1. 1st Century Missiological Principles for a 21st Century World
The Word of God and the Works of God
1st Century Missiological Principles for a st Century World

2. The Word of God The Works of God
Joshua 1:8 (NASB) "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”
The Works of God
Psalm 111:2 (NASB) “Great are the works of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them.”

3. Chosen Nation for the Purpose of Blessing Others
1 “Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; 3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” (NASB)

4. Genesis is clear: Bless the nations
Genesis is clear: Bless the nations! Reflects the heart of God Exodus to Malachi: Israel wanted to be like the nations! Reflects the hard heart of Israel

5. King David
A Man after God’s Own Heart Psalm 22:27-28 “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You. For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.”. (NASB)

6. Jonah: A Reluctant Missionary
What did God call Jonah to do? How did Jonah respond? Why did Jonah respond that way?

7. Jonah
What was the result of Jonah’s disobedience? What about the guy who is more concerned for his own comfort and well-being than for the nations?

8. Isaiah
The Prince of Prophets Isaiah 45:22 “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.” (NASB) Isaiah 49:6 “He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” (NASB)

9. Jesus: The Lamb of God
John 14:6 “…I am the way, and the truth, and the life…” (NASB) Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (NASB)

10. The Commissions
Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. (NASB) Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (NASB) Luke 24:46-47 and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (NASB)

11. The Commissions All spoken after Christ’s resurrection
Luke 24:48 “You are witnesses of these things.” (NASB)
John 20:21 “So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” (NASB)
Acts 1:8 “…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (NASB)
All spoken after Christ’s resurrection

12. Panta Ta Ethne
People group: an ethnolinguistic group with a common self-identity that is shared by the various members
Romans 15:20-21 – Paul’s Passion
“… I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named…” (NASB)
Ephesians 3:6 – Paul’s Mystery
“… the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus…” (NASB)

13. One Who is Sent Out … with a Purpose
Acts 13:1-3
Called by God
Set Apart by the church
Sent Out by the Holy Spirit and the church
Acts 13:4-28
What does Scripture record that Paul left after the first journey?
… after the second journey?
… after the third journey?

14. Revelation: the end of the story
“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;” (NASB)

15. From Genesis to Revelation
God did not change! God has not changed! The focus has always been to spread His glory… to all the nations! The problems arose when God’s people didn’t accept His vision, His plan, His heart!

16. How will they hear?
“… for ‘WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’ How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent?” Rom 10:13-15

17. SO, WHAT ARE WE TO DO ?