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INTERESTED IN TAKING A MISSION TRIP TO INDIA?
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Chances are, you or someone you know will be going on a mission trip this Summer.  These trips can provide incredible opportunities for us to get out of our comfort zones while we experience the world and ministry in new ways.  

David Hutchens - Summer 2014 Volunteer

We love to hear the stories of life transformation that take place in the lives of volunteers that go to India on a mission trip. It's amazing how in such a short time God can reveal Himself in such new ways!  Volunteers that go to India serve in many ways, such as ministering to railway kids, training leaders, and worshiping with house churches.  But what also happens is that they learn a great deal from local leaders in India.  Volunteers always come back saying THEY were the ones that were blessed!  

This Summer we have several teams that will be serving in India with us.  Currently, we have 3 young men that are teachers and have decided to spend their summer serving alongside our team in India!  (Pray for David, Taylor & Jordan!)
And please pray for the many other volunteers that will be traveling to India to serve this Summer.  Pray that their eyes will be open, their hearts full and that they come back with a renewed love for Jesus and the mission He gave us to make disciples of all nations.

Maybe you are interested in taking a trip with API some day?  Start praying now!  Start asking God for the right opportunity and the boldness to say like Isaiah "Send me Lord, I'll go!"

 

Thank you for your prayers and partnership!

Visit www.apii.org for more information.  To make a donation you can visit www.apii.org/donate.

 

To the Ends,

 

Coby Colley
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By Randy Cole

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By Randy Cole

 

Making Disciples by Shepherding

The Abundant Life

  

 

John 10:10-11 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.  "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."(NASB)

 

So far in this series, we have covered the Sheep Fold, the Sheep Pen, the Door, the Voice, and your Comfort Zone.  The next aspect of "shepherding" that we'll unpack is the concept of the Abundant Life.

 

John 10:10 tells us that the "thief comes to steal, kill and destroy". The first thing that we need to discover - what is the thief trying to steal?  What is he trying to kill?  What is he trying to destroy?  To help us find the answers, let's look at a case study from the book of Joshua. 

 

In Joshua chapters 1-6, the nation of Israel was "on a roll":

  • They had a new leader - Joshua - who was exalted by God in the sight of all Israel (Joshua 4:14)
  • Israel crossed the Jordan River, obeying all of God's commands in the process.  (Joshua 4:8,10,18)
  • God "melted the hearts" of the Canaanites, so that they were in fear of God and the nation of Israel.  (Joshua 2:24, Joshua 5:1)
  • Israel obeyed God's commands and dedicated themselves to God through the ritual of circumcision.  (Joshua  5:2,8)
  • Joshua had a face-to-face encounter with the Lord, and the Lord "delivered Jericho unto his hands" (Joshua 5: 13 - 6:2).
  • Israel defeated, ransacked, and burned Jericho - the city that was supposed to be "impossible" to defeat. Israel submitted to and obeyed God's commands completely, even though they might have been "silly" for an army to obey.  (Joshua 6)
  • The concluding verse of Joshua chapter 6 says:  "The Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land". 

Joshua and the nation of Israel were having that proverbial "mountaintop" experience.  But the thief is poised to strike at exactly these kinds of times.  Look at the very next verse, Joshua 7:1 - "But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things......So the Lord's anger burned against Israel".

 

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