2. Pie Model: Traditional Missions in Many Churches
Men
Teaching
Missions committee
Singles
Women
Youth
In this model, missions is one of the many things that is done
Children
Worship

3. Wheel Model: Making Mission Biblically Strategic
College
Men
Singles
Missions Committee
Mission
Women
Youth
Children
Worship
In this model, God’s mission drives the entire church.

4. 6 WAYS TO REACH GOD’S WORLD
Learn
Pray Go
Send
6 WAYS TO REACH GOD’S WORLD
Welcome
Mobilize

5. Christ Fellowship Church, Oct. 23, 2011

6. Days 1-3: Give form to the earth
Days 4-6: Fill the earth
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (Hab. 2:14)

7. “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things…” (Rom. 11:36)
“All things were created…for Him.” (Col. 1:16)
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things…” (Rom. 11:36)

8. God
Shalom
Humanity
Earth

9. Protagonist introduced Protagonist on a mission1
Protagonist on a mission
Creation: Gen. 1-2
Shalom

10. Antagonist introduced
Complication 1 2
Foreshadowing
Creation: Gen. 1-2
Fall: Gen. 3-11
New agendas

11. God’s Mission Sabotaged
Gen. 3-5: The Fall
Sin: Disregarding the boundaries God set for human freedom
Judgment: Cursing, expulsion
Genealogy: Adam to Noah
Gen. 6-10: The Flood
Sin: Disregarding the boundaries God set for angelic freedom
God’s Mission Sabotaged
Genesis 3-11:
Judgment: Drowning, prison
Genealogy: Noah thru 3 sons
Gen. 11: The Flop [Babel]
Sin: Disregarding the boundaries God set for spiritual freedom
Judgment: Languages confused
Genealogy: Shem to Abraham

12. God
Dysfunction
Shalom
Fallen Humanity
Humanity
Cursed Earth
Earth

13. God’s Mission Achieved Introduction to the Bible
Genesis 1-2:
God’s Mission Achieved
Introduction to the Bible
Genesis 3-11:
God’s Mission Sabotaged

14. Plot: Protagonist re-launches mission Introduction to the Bible1 2 3
Creation: Gen. 1-2
Fall: Gen. 3-11
Redemptive history:
Gen. 12-Jude
Plot: Protagonist re-launches mission
Introduction to the Bible

15. Psa. 2:8 Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance…
Psa. 82:8 Arise, O God! Judge the earth, for You shall inherit all the nations.
Eph. 1:18 …That you will know…what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints…
Heb. 1:1-2 God…Has in these last days spoken to us through His Son whom He appointed heir of all things…

16. Gen. 12: God’s Mission Re-launched
1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you; 2 and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing; 3 and I will bless those who bless you, and the one who disparages you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

17. Imperative 1
Go to the land…

18. God Dt. 12:5 The Land Dysfunction Shalom! Fallen Humanity Humanity
Abrahamic Covenant
The Land
Dysfunction
Shalom!
Fallen Humanity
Humanity
Cursed Earth
Earth

19. Site to bless the nations
ASIA MINOR
ASSYRIA
WATER
SYRIA
DESERT
Site to bless the nations
PERSIA
BABYLON
EGYPT

20. Centripetal: attractive
ASIA MINOR
ASSYRIA
SYRIA
PERSIA
BABYLON
EGYPT
Centripetal: attractive

21. Centrifugal: expulsive
ASIA MINOR
ASSYRIA
SYRIA
PERSIA
BABYLON
EGYPT
Centrifugal: expulsive

22. resources to achieve potential
Imperative 1
Go to the land… 2
and I will make you a great nation,
quantity
and I will bless you,
resources to achieve potential
3 promises
and make your name great;
fame will spread

23. Creation blessing: Everything is able to achieve its full potential
Cursing imposed: Shalom is lost and nothing works as it was intended
Blessing to Abraham: Resources given to regain ability to achieve potential

24. …to whom belongs the adoption as sons…
Rom. 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites…
…to whom belongs the adoption as sons…
…and the glory…
and the covenants…
…and the giving of the Law…
…and the temple service…
and the promises,
5 …whose are the fathers…
… and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

25. Ex. 25:8
God
Dt. 12:5
Mission
Israel
The Land
Fallen Humanity
Cursed Earth

26. enable others to achieve their potential
Imperative 1
Go to the land… 2
and I will make you a great nation,
and I will bless you,
3 promises
and make your name great;
Imperative 3
so that you shall be a blessing;
enable others to achieve their potential

27. “It is not so much the case that God has a mission for Israel
“It is not so much the case that God has a mission for Israel* in the world, as that God has Israel for his mission in the world. Mission was not made for Israel; Israel was made for mission.”
- Christopher Wright
*or substitute “the church” for Israel

28. Eph. 2:19-22
God
Eph. 1:3-14
N.T.
Israel
The Land
Head Crusher!
Church
Koinonia
Fallen Humanity
Cursed Earth

29. The 5 Elements of God’s Mission for Abraham:
Imperative 1
Go to the land… 2
and I will make you a great nation,
and I will bless you,
3 promises
and make your name great;
Imperative
so that you shall be a blessing; 3
and I will bless those who bless you, 4
and the one who disparages you I will curse.
3 promises
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed 5

30. World population The nations 6.82 billion 16,708 ethne
2.83 billion (41%) unreached
6,894 (41%) unreached

31. Redemption in history: Introduction to the Bible1 2 3 4
Creation: Gen. 1-2
Fall: Gen. 3-11
Redemption in history:
Gen. 12-Jude
New Creation:
Rev
Parousia
Introduction to the Bible
Story of the Bible
Climax of the Bible

32. “In the beginning, when God began to create the heavens and the earth…” Gen. 1:1
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away…” Rev. 21:1

33. New heaven & new earth – 1:1 New heaven & new earth – 21:1, 5
Genesis 1-2
Revelation 21-22
New heaven & new earth – 1:1
New heaven & new earth – 21:1, 5
Light – 1:3
Light – 21:23, 24; 22:5
Serve garden – 2:15
Serve God – 22:3
Blessing – 1:22, 28; 2:3
No more curse – 22:3
God walks with man – 3:8
God tabernacles with man – 21:3, 22
Garden – 2:8
Garden – 22:2
Tree of life – 2:9
Tree of life – 22:2, 14, 19
Rivers – 2:10-14
River – 22:1
Marriage – 2:24
Marriage – 21:2, 9; 22:17

34. God
Israel
The Land
Head Crusher!
Church
Shalom!
Koinonia
Fallen Humanity
Cursed Earth
Redeemed humanity
New Creation

35. “…so your seed and your name will endure.” Isa. 66:22
God
“For just as the new heaven and the new earth which I make will endure before Me,” says the LORD…
Shalom!
“…so your seed and your name will endure.” Isa. 66:22
Redeemed humanity
New Creation

36. 1
Go to the land…
New heavens, new earth. Isa. 66:22 2
…Make you a great nation
Your seed will endure. Isa. 66:22.
…Will bless you
There will no longer be a curse. Zech. 14:11
…Make your name great
Your name will endure. Isa. 66:22
so that you shall be a blessing 3
and I will bless those who bless you 4
I will save you that you may become a blessing. Zech. 8:13
and the one who disparages you I will curse 5
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed
They will declare My glory among the nations. Isa. 66:19