Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is not a Mission Impossible, but a Mission Possible, Mission Probable, and Mission Perfect—designed uniquely for you. No matter what your limitations, if you choose to accept this mission, you will be able to fulfill it.
Eighteen hundred years have rolled away since the son of God, our blessed Redeemer, offered himself on Mount Calvary for the salvation of our species; and more than half of mankind still continue to deny his divine mission and the truth of his sacred word.
— Henry Clay, 1829
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is not a Mission Impossible, but a Mission Possible, Mission Probable, and Mission Perfect—designed uniquely for you. No matter what your limitations, if you choose to accept this mission, you will be able to fulfill it.
A mission is a specific task a person is assigned to do. When God placed you in space as part of the human race, you came “on assignment” from heaven. Remember you are here on purpose, for a purpose, in divine purpose.
Before the foundation of the earth, about the same time God the Father was deciding to send His Son Jesus, He decided to send you. In the fullness of time He then formed you in your mother’s womb to be equipped with everything you would need for your mission.
You may not have decided what career you want. You may not have chosen a mate. Maybe you feel as if your life has no direction at all and you are just going wherever “fate” dictates.
Well, until you get more specific instructions from the Holy Spirit, He has already told you in the Word of God about your most important mission—winning souls and discipling believers.
Have you been ignoring your assignment from God’s Word? If so, you have been missing an adventure! The Great Commission is the adventure of your life!
You can boldly charge into enemy territory and snatch kidnapped royalty from hell’s flames. You can dangle from a wire and reach into the pits of hell to grasp the hand of one lost soul. You can be tethered from a plane, holding a life jacket for one backslider trapped in the swirling waters of sin.
It is an adventure. It is your mission. Choose to accept it today!
Excerpt permission granted by Albury Publishing
Carman Domenic Licciardello is an enigma in Christian music, often described as part evangelist, part Vegas Showman. His concerts were more like a rock and roll Billy Graham Crusade than a Christian music event. After all the singing, dancing, clapping, and preaching, crowds of people would stream down to the counseling area to accept Christ-many times as many as 5,000 in an evening.
Admission was usually free; a simple offering was taken, similar to 30,000 churches on Sunday mornings. And he filled the largest stadiums the world over. Carman held the record for the largest Christian concert ever in Dallas, Texas. But it even goes beyond that. Take the Mega Stadium acts that played the famed landmark such as Pink Floyd, U 2, Madonna, The Jackson Five, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, and even Metallic. As the newspapers noted, you'll see that the one-act that drew the highest attendance in Texas Stadium was Carman, with 71,132.
Carman (1956-2021) was a popular contemporary Christian singer and songwriter.
Born Carman Licciardello, he began recording under his first name and released his debut album in 1980. Carman began charting contemporary Christian hits in 1984 with "Sunday's on the Way," reaching No. 1 with "The Champion" (1986) and "Radically Saved" (1988). His other hit songs include "Lord of All," "Jesus Is the Light," and "Satan, Bite the Dust!" Carman reportedly holds the world record for the largest audience at a Christian concert. His popularity was at its height in the 1980s and early '90s, but he continued releasing albums for years, including his most recent release, 2014's "No Plan B." In 2018, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
