The following message is by pastor John Piper. More information from desiring God is available at

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You don't need to go there because I'm going to jump around as far as text go.

But the text on which this evening is built is John, the Gospel of John, chapter 20, verse 21.

As the Father has sent me, Jesus says, he's just ready to leave now and go back to his father as the father has

sent me so sandi you and so my first talk 20 minutes or so, will be on, as the Father has sent me and then near the end, will

do a so send I you.

And I'll just tell you right up front, and I hope Alex is okay with this that my prayer for you

is bigger than the one that was just mentioned.

I think the numbers are backward frankly I just think short-term missions are a given for you just a given.

I'm not saying long-term missions are, vocational missions. I just think short-term missions

are a given in the 21st century for all Christian people who live in mobile societies.

So it should be 500, 250, not, or just 700.

So you know that as far as my prayer goes,

I think all of you should do short-term missions now. Maybe the two years puts a little limit on it. And secondly,

I do believe that God has been preparing a substantial number in this group to give your entire life

to crossing a culture to take the gospel to a people group that do not yet have a self-sustaining church.

And I'll say more about that meaning for missions.

But if you find yourself in that category, no, you're on my mind.

You're on my heart.

And I would like in 30 years or 20 years

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