Florida Baptists look to the month of September as a time of awareness, reflection and prayer for the great opportunities God has presented them in the state.
The Week of Prayer for State Missions, most often observed during the first week of September, concludes with Florida Baptists giving to support these missionary needs through the Maguire State Mission Offering.
The offering has a missionary purpose—helping new congregations through no-interest church site loans, supporting partnership pastors and spreading the gospel through evangelistic ministries.
The theme for 2011, Compelled by Christ's Compassion, is taken from the passage found in Matthew 9:36 "But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd."
If Jesus came to the cities and towns in Florida today, He would see a multi-cultural crowd of people speaking many languages. They have flocked to the Sunshine State seeking a better life, yet are still weary because they do not know Him. He would see people with desperate physical needs and no place to go. He would see people lost without a Shepherd to give them purpose, direction and hope. He would touch them in the name of the Risen Lord.
During this Season of Prayer for State Missions ask God to bless the work of Florida Baptists and their efforts to change the hearts and lives of those they touch in the name of Jesus, the Great Shepherd. Pray that Florida Baptists will be Compelled by Christ's Compassion to reach their state and their mission partners with the Good News of their Savior.
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