Holding Up The Ropes of Ministry - Audio

Who is the call to mission work meant for? When we think of missions, we often think of a missionary who leaves home to go to another place to preach the Gospel. This is an accurate definition, but it is actually incomplete. It is only one aspect of a much larger realm of the heart of God. The call to mission work is actually for every believer. The Great Commission for all of us to take part in God's plan to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth so that all may hear the good news of salvation. In this message, special guest, Ian Corpuz looks at three verses from Acts 9 where the disciples helped Paul to escape the plot to arrest him by hiding him in a basked and lowering him down with ropes outside a window in the city walls. These disciples had a part in the mission work of Paul by being willing to "hold the ropes" so the gospel could continue to go forth through Paul's mission journeys. Pastor Ian, a missionary himself in his native land of the Philippines, looks at three truths regarding how all of us have an opportunity to hold the ropes of ministry. Some are in the basket willing to go. Others are those who hold the ropes, helping the work to continue through prayer and financial support, and through a mindset that understands there is no greater purpose than to see the gospel go forth to the nations.