What is Mission?

MARK 16:15 ESV

“And he said to them, “Go into all

the world and proclaim the
gospel to the whole creation.”
 PHILIPPIANS 2:1-2 NIV

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then make my joy complete by
being like-minded, having the
same love, being one in spirit and
of one mind.
 WHAT IS
MISSIONS?
 MATTHEW 9:37–38

“The harvest is plentiful, but the

laborers are few; therefore pray
earnestly to the Lord of the
harvest to send out laborers into
his harvest.”
 THE
COMMISSION
 MATTHEW 28:18–20

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And Jesus came and said to
[his disciples], “All authority in
heaven and on earth has been
given to me.
 MATTHEW 28:18–20

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Go therefore and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you
always, to the end of the age.”
 2 TIMOTHY 2:2

“What you have heard from me in

the presence of many witnesses
entrust to faithful men who will be
able to teach others also.”
Spiritual Growth Map

• CROWD
• CHURCH
• CONGREGATION
• COMMITTED
• CORE
• COMMISSIONED
“Commissioned to
the Unengaged
and the
Unreached”
 ROMANS 15:20-21 NIV

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“It has always been my ambition
to preach the gospel where
Christ was not known, so that I
would not be building on
someone else’s foundation.
 ROMANS 15:20-21 NIV

Rather, as it is written: “Those

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who were not told about him will

see, and those who have not
heard will understand.””
“We as Christians
are not at our
Leisure”
 ROMANS 12:11 ERV

“As you serve the Lord, work

hard and don’t be lazy. Be
excited about serving him!”
 MATTHEW 24:14

“This gospel of the kingdom will

be proclaimed throughout the
whole world as a testimony to all
nations, and then the end will
come.”
1) What do being part of God’s
mission implies to you?

2) Where we find ourselves in the

spiritual growth map? What are
the things that we think that can
help us in order to continuously
grow?
3) What encourages us upon
knowing that God invites us to be
part of His purpose?
 Heart for the
Kingdom of God
 LUKE 17:20-21 NLT

“One day the Pharisees asked

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Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of

God come?” Jesus replied, “The
Kingdom of God can’t be
detected by visible signs.
 LUKE 17:20-21 NLT

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You won’t be able to say, ‘Here
it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the
Kingdom of God is already
among you.””
WHAT IS THE
KINGDOM OF
GOD?
 LUKE 17:21 NLT

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You won’t be able to say, ‘Here
it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the
Kingdom of God is already
among you.””
 ”The kingdom of God
is wherever God
reigns, and since He
reigns everywhere,
the kingdom of God is
everywhere.”
LOVING
OTHERS
 HEBREWS 6:11 NLT

“Our great desire is that you will

keep on loving others as long as
life lasts, in order to make certain
that what you hope for will come
true.”
 1 THESSALONIANS 2:11-12 NLT

“And you know that we treated

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each of you as a father treats his

own children. 12We pleaded with
you, encouraged you, and urged
you to live your lives in a way that
God would consider worthy. For
he called you to share in his
Kingdom and glory.”
LOVING THE
POOR
 1 JOHN 3:17 NLT

“If someone has enough money

to live well and sees a brother or
sister in need but shows no
compassion—how can God’s
love be in that person?”
 PROVERBS 14:31 NLT

“Those who oppress the poor

insult their Maker, but helping the
poor honors him.”
 PSALMS 113:5-9 NLT

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“Who can be compared with the
Lord our God, who is enthroned
on high?
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He stoops to look down on
heaven and on earth.
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He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage
dump.
 PSALMS 113:5-9 NLT

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He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own
people!
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He gives the childless woman a
family, making her a happy
mother. Praise the Lord!”
REACHING THE
UNREACHED
 ROMANS 15:20-21 NLT

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“My ambition has always been
to preach the Good News where
the name of Christ has never
been heard, rather than where a
church has already been started
by someone else.
 ROMANS 15:20-21 NLT

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I have been following the plan
spoken of in the Scriptures,
where it says, “Those who have
never been told about him will
see, and those who have never
heard of him will understand.””
PREACHING
AND
WITNESSING
THE GOSPEL
 ACTS 28:31 NLT

“boldly proclaiming the Kingdom

of God and teaching about the
Lord Jesus Christ. And no one
tried to stop him.”
 MATTHEW 28:18-20 NLT

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“Jesus came and told his
disciples, “I have been given all
authority in heaven and on earth.
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Therefore, go and make
disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
 MATTHEW 28:18-20 NLT

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Teach these new disciples to
obey all the commands I have
given you. And be sure of this: I
am with you always, even to the
end of the age.””
 ACTS 1:8 NLT

“But you will receive power when

the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
And you will be my witnesses,
telling people about me
everywhere—in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea, in Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.””
1) If we believe that the Kingdom
of God is dynamic and not
static. In what ways, we think
we can participate so that the
Kingdom of God will advance
more?
2) Are we ready to tell about the
Kingdom of God to others?
How?
Heart for the
Mission
 MARK 16:15 ESV

“And he said to them, “Go into all

the world and proclaim the
gospel to the whole creation.”
Seriousness
Of God’s
Holiness
 REVELATION 4:8

“And the four living creatures,

each of them with six wings, are
full of eyes all around and within,
and day and night they never
cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is
the Lord God Almighty, who was
and is and is to come!”
The Aim
And Fuel
Of The
Mission is
 REVELATION 4:11

“Worthy are you, our Lord and

God, to receive glory and honor
and power, for you created all
things, and by your will they
existed and were created.”
 Our
Mission Is
Not About
 2 CORINTHIANS 4:5-6

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“For what we proclaim is not
ourselves, but Jesus Christ as
Lord, with ourselves as your
servants for Jesus’ sake.
 2 CORINTHIANS 4:5-6

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For God, who said, “Let light
shine out of darkness,” has
shone in our hearts to give the
light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus
Christ.”