1. Why world mission?
‘Understanding Church’ #6

2. Discussion Let’s talk… What does a missionary do?
Why do we send people as missionaries?
Who does God call to be missionaries?

3. Introducion Us – a missionary Church! AREC missionaries
Paul & Kate Keller (USA)
Paul & Angela Hannay (Ireland)
Rachel Newby (DR Congo)
Ben Mayho (Schools in Oswestry)
OM (Dalit children, India)
Rural Ministries
Us – a missionary Church!

4. Psalm 96: Why world mission?
The greatness of God (v1-6)
Other gods are hollow idols, but Christ is supreme over everything we fear
The worship of God (v7-9)
Mission exists because God isn’t worshipped, but worship energises us for mission
The Kingdom of God (v10-14)
All is not right with the world, but the time of God’s reign is coming.

5. The mission of God
When it comes to mission, God has always been way ahead of us
The story of the Bible is the story of God’s mission
God is the originator and “fulfiller” of a mission He set Himself
Mission is what God has always been doing; we’re called to join in