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It's easy to assume that missionaries are only those who go to foreign lands preaching the Gospel of Christ to people who've never heard it. Christ's command to "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations" (Matt. 28:19) at first even seems to support this romanticized picture. The words "go" and "all the nations" immediately put us in a "somewhere other than here" attitude. It seems easier to get excited about witnessing for Christ when we imagine going to a place where nobody knows us.

While some people end up going to other countries, most of us stay at home, in our own, much smaller world. And that's OK. When Christ first sent the apostles to all the nations, Christianity was unique to a country only slightly bigger than the state of New Jersey. Today, Christianity can be found in nearly every corner of the globe, part of that due to foreign missions, of course; but much of it due to everyday Christians trying to live their everyday lives like Jesus.

Evangelism is less romantic than we'd like it to be. It requires not just talking about Jesus, but living like Him and treating other people the way He did. And it's not just aimed at strangers; it's a lot harder to tell your best friend or your grandma the truth of Christianity, but that's who most of us usually have to tell. Evangelism isn't a point system in which the person with the most converts wins (Christ has all the converts anyway), it's a holistic approach to faith that aims for the transformation of culture itself. This means the spread of the Gospel and Gospel principles through every avenue at our disposal, whether outright preaching of the Word, political involvement, science and art, or any other means available. It is the spread of the kingdom in the hearts and minds of people, as well as in the very fabric of human society.

Christ compared the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed, saying that it began small but would eventually grow until birds came and landed in its branches (Matt. 13:31-32). Although the task of disciple-making is arduous and often seems entirely unproductive, Christ said, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth" (Matt. 28:18). These are hopeful words, not in the sense of "I hope that happens," but in the sense of something definite we have to look forward to and remind ourselves of. Christ will not rest until all He has appointed are drawn into His fold. As His Church, to whom He gave the command to make disciples of all nations, we shouldn't either.

"For as the rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it."
—Isaiah 55:10,11
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"But Don't All Religions Lead to God?"
by Michael Green
from Baker Books
for 7th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$11.05
Against All Odds
by Jim Stier
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99
Alphabet Makers
by Hyatt Moore
from Wycliffe Bible Translators
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Asia: A Christian Perspective
by Mary Ann Lind
from YWAM Publishing
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$1.00 (1 in stock)
At the Edge of the Village
by Lisa Leidenfrost
from Canon Press
Biographies for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$14.45
Atlas of the Islamic World
by Francis Robinson
from Facts On File
for 9th-Adult
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Being the Body
by Charles Colson, Ellen Santilli Vaughn
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$6.00 (2 in stock)
Bhagavad Gita
by Anonymous
Modern Reprint from Oxford University
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$7.61
Blood of the Moon
by George Grant
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Call of Grace
by Norman Shepherd
from P&R Publishing
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$4.00 (2 in stock)
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by Dan Baumann
from YWAM Publishing
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in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$12.50
Christianity, Cults & Religions
by Rose Publishing
7th edition from Rose Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$4.99
Christianity, Cults & Religions
from Rose Publishing
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in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$14.99
Christianity: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introduction series
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from Oxford University
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in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Clean Water, Red Wine, Broken Bread
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for Adult
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$5.95
Compact Guide to World Religions
by Dean C. Halverson
from Bethany House
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$16.00 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Confronting the Cults
by Gordon Lewis
from P&R Publishing
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$7.00
Counterfeit Revival
by Hank Hanegraaff
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Crescent Through the Eyes of the Cross
by Dr. Nabeel T. Jabbour
from NavPress
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in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cry from the Streets
International Adventures
by Jeannette Lukasse
from YWAM Publishing
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in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$9.00
Dayuma
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from YWAM Publishing
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$14.99 $7.50 (2 in stock)
Dispatches From the Front
by Tim Keesee
from Crossway Books
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Doctor in Buckskin
by T. D. Allen
from Harper & Brothers
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Early Islam
Great Ages of Man
by Desmond Stewart
from Time-Life Books
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Encountering the World of Islam
by Keith E. Swartley, ed.
