Recommended Reading on Missions

“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t”

This is a direct quote from the book, Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper. This is the best book written on missions that I have ever read. It is sound theologically and it points out some truths that God used to change my life concerning missions. With that being our theme this week, I would highly recommend that you read this book. It will get you excited about what God is doing. Read this description of the book. It is very well written and a must read.

Description:Since its publication a decade ago, Let the Nations Be Glad! has provided thousands of seminary students, missionaries, and pastors with a sound theological foundation for missions. Piper now offers a revised and expanded edition of this theological and biblical defense of God's supremacy in all things. Drawing on texts from the Old and New Testaments, Piper demonstrates that worship is the ultimate goal of the church and that proper worship drives missionary outreach. He describes prayer as the fuel of missions work because of its focus on a relationship with God rather than the needs of the world. He goes on to illustrate that while suffering is the price of missions, God is worthy of any sacrifice. He examines whether Jesus is the only way to salvation and discusses the extent of the missionary enterprise, seeking to define the scope of the task and the means to reaching "all nations."