Hey GRITs (Good News Reporters in Training)! Do you need to quickly review your 5Ws before your next assignment? No problem. We've got you covered.
Now, as the Editor in Chief would say, "Go to the source and get to work!"
GRITs
5 Ws of a Reporter
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WHAT= information
WHO = person
WHY = reason
WHERE = place
WHEN = time
WHAT is a missionary heart?
A missionary heart is an UNSELFISH HEART that CARES for others and SHARES with others.
Ezekiel 36:26 ESV
And I will give you a new heart,
and a new spirit I will put within you.
And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
WHO can have a missionary heart?
Any person who KNOWS JESUS and TELLS OTHERS about him can have a missionary heart.
Isaiah 6:8 ESV
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
Then I said, “Here I am! Send me
Ezekiel 36:26 ESV
WHY do I need a missionary heart?
I need a missionary heart because the people of the world need to be RESCUED from SIN by JESUS.
Romans 5:8 ESV
But God shows his love for us
in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
WHERE do I need a missionary heart?
ANYWHERE a compass points me, I need to have a missionary heart.
Mark 16:15 ESV
And he said to them,
“Go into all the world
and proclaim the gospel
to the whole creation.
WHEN do I need a missionary heart?
WHENEVER I am awake, I need to use my missionary heart because I only have a SHORT TIME ON EARTH to spread the Good News to others.
1 Peter 3:15 ESV
But in your hearts
honor Christ the Lord as holy,
always being prepared to make a defense
to anyone who asks you
for a reason for the hope that is in you;
yet do it with gentleness and respect.