from Authentic Media
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Europe: Restoring Hope
by Deborah Meroff
for Adult
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
by J. I. Packer
from InterVarsity Press
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in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
by J. I. Packer
from InterVarsity Press
for 10th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$16.14
Faith Worth Sharing
by C. John Miller
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Fight for Jerusalem
by Dore Gold
from Regnery Publishing, Inc.
for Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Five Pioneer Missionaries
by Various
from Banner of Truth Trust
Biography for 9th-Adult
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$11.05 $4.20 (1 in stock)
For the Life of the World
by Alexander Schmemann
from St. Vladimir's
for 11th-Adult
in Communion (Eucharist) (Location: XWO-SAC2)
$15.30
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya
by Ruth Tucker
2nd edition from Zondervan
History of missions for 11th-Adult
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$28.04
From the Village to the Ends of the Earth
by Lisa Leidenfrost
from Canon Press
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$14.41
Get Real
by John S. Leonard
1st edition from New Growth Press
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$13.00
Gnostic Empire Strikes Back
by Peter Jones
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE)
God Makers
by Ed Decker & Dave Hunt
from Harvest House
for 10th-Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
God-Centered Evangelism
by R. B. Kuiper
from Banner of Truth Trust
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$10.20
Gospel Comes with a House Key
by Rosaria Butterfield
from Crossway Books
for 11th-Adult
in Hospitality (Location: SS-HOS)
$21.24
Gospel Wakefulness
by Jared C. Wilson, foreword by Ray Ortlund
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Greatness of the Great Commission
by Kenneth Gentry
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Handbook of Christian Apologetics
by Peter Kreeft & Ronald Tacelli
from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Beginning Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-BEG)
$18.70
Hole in Our Gospel
by Richard Stearns
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for Adult
in Church Ministry & Service (Location: XWO-MIN)
$3.50 (3 in stock)
How I Know God Answers Prayer
by Rosalind Goforth
Revised from Evangel Publishing House
for Adult
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$5.99
Hudson Taylor & China's Open Century
by A.J. Broomhall
from OMF
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in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
I Dared to Call Him Father
by Bilquis Sheikh & Richard H. Schneider
25th Anniversary from Chosen Books
Biography for Adult
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$13.59 $8.00 (1 in stock)
In the Land of the Blue Burqas
by Kate McCord
from Moody Press
for 11th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$13.59
Islam and Terrorism
by Mark Gabriel
from FrontLine
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$10.00
Jesus Among Other Gods
by Ravi Zacharias
from W Publishing Group
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in Evidential Apologetics (Location: XAP-EVI)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
Jesus the Evangelist
by Richard D. Phillips
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$3.60 (2 in stock)
Jewish Literacy
by Joseph Telushkin
from William Morrow & Company
for 11th-Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introduction series
by Norman Solomon
from Oxford University
for Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Let The Nations Be Glad!
by John Piper
2nd edition from Baker Books
for 10th-Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$10.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Let The Nations Be Glad!
