Christian Missions at Lakeside
Mission Statement
The Lakeside Missions Team, under God's enabling and guidance, seeks to carry out the following mandate:
"To mobilize the people and resources of Lakeside into a God-centred service of compassionate evangelism.”
The Scriptural Basis for Lakeside Baptist Church’s Involvement in Missions
God's will for His church as expressed in the Scriptures provides the basis and motivation for the congregation of Lakeside Baptist Church to reach out to a lost and hurting world in response to the following:
- To fulfill the Great Commission of Christ to
make disciples throughout the world.
(Matthew 9:35-38; 28:18-20; John 4:35-38; Acts 1:8) - To demonstrate Christ's compassionate heart to those in need.
(Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Isaiah 58:5-11; 61:1-2; Matthew 25:31-46) - To retrieve the spiritually lost.
(Matthew 18:10-14) - To encourage personal evangelism through relationship.
(1 Corinthians 9:19-23) - To mobilize our resources so that all can hear and understand the gospel (good news) in their own language.
(Romans 10: 13-15)