Perspectives Notes - L1: The Living God is a Missionary God
Lesson 1: The Living God is a Missionary God - Justin Schell (1/20/14)Notes by Lana
Background:
· Pioneers / The Lausanne Movement
· Church planting movements trainer
· Consult with Churches
· Collaborate with the global church
· We are not here to answer the question, “What does God think about missions?”
· We are here to answer the question, “Why am I HERE?” / “What is God’s will?” NOT “What is God’s will FOR MY LIFE?”
Perspectives with an “S”:
· Biblical
· Historical
· Cultural
· Strategic
2 ways to read the Bible:
Like a Yearbook | Like a Novel | |
About | Self | Protagonist |
Arranged | Disconnected | Storyline – beginning & the end |
Purpose | Self-serving | Self-forgetting |
Results | Depends | Transformation |
What’s our story?
Why does this matter?
1. The story situates us
2. The story intends us
3. The story informs us
4. The story identifies us
How well do you know the story?
· Genesis 1:28 – “be fruitful, multiply & fill the earth – with people in my image / with worshippers / reflecting my glory”
· Genesis 9:1– “then God blessed Noah & his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful & increase in number & fill the earth”
· Genesis 11:1-4 – “one language & a common speech……….so that we may make a name for ourselves & not be scattered over the face of the whole earth”
· Genesis 11:7-8 – “……so the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth……….”
· Genesis 12:1-3 – “…….Leave your country, your people & your Father’s household & go to the land I will show you……..I will make you into a great nation & I will bless you, I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing (= GOSPEL). I will bless those who bless you, & whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
· Genesis 12:4 – “So Abram left……..”
Put your YES on the table, & God will put it on the MAP
· Paul on Genesis 12 – Galatians 3:8
Missionary Family
· Isaac - Gen 2:4
· Jacob - Genesis 28:14
OT Overview
A) Pharaoh & Egypt – Exodus 9:16
“But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power & that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth”
B) Leaving Egypt - Exodus 12:37-38
“The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600, 000 men on foot, besides women & children. Many other people went up with them”
C) Crossing the Red Sea - Exodus 14:4
“And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.”
D) Rahab – Joshua 2:10-11
“We have heard (after 40 years) how the Lord died up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, when we heart of it, our hearts melted in fear, for the LORD your God is God in heave above & on the earth below”
E) 10 Commandments – Deut 4:5-6; 28:9-10
“See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
“The Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.
F) David & Goliath – 1 Sam 17:45-46
“This day I will strike you down…..& the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel”
1 Sam 5 – the ark of the covenant was captured by the Philistines & placed next to Dagon
When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
G) Solomon & his wisdom – 1 Kings 4:30, 34; 10:24
“….so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt…….And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.”
“And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.”
H) Queen of Sheba – 1 Kings 10:9
“Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you & set you on the throne of Israel!”
I) The Temple – 1 Kings 8:41-43
“As for the foreigner who does not….so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name & fear You……”
J) The Psalms
· Psalms 86:9
“All the nations you have made shall come
and worship before you, O Lord,
and shall glorify your name.”
· Psalms 96: 3, 7
“ Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!”
“ Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!”
· Psalms 67:1-2
“May God be gracious to us & bless us, & cause His face to shine upon us…..that your ways may be known on the earth, your salvation among all nations.”
Bless me so that I can be a blessing!
· Psalms 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
K) Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego - Daniel 3:29-30
“………I decree that the people of any nation or language who say………, for no other god can save in this way”
L) Daniel in the Lion’s Den - Daniel 6:25-26
“Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you. I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.”
M) The Prophets
· Isaiah 49:6
“…..I will also make You a light for the Gentiles, that You may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Paul on Isaiah 49: Acts 13:47 – For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “ I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the peoples of the earth”
· Isaiah 19: 24-25
“In that day Israel will be the 3rd with Egypt & Assyria,……(Please pray for these war-torn nations when you read about them on the news!!)
· Jeremiah 16:19
“O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.”
N) God’s Promise - Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
How is it going to be done?
· By broken people who will be bring the gospel to the nations / peoples……
NT Overview
A) Jesus Summary of the OT - Luke 24:44-48
“Then he opened their minds……..& repentance & forgiveness of sings will be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, You are witness of these things.”
B) Genealogy of Jesus – Matthew 1:1
“The book of genealogy of Jesus Christ…….the son of Abraham (4 Women – all gentiles)
C) The birth of Jesus – Luke 2:29-32
“Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
D) Ministry of Jesus
Matt 8:28; Matt 8:5-11; Matt 14:34-36; Luke 4:42-43
“…..I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the others towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose…..”
E) Cleansing the temple
Mark 11:15-18
“…my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations...”
F) The Commissioning – Matthew 28:18-20
“…..go & make disciples of all nations…..”
Mark 16:15
“Go into all the world & preach the goodness to all creation”
Luke 24:47
“….forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations….”
John 20:21
“Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
G) The Hinge of History
Matthew 24: 3 – “What will be the sign of your coming & the end of the age?”
Matthew 24:14 – “And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations (Greek word = “Ethnos”), & then the end will come.”
2 Peter 3:3-12 – “…..hastening the coming of the day of God”
People Group
A “people group” is the largest group within which the gospel can spread without encountering obstacles of understanding or acceptance
Unreached people group
#: 7000
A people group with little or no established church capable of evangelizing their own people
#: 3000 – unengaged
· 86% of the unreached has never met any Christians
· The difference is not who are more lost, but the access – most of these nations lies between the 10/40 window – hard places to live, governments who block & put down the truth of gospel. It takes a certain cost to reach these people
A good question
Romans 10:13-15
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? And it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
The Early Church
· Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witness in Jerusalem, in all Judea & Samaria, & to the end of the earth.”
· Jerusalem – Acts 1-7 (The Jerusalem were not the “Jerusalem” of the disciples, they were from Galilee)
· Judea – Acts 8
· Samaria – Acts 8
· To the ends of the earth – Acts 10 – Today
· Acts 10:44-45
“While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.”
The Story & Calling
Acts 16:6-7
“& they went through the region of Phrygia & Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. & when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
(Paul had a vision when he was on the mission field)
Acts 16:8-10
“So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. & a vision appeared to Paul in the night; a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him & saying, “Come over to Macedonia & help us.” & when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.”
Ministry of Paul – Romans 15:19-21; Isaiah 52
Purchase Made
Revelation 5:9
“And they sang a new song, saying,“Worthy are you to take the scroll, and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
Promise Kept
Rev 7:9
“After this I looked & there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people & language, standing before the throne & in front of the Lamb….
Wow these notes are so extensive. Good job Lana!
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