How Can You Preach the Great Commission Without a Passport?

Pastor Eddie Eaton steps away from the Genesis study for a one-time missions lesson built around Isaiah 6:1-9 and the five New Testament Great Commission passages. He recounts how a 2007 International Mission Board conference, Isaiah’s response “Here am I; send me,” and the needs of an unreached village in Peru overcame his fear of flying and led him to obtain a passport, mobilize his church, and help establish a gospel witness among people who had never heard the name of Jesus. Turning from testimony to application, he teaches that every Christian shares a common mission to carry the good news everywhere and a custom mission expressed through the believer’s own eyewitness story of Christ’s saving and transforming work. Acts 1:8 expands that witness from family and close relationships to neighbors, coworkers, people across cultural boundaries, and nations where Christ is not known. The message calls believers to stop postponing obedience, make themselves available, and answer God’s call with a ready yes.