What Is Mission 3G?
Grace Bible Church's mission is Sharing Jesus, Growing Together, Impacting Our World.
This is our chance to do all three at one time!
What is Mission 3G?
Mission 3G is GBCs first major foray into reaching our community for Christ in quite some time. We hope to accomplish that by:
Adopting one family (single or multiple members) for each month of the mission, from October-December (3 families in total).
Each month, we will seek to understand the needs of that family and fulfill them to the best of our ability throughout the month.
The words we will be guided by while carrying out our mission are:
GRACE - We will offer ourselves to them, sharing the grace of God as he has given us;
GIVING - We will sacrifice, as necessary, to help fulfill the needs of others so that God's love may shine through our giving;
GOSPEL - In every encounter with the family, we will prepare ourselves, however necessary, to share the hope we found only through the gospel.
Throughout each month, we will share with one another how God used us, individually, to take love to our adopted family.
It's that simple!
Here's where you come in.
We have all been given gifts by God for us to share. Some of us see our gift expressed by apple pie baking and giving. Others through service projects. Yet, others express their gift of sharing the gospel in many other unique ways, like:
Putting your testimony in with something you give to the family, giving them hope for their future;
Asking them to hear your testimony, perhaps, as you are fixing their stove, or cleaning their kitchen;
While supporting them in their grief;
While babysitting their children or animals.
There are endless possibilities, limited only by your imagination and your willingness to submit yourself to God in this opportunity. Let's share with them a little bit of God's love being shown "abundantly above all we can think or imagine."
This is a time for us to be active in our faith, and grow in our service to God and others, beyond the walls of our church buildings. This is our opportunity to really be a light that shines bright in Washington and beyond.
Once we ascertain the needs of the first family, we will post them in the foyer. We will be able to share what they have asked for and God has prompted to give during the course of our month serving that person or family. But, let us remember, our giving is not limited to what they ask for. Let's ask God for additional ways to "bless their socks off." 😁
Will you prayerfully and joyfully join us? This is your chance to live out your faith in a special way and truly be the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus.
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16, ESV)
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:” (1 Peter 4:10, ESV)
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,” (Hebrews 10:24, ESV)
WHO CAN BE NOMINATED?
Anyone can be nominated. There are no financial or other specific qualifications.
No matter who we are, no matter what our current circumstances may be, at one time or another, we all need a compassionate friend to come alongside us and help us to know that the sacrificial love that Jesus Christ showed to us, by dying for us, is there for them too. It's that model of sacrificial service we want to emulate. Jesus didn't come alongside the poor only; he came alongside anyone who was "burdened and heavy laden."
Do you know of a person or family who is caring an unbearable burden alone? That is the person or family MISSION 3G wants to support.