungary
Please
pray for their winter camp, February 17-19. Pray for a full camp and that it
will be a time of spiritual refreshment for all the campers who will come and a
time of decision for Christ for those who have not opened their hearts to Him
yet.
2/19 D & C
Central
Asia
Pray
for God to release people from spiritual bondage, and physical and emotional
bondages. Some people are bound unjustly in captivity, and by oppressive
political or cultural practices.
2/20
DALE & CAROLE HOSKINS
Wycliffe
Bible Translators, USA/Africa
Pray for Dale today, as he is in South Asia leading
his eight trainees in a workshop checking scripture with seven language teams.
Pray for God’s guidance and wisdom for him, as he comes alongside seven
translation teams from two South Asian countries, working on various OT and NT
books.
2/21
Graciela Guerrero
Source
of Light Ministries, USA/Worldwide
Pray
for peace and comfort for Graciela in the passing of her brother, Pepe, on
January 2. He had rejected all of Graciela’s many efforts to present the
Gospel. Pray for Graciela as she will spend the next three months in Argentina.
Pray for the Lord to be glorified in every way and guide all her steps. Fifty
percent of the people in Argentina have been declared to be living in poverty.
“Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of
the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in
vain in the Lord.” I Corinthians 15:58 (NASB)
Our monthly Prayer & Praise Calendar is also available on
fba.org/globalmissions
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