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"THE SHRINKING WORLD"

"THE SHRINKING WORLD"

THIS "SHRINKING WORLD" PHENOMENON HAS ENORMOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR EVERY FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST. WHY? BECAUSE IT IS THIS WORLD WE HAVE BEEN COMMANDED TO REACH WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. AND TO DO THAT , WE HAVE TO DEVELOP BIG-WORLD THINGKING: THE ABILITY OT LOOK AT THE WORLD FROM GOD'S PERSPECTIVE.

"BIG-WORLD"

JUST HOW BIG IS THIS WORLD TO WHICH WE ART TO TAKE THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL? ACCORDING TO THE US. CENSUS BUREAU. WORLD POPULATION REACHED 12 BILLION ON JULY 18 2009 TO PUT THAT NUMBER IN PERSPECTIVE, LOOK HOW LONG IT HAS TAKEN TO ADD SUCCESSIVE BILLIONS SINCE THE TIME OF JESUS CHRIST

IT TOOK 1,804 YEARS TO REACH ONE BILLION (1804)

IT TOOK 123 YEARS MORE YEARS TO REACH TWO BILLION (1927)

IT TOOK 33 MORE YEARS TO REACH THREE BILLION (1960)

IT TOOK 14 MORE YEARS TO REACH FOUR BILLION (1974)

IT TOOK 13 MORE YEARS TO REACH FIVE BILLION (1987)

IT TOOK 12 MORE YEARS TO REACH 6 BILLION (1999)

IT'S TAKEN 8 YEARS TO REACH 6.6 BILLION (MAY 2007)

SO WHILE THE WORLD IS SHRINKING IN MANY WAYS, THE POPULATION IS INCREASING, AT A FASTER AND FASTER RATE. EACH OF THOSE 6.6 BILLION SOULS ALIVE TODAY ARE INDIVIDUALS GOD LOVES AND SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR (JOHN 3:16) AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY---THOSE OF US WHO KNOW AND SERVE JESUS CHRIST--TO GO AND TELL THEM.

EVERY CHRISTIAN CAN NOW LEARN AND GRASP THE VITAL STATISTICS. YES, THE WORLD IS BIG--BUT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS EVEN BIGGERT. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION. THE GUESTION IS. WILL WE DO IT?

"DO WE LIVE IN A BIG WORLD?

GEOGRAPHICALLY, YES, BUT SPIRITUALLY, IT IS GETTING SMALLER AS THE GOSPEL ADVANCES, YOU AND I ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CHRIST FOR BEING BIG--WORLD THINKERS.--NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD THAT GOD LOVES AND FOR WHICH CHRIST DIED. I CHALLENGE YOU TO BECOME A BIG-WORLD THINKER: BECOME INFORMED PRAY, GIVE , AND GO IN OBEDIENCE TO CHIRST'S GREAT COMMISSION.. AS MORE CHRISTIANS BECOME BIG-WORLD THINKERS, THE CLOSER WE GET TO FULFULLING THE GREAT COMMISSION. YOU AND I MAY BE ALIVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMEN

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