Grubb Mission Report - November 2015


“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
A Work of the Chestnut Mountain Church of Christ, Chestnut Mountain, Georgia USA
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PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
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NOTE: This report is being sent early because I leave for China and Taiwan on October 29th. I am scheduled to return home on December 7th. Your prayers are appreciated. JMG.

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WORKING AMONG THE CHINESE (2)
John M. Grubb

 

NOTE: In the September 2015 issue, we started an article on this subject. We talked about why Christianity is resisted. Please remember, most of the world has never been exposed to real New Testament Christianity. Here is the other part of the article. JMG.

 

HOW TO MEET THIS OPPOSITION

 

     In order to overcome these obstacles there are several things that we can and must do. 

 

1.  No compromise is possible. Over the years many religious groups have compromised with the philosophies and practices of Chinese tradition and religion. If we compromise, we have negated all our efforts. One of the comments we often hear is: “Other churches say it is OK to worship ancestors, so why don’t you?”

 

2.  Teach the Bible, not Americanism. We do not work among the Chinese to turn them into Americans. We are trying to turn them into Christians. If the traditions and practices of the local people do not violate the Word of God, we do not try to change them. We need to make it clear that our purpose is to simply preach the gospel of Christ.

 

3.  Unity. We know that division keeps many people from paying attention to the gospel just as Jesus said it would (John 17:20-22).  One of the most frequent questions we are asked is:  “Why are there so many different churches?”  Yet, even in our own country, there are people who encourage new denominations.  One lady said that if you don’t like what is going on in the church you attend, start your own!  We need to encourage unity not only among members of the church, but also to encourage those who are in the denominations to leave those man-made churches and cleave to the church for which Jesus gave His life.

 

4.  Large workforce. There is no question that more workers will make our efforts more successful among the Chinese people. This has been a big problem and will apparently continue to be a major problem in our work among the Chinese people in the coming years. We need more workers to have a part in this work. Until we have a large workforce among the Chinese people, we will not be able to do as much in reaching the local people.

 

5.  Time. The meaning of this point is patience.  Chinese are very patient people. They do not think in terms of days, months, or years. They think in terms of generations. They are not worried about the next year or two, but about their great-great grandchildren. We are not going to be able to make a great impact in just a few years. It is going to take many, many years to have an impact on this society. One of the most difficult things for our brethren to understand is that we cannot just spend a couple of years and establish a self-supporting work. It just will not happen in the work among the Chinese. It is a much slower process. It takes time.

 

CONCLUSION

 

     It has been the purpose of this article to help brethren to better understand what is involved in trying to preach the gospel to the Chinese people. Our task is not an impossible one (Philippians 4:13). This earth has over 1.4 billion Chinese people living on it. Every one of them needs to hear the gospel message. It is up to us to see that they have that opportunity.

 

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UPDATE ON MY MOTHER

 

TERRE HAUTE, IN: My mother is living in a nursing home in Terre Haute. She has to have 24/7 care. Her vitals are all good and she recognizes all the family. You can send cards to: Barbara Grubb, 1716 N. 8th St., Terre Haute, IN 47804. Please remember her in prayer.

 

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Materials Available

 

There are sixty Chinese lessons currently posted on YouTube. You can access them at: http://m.youtube.com/user/TheCoJC. I update my Facebook page all the time. Be sure to check my Facebook wall for pictures and news about my trips and activities. Be sure to check out my website: www.grubbchinese.org. http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com is my blog address. I post my monthly report there too.

 

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

 

2016

 

May 5 – June 7 – Indonesia/CABL

September – Taiwan

Nov. – Dec.  – Singapore/Malaysia  

   Four Seas College Lectures  

   Section 17  

   Subang Jaya  

   Kota Kemuning

 

2018

 

Apr. 22-25 Gospel Meeting – Collinsville, IL

 

– John M. Grubb