Speaker 1: Welcome to Commission Thursday, where every believer is a witness of Christ, where every believer is an ambassador of Christ and where every believer is the salt and the light of the world.
Speaker 1: Have you ever asked yourself why should we go and reach out to people in prison?
Speaker 1: I'm also asking myself that question.
Speaker 1: Remember that you are a believer and in your circle maybe you have people like, maybe you have family members, your friends, who are in prison and they need visitation.
Speaker 1: They need someone to remind them that there is someone for them.
Speaker 1: And I'm going to share two reasons why it is important for us to go to prison and just to spread the word of God.
Speaker 1: Number one is that God is love.
Speaker 1: It's because of love.
Speaker 1: That's why we are going to prisons and preaching out the gospel.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in the book of 5th John, chapter 4, verse 8, it says whoever does not, we are going to prisons.
Speaker 1: We are extending love to those people.
Speaker 1: And the second reason is because it is a command.
Speaker 1: It is a command to every believer to go and reach out to the people in prisons.
Speaker 1: To go and reach out to the people in prisons.
Speaker 1: In the book of Matthew, chapter 28, verse 18, it says that then Jivas came unto them and said All authority in heaven on earth has been given to me.
Speaker 1: Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Speaker 1: The verse clearly says that this is a command.
Speaker 1: So, as a believer, you don't have an excuse.
Speaker 1: If you look at the Bible, if you look at the life of Paul, paul was visited with Timothy, paul was visited with Timothy.
Speaker 1: Also, as believers, we are required to go and visit the people in prison, and maybe you are wondering how do I plug in here at Parklands Baptist?
Speaker 1: There are many ways to plug in.
Speaker 1: You can plug in by availing yourself and just being part of the team.
Speaker 1: The other way of plugging in is by giving.
Speaker 1: You can give in kind.
Speaker 1: Maybe you have clothes, maybe you have soap or you have money.
Speaker 1: The other way you can mobilize and the fourth one is that you can pray for us, because mission starts at a place of prayer.
Speaker 1: Therefore, I call you, get out of your comfort zone and let's go and preach the word of God to people in prison.
Speaker 1: You can get us in the mission department.
Speaker 1: There is a number that will be displayed here at the screen.
Speaker 1: Get in touch with us and let's be part of this noble cause.
Speaker 1: God bless you and have a blessed week.