The Missionary Heart of God
We become the most like Jesus when we join the missionary heart of God to move out, into the unknown, to be a blessing to Bay Ridge and beyond.
Genesis 11:27-12:3
Missions at BRCC
Every Christian is called to be part of God’s global mission, radically going out with the Gospel, and radically sending others to do the same.
McAlhaney – Visiting Missionaries
Tim and Maureen McAlhaney serve with SIM in Kijabe, Kenya. They visited with us to give an update on their missions work in Kijabe.
God’s Heart for the Nations
The entire Bible reveals God’s heart for the nations to come to Him, and His people are called to love all nations and cultures and labor to take the Gospel to them.
Genesis 12:1-3
Advancing Native Missions (ANM) – Visiting Missionary
BRCC believes that Missions (Global and local) is one of the most important things we are called to do as a church. In order to fulfill this calling, we support 14 missionaries around the world. Two of those missionaries, Himalayan Inland Missions and Bombay Teen Challenge, are run under the same organization of Advancing Native Missions. A representative of ANM visited our church on Sunday, May 7, 2023 to give us an update on both.
Lee & Carol Short – Visiting Missionary
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, founders of Life Savers Ministries International and Vida Internacional, Lee and Carol will be speaking about their work on the mission field in Mexico where they are ministering to marginal children and their families in the Bahia de Banderas area.
The Church – God’s People on Mission Together
Question 71: Are Christians only called to be part of the universal Church?
The Church has been given the Spirit to empower us to be on mission together, taking the Gospel forth and displaying the love of God to others from our location to the ends of the earth.
Luke 4:16-19; Luke 24:45-49
Empowered By the Spirit
We are to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit, Who empowers us for the mission of God in the earth today.
Acts 1:8
International Christian Concern – Visiting Missionary
Jon Hicks has worked with ICC to help the persecuted church around the world.
The Grace of Comfort
Our afflictions are avenues for abundant comfort for the lost.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Commissioned
All Christians are commissioned by Jesus to be involved in the worldwide mission of evangelism and discipleship.
Matthew 28:18-20
Damir Spoljaric – Visiting Missionary
This Sunday we will be blessed to hear from Damir Spoljaric, our missionary in Croatia.
LSMI 2017 Visit
Lee Short spoke to us about how we are obligated to share the Gospel of Christ with those around us. He also shared with us about the work they are currently doing in Mexico and other places.
ELIC 2017 Visit
A representative from ELIC spoke about Ephesians and the immeasurable love and grace of our God.
The Call To Mission:How You Can Be Involved
Every Christian is called to be part of God’s global mission, radically going out with the Gospel, and radically sending others to do the same.
Romans 10:14-15
The Price of Mission:Suffering and Sacrifice
God calls His people to suffer and sacrifice in order to penetrate new areas with the Gospel.
Acts 9:15-16
The Strategy of Mission:From Here to the Ends of the Earth
Our mission strategy is to be empowered by the Spirit for involvement and support in evangelism and mercy ministry, at home and abroad, to both reached and unreached people groups.
Acts 1:8
The Unfinished Task of Mission:The Unreached Peoples
To fulfill the Great Commission, we must give special emphasis to reaching those people groups that do not have access to the Gospel at present.
Revelation 7:9-10
The Goal of Mission:A Church for Every People Group
God has exalted His only Son as King over all. And God has ordained that all of mankind worship the King. Because there is only one King, there is only one church comprised of people groups that are distinct yet not divisible.
Psalm 2
The Barriers To Mission: The Jonah Cycle
The same improper beliefs and attitude that afflicted Jonah also prevent Christian from joining God on mission to reach the world.
Jonah 3:10-4:4
The Work of Mission:Evangelism and Mercy Ministry
Our mission includes both evangelism and mercy ministry, meeting both the spiritual and physical needs of people.
Mark 1:14-15; Luke 4:18-19
The Mission In Cambodia:The McClures
The McClures visited with us to speak about the work that God is doing in Cambodia through them.
The Basis of Mission:God’s Heart for the Nations
The basis of mission is God’s desire for the nations, which is a driving concern throughout all Scripture.
Genesis 12:1-3; Galatians 3:8-9
The Call of Mission:Compassion for the Lost and Suffering
We are called to mission by compassion for the ones who are suffering in this life and perishing without the Gospel
Romans 9:1-3
The Heartbeat of Missions:Worship
The heartbeat of missions is a desire to see God worshipped by people from every tribe and language.
Romans 1:5