3rd quarter 2015 lesson 11 powerpointshow

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Adult Bible Study Guide

Jul • Aug • Sep 2015

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Adult Sabbath School Bible Study GAn Appeal

"ear #ser$ %his &ower&oint Show is 'reely sharedto all who !ay (nd it bene(cial )hileintended pri!arily 'or personal use*

so!e (nd it use'ul 'or teaching thelesson in church %here are those* however* who add

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or honest hristians* it is not

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Biblical Missionariesur 6oal

We will loo+ at !ission (rstand 'ore!ost as 6ods !eans

'or co!!u7nicating the gospel

8ission is a core part o' 6odssovereign activity in the

process o' redee!inghu!anity)e will study how 6ods

eternal purpose has been


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Biblical Missionariesontents

1 The Missionary Nature of God 2 Abraham: The First Missionary ; The Unlikely Missionary < The Jonah Saga

5 Eiles as Missionaries = Esther and Morde!ai > Jesus: The Master of Missions ? "ross#"ultural Missions

@ $eter and the Gentiles10 $hili% as Missionary11 $aul: &a!kground and "all12 $aul: Mission and Message

1; Must the Whole World 'ear(


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Biblical Missionariesesson 11* Septe!ber 12

&aul: 9ac+ground

and all


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Paul: Background and Calley %eBt

Acts @:15* 1= C4D-&ut the ord said to

Ananias* E6oF %his !an is !ychosen instru!ent toproclai! !y na!e to the

6entiles and their +ings andto the people o' 4srael 4 will

show hi! how !uch he !ust

suGer 'or !y na!e .


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Paul: Background and CallHuic+ oo+

1 &aul* the Man(Acts 13:9, 1!

2 &aul and the Mission (Acts "#:1#$1%!

; &aul andMulti!ulturalism (Galatians ":11$1&!


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Paul: Background and Call4nitial )ords

More is +nown about &aul thanany other (rst7century

hristian e is especially

re!e!bered 'or his signi(cantcontri7butions that have

inIuenced hristian outreachduring the past two !illenniais !issionary visits and

activities to the nations around


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Paul: Background and Call1 &aul* the 8an

Acts 1;:@* 10 CJD-Then Saul* who also is called&aul* (lled with the oly Spirit*

loo+ed intently at hi! andsaid* E 'ull o' all deceit* and

all 'raud* you son o' the devil*you ene!y o' allrighteousness*


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1' Paul, the ManSaul o' %arsus

Saul)s parents were "iaspora Jews 'ro! the tribe o'

9enKa!in

Also* since he was a &harisee*&aul probably had a wi'e*

though we +now nothing abouther 4n 'act* we dont +now!uch about his 'a!ily at all*

though a sister and a nephew


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Saul was probably educated ina synagogue school in %arsusuntil 12 years o' age* 'ollowed

by rabbinic study in Jerusale!with the 'a!ous Labban

6a!aliel (*s' 3!'i+e !ost Jewish !ales* helearned a tradeMin his case*

tent !a+ing (1%:3!'


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%he &harisees insisted that allthe

laws o' 6od* both those written

inthe boo+s o' 8oses* as well as

those handed down verbally bygenerations o' scribes* werebinding on all Jews

%his could !a+e the! appear


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&auls pharisaic bac+groundwas an i!portant ele!ent in

his success'ul !issionary wor+

'or both Jews and 6entiles 4teNuipped hi! with detailed

+nowledge o' the ld %esta!ent* the only Scripturesavailable to early hristians 4t

also acNuainted hi! with the


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e was thus the apostle bestNuali(ed to discern between

ti!eless* Scripture7based

divine absolutes on the onehand and later Jewish cultural

additions* which were notbinding* and which there'orecould be ignored by 6entile

'ollowers o' Jesus


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1' Paul, the Manro! Saul to &aul

&aul was clearly a !an o'great conviction and zeal eused his zeal to persecute the

early church

&auls zeal showed as he

dedicated his li'e to thepreaching o' the gospel*

despite incredible hardshipsand challen es


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Paul: Background and Call2 &aul and the 8ission

Acts 2=:1=71? CJD- E* appeared to youto !a+eyou a !inister and a witness

4 will deliver you 'ro!the6entiles* to who! 4 now sendyou* to open their eyes and to

turn the! 'ro! dar+ness tolight* and 'ro! the power o'

Satan to 6od*


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"' Paul and the MissionLesults o' Authentic 8issionary )or

1 +%en peoples eyes 8a+e6od and Jesus real* present*active* and appealing

2 8ove 'ro! dar+ness tolight* ignorance to +nowledge

Ma core gospel the!e (see+uke 1:%, 9!'

; %urn 'ro! the power o'


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"' Paul and the MissionLesults o' Authentic 8issionary )or


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"' Paul and the Mission %hree 3le!ents o' &auls )or+

1 Proclai-ing .esus' Co!atter where he went* thepreaching o' hrist and i!cruci(ed was central to his!essage

2 Planting Church' entral tohis wor+ was to raise upchurches* to start hristian

co!!unities region by region


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"' Paul and the Mission %hree 3le!ents o' &auls )or+

; /urturing Churches' 8anyo' his letters were written toestablished churchco!!unities

4n other words* included in

&auls !issionary endeavorswas the wor+ o' pastoral care*edi(cation* and nurturing the

churches


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Paul: Background and Call; &aul and 8ulticulturalis!

6alatians 2:1171< CJD-When &eter ca!e to Antioch*4 withstood hi! to his 'ace'or

be'ore certain !en ca!e 'ro! Ja!es* he would eat with the6entiles* but

when they ca!e* he withdrewandseparated hi!sel' 4 said to

&eterE


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3' Paul and Multiculturalis- Jew/6entile "ivide

For or !any ancient peoples*there were only two

categories o' hu!anityMus

and the!* our tribe and notour tribe

or 6ree+s* all non76ree+swere -barbarians. or Jews*all non7Jews were -6entiles.


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As we have seen already* thesuccess o' the 6entile !ission'orced the in'ant church andits leaders to deal with the

Jew/6entile divide

%he Nuestion* at heart* waswhether a 6entile couldbeco!e a hristian without

(rst beco!ing a Jew l d l i l li


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&aul 'aced the issue with &eterand too+ a (r! stand 'or what

today could be called a!ulticultural church

&auls co!pleB bac+ground

e!inently Nuali(ed hi! todistinguish ti!eless*unchanging divine absolutes

on one hand and their P l B k d d C ll


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Paul: Background and Callinal )ords

Modern !issiology applies theter! -conteBtualization. to&auls !ission !ethods

onteBtualization is de(ned as-atte!pts to co!!unicate the

6ospel and to establish thechurch in ways that !a+e

sense to people within their

local cultural conteBt thus

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