EQUIPPING All People For the World:

“Grasping Our Global Mission

As Christians”

Genesis 12: 2-32 “I will make you into a great nation    and I will bless you; I will make your name great,    and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you,    and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Exodus 14:4“I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.”

Daniel 3: 28-2928 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

Psalm 23: 1-31 “The LORD is my shepherd,

I shall not be in want.  2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,  3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness    for His Name’s sake.”

Psalm 671 May God be gracious to us and bless us    and make his face shine upon us,  2 that your ways may be known on earth,    your salvation among all nations.  3 May the peoples praise you, O God;    may all the peoples praise you. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,    for you rule the peoples justly    and guide the nations of the earth. 5 May the peoples praise you, O God;    may all the peoples praise you.  6 Then the land will yield its harvest,    and God, our God, will bless us. 7 God will bless us,    and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

Ezekiel 36: 22-2322 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.”

Matthew 28: 18-2018 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very 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, and then the end will come.”

2 Peter 3: 11-1211 “Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.”

Revelation 7: 9-109 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:  “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

Radical Problems with the Global Mission of God:

1.) “Self-centered” Relationship with God

- Jesus didn’t die just for you! - “Enjoy God’s grace. Extend God’s

glory”

2.) “I’m not called to Missions work.” - Privileges & Obligations of Gospel

3.) “What about the needs here?” - 4.5 Billion Lost Souls Worldwide - 1.5 Billion are “Unreached and

Unengaged” - U.S. = 5% / Beaver County = Less than

1%

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EQUIPPING All People For the World:

“Grasping Our Global Mission

As Christians”

Communion ?’s

1.) Do I have Jesus’ heart for the World?

2.) What is holding me back from fully grasping the global mission of God?

3.) Am I willing to extend God’s glory and grace to my local & global world?

4.) Is God leading me towards missions work or larger missions giving?