The Story of Missions

Missions is about (filling the earth with) the glory of God.

1. Creation

"And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." - Genesis 1:31 (ESV)

2. Fall

"I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel." - Genesis 3:15 (ESV)

3. Redemption

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." - Romans 8:18-21 (ESV)

4. Restoration

"And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day - and there will be no night there. They will bring into it the glory and the honour of the nations." - Revelation 21:22-26 (ESV)

Repent and Believe

"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." - Mark 1:15 (ESV)

Jubilee

1. Social justice is a manifestation of divine justice.

2. Deconstruct and reconstruct the world.

3. Think Big, Start Small, Build Deep