Trinity has chosen March for Missions as its annual missions theme. What makes the theme effective is the dual meaning of the word march.

Soldiers march. Christians march too. According the dictionary to march means “(1) to move along steadily usually with a rhythmic stride and in step with others and (2) to move in a direct purposeful manner or to make steady progress.” When you give an offering at this time to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions endeavor through Trinity’s March for Missions you join thousands of other Christians and churches as we progress together toward spreading the gospel in our world.

The second meaning is equally obvious. We promote this time of giving during the month of March. Trinity’s goal for 2010 is $2010. Prayerfully consider how much God would have you give.

March (the month) also offers you another opportunity to help spread the Word of God. We are about 14 days into “You’ve Got the Time,” the challenge to listen to the entire New Testament between Ash Wednesday and Lent. The materials from the organization “Faith Comes by Hearing”.

cost us nothing. But CBF and Faith Comes by Hearing have asked those churches who are participating to receive an offering for audio Scripture distribution. This offering will be used to translate and record Scripture in the languages where CBF is involved in mission activity. Again, I ask that you prayerfully ask God to guide in the manner. The Bible promises us that “My [God’s] word be which goes forth from My mouth . . . will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).