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  OSWALD J. SMITH PREACHING - PART 3
  by Oswald J. Smith
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Summary: The congregation has a responsibility to participate in
missions and spread the gospel, even when they cannot go themselves.

Duration: 1:05 Topics: "Missions Work", "Discipleship Training"
Scripture References: Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 28:19

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DESCRIPTION
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This sermon emphasizes the power of sending out substitutes or
representatives to spread the gospel when unable to go as missionaries
ourselves. It highlights the exponential growth that can occur when
individuals are commissioned and supported to share the message of Jesus
Christ, leading to a vast network of missionaries working in various
regions beyond. It showcases the impact of empowering and equipping
others to be ambassadors for Christ in different parts of the world.

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CONTENT
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If I could not go myself as a missionary, I would have to send out
substitutes. Never will I forget when I placed the first five
substitutes on the platform and challenged the congregation to send them
out. Before long, the five became ten.

Then the ten became twenty. In due time, the twenty became forty. Then
the forty became a hundred.

After a while, the hundred became a hundred and fifty. Then the hundred
and fifty became two hundred. In due time, the two hundred became two
hundred and fifty.

And then last year, the two hundred and fifty became three hundred. And
now, we have an army of substitutes out there in the regions beyond,
under twenty-seven different faith missionary societies, working on
thirty different foreign fields. Our substitutes, our representatives,
preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in our stead and in our
room.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/Zy6R5lllcPU.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/oswald-j-smith/oswald-j-smith-preaching-part-3/
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