December 2011 Press Toward the Mark

The message of Christmas has always been about penetrating the darkness of sin and damnation with the light of the Gospel and salvation.  For this reason, Jesus laid aside the constant use of deity and took on the robes of humanity and humility.  This is the eternal message of Christmas that can be summarized well by the familiar text in John 3:16.  Mission Ohio is the cooperative effort to proclaim the message of Christmas and Easter to every resident of our state.  The goal is to reach at least 1,000,000 believers in 2020 congregations by the end of 2020.

          Your Mission Ohio Resource Team deeply appreciates the privilege of being missionaries of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio.  It is a joy to assist Ohio Southern Baptist churches and associations obey the Great Commission from Ohio to the ends of the earth.  We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  As we celebrate Christmas and the New Year, let’s resolve to increase our cooperative efforts to reach Ohio and the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Let’s press toward that mark.