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What on Earth am I here for?What on Earth am I here for?
Worship You were planned for God’s pleasure
Fellowship You were formed for God’s family
Discipleship You were created to become like
Christ Ministry
You were shaped for serving God
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Yes but…Yes but…
What
I
on
here
am
Earth
for?
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There are no missionaries in heaven!
“Mission exists because worship
doesn’t”John Piper
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Purpose 5Purpose 5
To share the To share the Good News Good News about Jesus about Jesus
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So should we all So should we all become become
missionaries?missionaries?
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At the end of the first 40 Days of At the end of the first 40 Days of Purpose Jesus said…Purpose Jesus said…
“You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
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Who should we tell about Who should we tell about Jesus?Jesus?
Jerusalem the people closest to me
Judea/Samaria people near but different
from me
Ends of the Earth everyone else
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Internet Black HolesInternet Black Holes
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But isn’t But isn’t ChristianityChristianity in decline? in decline?
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100,000 new Christians every day.
4,500 new congregations every week.
A Changing ChurchA Changing Church
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In South KoreaIn South Korea
Seoul
Pusan
In 1900 there were no protestant churches.
Today South Korea is 30% Christian.
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In 1900 only 3% Christian Today sub-saharan Africa is 50% Christian. 25,000 new believers daily
In AfricaIn Africa
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In Latin AmericaIn Latin America
In 1900 there were 50,000 Protestants.
In 1980 there were 20 million Protestants.
In 2000 there are 100 million Protestants.
2000 Brazilian cross-cultural missionaries in 85 countries
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In ChinaIn China In 1950: 1 million Christians Today: 70+ million Christians 35,000 new believers daily
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God's promise to bless all the "families of the earth," (Gen. 12:3) first given to Abraham 4,000 years ago, is becoming a reality at a pace "you would not believe." Although some may dispute some of the details, the overall trend is indisputable. Biblical faith is growing and spreading to the ends of the earth as never before in history.
From Finishing the Task by Ralph Winter and Bruce Koch
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What must we do here?What must we do here? “If you build it they
will come” “People need to
come to church to hear the gospel”
“We must make our services more attractive to non Christians”
which of the above are biblical?
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What am I doing with the What am I doing with the Good News about Jesus? Good News about Jesus?
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But I’m not cleverBut I’m not clever
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Don’t let fools fool you about what is foolish
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So what might mission cost So what might mission cost me?me?
Time Money Friends Career Parents Children
Security Ambitions Health Rights Liberty Life
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Wouldn’t that be a waste?Wouldn’t that be a waste?
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose ”
Jim Elliot
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Matthew 24:13-15Matthew 24:13-15
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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Revelation 7:9Revelation 7:9
…before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language
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