by John Piper
3rd edition from Baker Books
for 10th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$14.44
Life of Muhammad
by Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad
from Islam International Publications Ltd
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Living on the Devil's Doorstep
International Adventures
by Floyd McClung
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Lords of the Earth
by Don Richardson
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$9.50 (1 in stock)
Man With the Bird on His Head
by Abbe Anderson, John Rush
from YWAM Publishing
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in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Mecca
by Desmond Stewart
from Newsweek Books
for 8th-Adult
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Mission-Minded Child
by Ann Dunagan
from InterVarsity Press
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Multiply
by Francis Chan with Mark Beuving, foreword by David Platt
from David C. Cook
for Adult
in Discipleship & Community (Location: XCL-DIS)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Muslims and Christians at the Table
by Bruce A. McDowell & Anees Zaka
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$10.00
Narrow Road
by Brother Andrew, Elizabeth Sherrill, Jars of Clay, John Sherrill
from Revell Publishing
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$7.20 (1 in stock)
Narrow Road
by Brother Andrew, Elizabeth Sherrill, Jars of Clay, John Sherrill
from YWAM Publishing
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in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99
Next Christendom
by Philip Jenkins
Revised and Updated from Oxford University
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$9.95
Operation World
by Jason Mandryk, Patrick & Robin Johnstone
7th edition from Biblica Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$15.00 (2 in stock)
Operation World
by Jason Mandryk, Patrick & Robyn Johnstone
7th edition from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$25.00
Peace Child
by Don Richardson
from Regal Books
Biography for 10th-Adult
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Peace Child
by Don Richardson
from Regal Books
Biography for 10th-Adult
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
Peace Child
by Don Richardson
4th edition from Regal Books
Biography for 10th-Adult
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$13.59
Persuasions
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for 9th-Adult
in Beginning Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-BEG)
$10.20
Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window
2nd edition from YWAM Publishing
for 4th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$9.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
Principles of War
by Jim Wilson
from Canon Press
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$10.20
Radical
by David Platt
1st edition from Multnomah Books
for 11th-Adult
in Sacrificial Living (Location: XCL-SAC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Radical Together
by David Platt
1st edition from Multnomah Books
for Adult
in Sacrificial Living (Location: XCL-SAC)
$14.99 $8.00 (2 in stock)
Reformed Means Missional
by Samuel T. Logan, Jr.
Fir from New Growth Press
for 10th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$14.00
Religion of Peace?
by Robert Spencer
from Regnery Publishing, Inc.
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$19.00
Salvation and Godly Rule
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
$29.75
Secret Believers
by Brother Andrew
from Revell Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$18.00
Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
2nd edition from Crown and Covenant
for Adult
in Art & Culture (Location: XCU-ART)
$12.00
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
by Nabeel Qureshi
3rd edition from Zondervan
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$24.99
Shakespeare the Christian I
by Ralph Smith
from Covenant Media Foundation
for 10th-Adult
in Shakespeare Materials (Location: LIR-SHA)
$35.00
So What's the Difference?
by Fritz Ridenour
2nd edition from Regal Books
for Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
Stronger Than the Strong
by Louise Morris
from OMF
for 10th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Supper of the Lamb
by Robert Farrar Capon
from Modern Library
for 10th-Adult
in Culture of Food (Location: COOK-CUL)
$20.00
Tactics
by Gregory Koukl
10th Anniversary Edition from Zondervan
for 9th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$19.54
Taking Men Alive
by Jim Wilson
from Canon Press
for 10th-Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$10.20
Taking the High Places
International Adventures
by Jemimah Wright, Terry Snow
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
The Koran
by Anonymous
Revised from Penguin Classics
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in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
$13.60 $6.80 (1 in stock)
There's a Sheep in My Bathtub
by Brian Hogan
1st edition from Asteroidea Books
for 10th-Adult
in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS)
$13.56
Thousand Year War in the Mideast
by Richard Maybury
1st edition from Bluestocking Press
for 10th-Adult
in Uncle Eric books (Location: ECON-ERIC)
$17.95
Through the Veil
by Lisa Ohlen Harris
from Canon Press
for Adult
in Islam & Sharia Law (Location: XAP-ISL)
$9.99
To Transform a City
by Eric Swanson and Sam Williams
from Zondervan
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Tommorow You Die
International Adventures
by Reona Peterson Joly
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Torches of Joy
International Adventures
by John Dekker & Lois Neely
from YWAM Publishing
Missionary Biography for 10th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99 $8.00 (3 in stock)
Totally Surrounded
by Christina Davis
from YWAM Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV)
$14.99
Understanding the Times
by David Noebel
2nd edition from Summit Ministries
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Edition Bible (Location: ZCLE-BIB)
$10.00 (5 in stock)
Understanding the Times
by Jeff Myers & David Noebel
3rd edition from David C. Cook
for 9th-12th grade
in Worldview Resources (Location: XWV-RES)
$34.00
Unholy Spirits
by Gary North
from Institute for Christian Economics
for Adult
in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS)
Urban Face of Mission
by Harvie M. Conn
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA)
$17.00
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