Chapter 4: Encountering Mission in the New Testament Church Biblical Basis of Mission.

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Chapter 4: Encountering Mission in the New Testament Church Biblical Basis of Mission

Chapter Outline Introduction Act 6: Gathering a People: The Church Mission in Acts Lessons from Paul’s Life and Ministry Encountering Mission in the Epistles Act 7: Renewing All Creation: The Consummation Conclusion

Act 6: Gathering a People: The Church Jerusalem Judea and Samaria The ends of the earth (Acts 1:1–7:60) (8:1–12:25) (13:1–28:31)

To the Ends of the Earth: Paul’s First Journey It took Paul and Barnabas roughly three years to cover almost fifteen hundred miles on this journey (Boyd 1995, 112). A pattern is established: Paul begins his ministry in each new city by first preaching in the synagogue. Having heard the message, some of those in the Jewish communities accept the new teaching and others reject it. Those who reject Paul's message in turn influence the larger Jewish community to reject, and often persecute, Paul. Paul turns to the Gentiles. Churches were planted in at least nine cities along the way; the gospel was taking root in new territories.

Map of Paul’s First Missionary Journey

To the Ends of the Earth: Paul’s Second Journey Altogether it took Paul three and one-half years to cover the almost three thousand miles of his second journey (Boyd 1995, 148). Luke mentions five more cities in which churches were planted—all west of Paul’s previous work, and now across the Aegean Sea as well.

To the Ends of the Earth: Paul’s Second Journey (cont.) Paul’s first concern on the second journey is to follow up on the churches planted during his first journey. This is the third time the churches see their founder, and he and Silas satisfy themselves that the fledgling churches are growing. They present to those churches the decision made at the Jerusalem council. They move west, following the Holy Spirit’s promptings as they go.

Map of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

To the Ends of the Earth: Paul’s Third Journey Altogether it took Paul roughly four years to cover the almost four thousand miles of his third missionary journey (Boyd 1995, 148). The third journey parallels the second one. The primary differences between the two trips are: Paul travels by land through Achaia and Macedonia (contemporary Greece) to Troas, rather than sail across the Aegean Sea from the southern tip of Achaia. The journey closes at Jerusalem rather than Antioch.

Map of Paul’s Third Missionary Journey

Lessons from Paul The maximum duration Paul remained at a single location was less than three years. His strategy was far more focused on a willingness to obey the Holy Spirit than on detailed and programmatic strategic planning. Paul was an evangelist with a goal in mind: his ministry focus was on forming communities of Christians throughout the regions he traveled as a means of spreading the gospel to the whole world. Paul was willing to change the message based on the audience.

Lessons from Paul (cont.) There were definite limits to Paul’s contextualization. Paul focused his attention on planting churches and moving on to new areas. The content of Paul’s preaching was essentially the story of Jesus. Paul tended to work as the leading member of a team of people. Persecution was a critical part of Paul’s circumstances, but it did not deter him from proclaiming the gospel.

Encountering Mission in the Epistles Theme 1:God’s Mercy Extends to All People Theme 2:Mission Involves a Message Theme 3:Mission Faces a Supernatural Opponent Theme 4:God Is Sovereignly in Charge of Mission Theme 5:We Are Christ’s Ambassadors

Theme 1: God’s Mercy Extends to All People Jesus died for all (Rom. 5:18–19; 2 Cor. 5:15). God wants all to be saved (1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9). The offer of salvation extends to all—to Gentiles and Jews, slave and free, men and women (Gal. 3:28). All are given the opportunity to worship the King of kings.

Theme 2: Mission Involves a Message The message incorporates the centrality of Jesus (Rom. 1:3–4; 2 Cor. 5:19, 21), the reality of our estrangement from God (Rom. 3:23), the fact of his coming judgment (1 Thess. 1:9–10), and the need to respond (2 Cor. 5:11–21) as empowered by God’s grace (Eph. 2:8–9). While the message remains constant, the means to communicate that message must adapt to fit the situation and the people we seek to reach (1 Cor. 9:22–23).

Theme 3: Mission Faces a Supernatural Opponent Christians, having been declared a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) are God’s children (Rom. 8:15–17; Eph. 1:4–5), given Christ's authority (Col. 2:10), and called to engage in the kingdom conflict (Eph. 6:12) in the power of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 10:3–5). We do this by submitting to God and resisting Satan (James 4:4–9; 1 Pet. 5:5–9).

Theme 4: God Is Sovereignly in Charge of Mission God is our loving (Rom. 5:8) “Daddy” (Rom. 8:15–16; Gal. 4:4–6) the immortal, invisible, eternal King of kings (1 Tim. 1:17; 6:14b–16), who is over all, in all, and through all (Eph. 4:6), and in whom all things hold together (Col. 1:17). He created and governs the world (Acts 17:24–28), and gives generously to all he created (James 1:5–8, 17) while working all things toward good for those who love him (Rom. 8:28–30).

Theme 5: We Are Christ’s Ambassadors Our ambassadorship is based on our submission to Christ (2 Cor. 5:18–21). We do not wage just a defensive battle, but actively and offensively engage the enemy of our souls using God’s rules of engagement, including: Overcoming evil with good (Rom. 12:21) Returning curses with blessings (1 Pet. 3:8–12)

Act 7: Renewing All Creation: The Consummation Christ returns. A new earth and heavens replace the old. Mission will cease when the roster of worshipers is complete. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever. (Piper 1993, 11)