RICHMOND, Va.—As churches plan their services and special events for the rest of the year, IMB has released sermon resources from IMB President David Platt free of charge to help church leaders promote the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions that, along with Cooperative Program giving, funds Southern Baptist missionaries to serve internationally.
Use these sermon resources from the pulpit or in small group gatherings to raise awareness for the spread of the gospel through the offering.
A full video sermon, “Why we pray, why we give, why we go,” can be shown in 33-and-a-half minutes. Use the accompanying sermon outline to speak about why every Christian is called to help fulfill the Great Commission to make Christ’s name known among all the nations and peoples of the world.
Platt gives four reasons based on Isaiah 6:1-13 why each and every person should surrender to God in every aspect of life and tell Him, “I will pray however You want me to pray, I will give whatever you want me to give, and I will go wherever and whenever You want me to go.”
Three video excerpts of the full sermon of two to four minutes each can be used to call your church to action in its support of international missionaries through the Lottie Moon offering. Each year, 100 percent of LMCO offering receipts support the presence and outreach of these missionaries overseas to people unreached by the gospel.
– “Isaiah 53: Jesus took the full wrath of God upon Himself”
Everyone stands before God, Platt says, “deserving His judgment in our sin … and Jesus steps into our place and says, ‘I will take that wrath for you upon Myself.’”
– “How could there be any other option?”
In this video sermon excerpt, Platt says, “I implore you in your life and your family, no matter what age or stage you are, to rise before this God and say, ‘Here I am, send me.’”
– “It will be costly … it will be worth it”
Platt says, “Unreached people are unreached for a reason: They’re hard to reach, they’re difficult to reach, they’re dangerous to reach.”
The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering has supported Southern Baptist missionaries in taking the gospel around the world since 1888. Your giving enables missionaries to be sent to multiply churches among unreached peoples and places for the glory of God.
To view or download these LMCO sermon resources, go to imb.org/plattsermonhelps
