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Go into all the world & preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere. Mark 16:15


This is Jesus speaking to his disciples right before He went back to heaven.


I've always thought the operative word in that sentence was "go".


I've always heard this sentence used as a call to overseas missions.


And it's a good one to use for that purpose.


But I've also thought that everywhere means, like, everywhere...

overseas, 

in America, 

in the state we live in, 

in the town close by, 

in the town we live in, 

in the neighborhood with live in, 

&/or the places we work 

or shop 

or eat out in or... 

everywhere!


Most of us never "go" to anyone.

We stay in our own small little enclave of friends & family & never tell anyone about Jesus.


Where would you & I be if the people who pointed us to Jesus had been as unwilling to "go" as we are?


Yeah...