Episode 77 - Our Mission
Practical Theology
Matthew 24:14, 28:18-20
Today, we proclaim and celebrate that We Love God’s Mission – The Church reaching the World with the Gospel. As we wrap up this 8-sermon series we tie together our love for God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with our love for God’s Word, church, world, and the gospel by proclaiming that we love the Mission of God.
The Articles of our Faith, known as The Baptist Faith and Message (2000) describe what we believe about God’s Mission in this way:
XI. Evangelism and Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man’s spirit by God’s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
We love God’s Mission – but, let’s make sure we truly understand
what the Mission is.
God’s Mission is:
1. The Gospel preached to Everyone – Matthew 24:14
a. Looking for Omega Man – Elmer Towns
2. Disciples developed Everywhere – Mt 28:18-20
a. Bookends of Authority and Promised Presence
b. Disciples obeying through baptism, study, and passing it on to others – disciples make disciples! ….
3. Christ’s Presence experienced to the End
a. Whether easy or hard – Matthew 7:13-14
i. Bob Shaefer – “If it was easy, someone would have already done it!”
ii. We’ve reached the easy places, but we have to continue to go to the hard ones.
b. Whether many or few
c. Whether near of far
i. Be faithful, knowing He is with us.
4. Worship Proclaimed for Eternity – Revelation 7:9
a. John Piper in “Let the Nations be Glad” helped us understand that Missions Exists because Worship doesn’t; Missions is not the end goal.
b. Worship is the Goal
c. Someone from Everyone is reached – and is Worshipping before the Throne.
d. Endless Praise continues – Let’s practice verse 9
5. The Mission will be Accomplished
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