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[girl] Look around your church. What do you see? People, of course. What else do you see?
A Bible? Your pastor? A place to worship God?
[boy] Is there an altar, baptismal font, and a pulpit for the pastor to preach from? DO
they look like this church? Maybe you have some banners and stained glass, and maybe
an organ or piano.
[girl] There are pews here in our church, but some churches have chairs.
[boy] But churches around the world look different from each other, inside and out.
[girl] They may be made out of brick and stone or wood. Some are made out of straw and mud.
[boy] They might have metal or shingles or dry grass for roofs.
[girl] There might not be any place to sit. Or, there might just be wooden boards to sit
on.
[boy] Instead of a fancy baptismal font, there might only be a bowl of water for baptisms.
Some churches donÕt have any of these things. Some churches donÕt even have a building.
[pastor] But something all churches need is the saving Word of God, the Gospel.
[girl] Only GodÕs Word can bring people into GodÕs family. It doesnÕt matter if the church
is in Africa, South America, Europe, or Asia.
[pastor] ThatÕs right. GodÕs Word of Life, the Gospel, is the net that brings people
into the church. And the church is more than just a building, and pews, and roofs, itÕs
the very people of God, gathered around GodÕs gifts.
[girl] But when people hear the Word of God and believe, they want to come together to
worship Him in a church building.
[pastor] You can help new churches around the world get the things they need to wash,
teach, and feed people with the Good News of Jesus through GodÕs Word and sacraments.
[boy] You mean our pennies, nickels, and dimes can help provide Bibles, Sunday School materials,
altars, fonts, and roofs for new church buildings?
[pastor] Yes, your gifts can even add up to buy bikes so that pastors can get to their
churches or visit GodÕs people.
[boy] So, like $5 can buy a Bible? [girl] And $25 can purchase Sunday School
materials or hymnals for a new church!
[boy] Imagine what these churches could do with $100!
[girl] Wow, thatÕs a lot of money. I bet they could pay for a new roof or a bicycle
for a pastor to travel to his church.
[pastor] YouÕre both right. Through your support of Gospel Nets, you can join your
brothers and sisters in Christ from around the world in being fishers of men. And through
your support, you can help to provide these churches with the things they need to catch
people with the Gospel