DWTL, Chapter Nine

Whether you fall into the category, "Passionate about Missions" or you come to this chapter "With No Interest or Knowledge" regarding missions, it is great to consider the texts presented in chapter nine:

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. (Psalm 22:27-28)

Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah. (Psalm 67:3-4)

Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples...Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity." (Psalm 96:3, 10)

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 that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20).

And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation; but as it is written, "THEY WHO HAD NO NEWS OF HIM SHALL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND." (Romans 15:20-21).

And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." (Revelation 5:9-10).

Questions for discussion:

1. Having read these texts, what do you think should be the great motivation to participate in global missions?


2. What, then, is the reason most of us are not active at home and abroad?


3. Why do stories of missionaries like Adoniram Judson have such an impact on Christians?


4. Why might some people be afraid to write a letter like the one Judson wrote to Ann Hasseltine's father (page 158)?


5. Picture yourself in ten years in the vocation you currently think you will occupy at that time. How can that role fit God's bigger plan for missions and mercy?

We will not be meeting again until February 19 to wrap up DWYL discussing chapter ten and to prepare for the new study. You locals, particularly from UWBCC, need to get your eye on a campus meeting place. Calling people to higher satisfaction in Christ starts at UWBCC (or where'er you may roam). I plan to order some extra copies of Mere Christianity, assuming you have some friends to invite.

Let me know if you already own one.

DWYL, Chapter Eight

This chapter is vital for college students because college is, in part, a preparation for a career. Your life work has to be more than a means to purchase all the things you want or your life will be wasted. This chapter sets your work in a biblical framework.

1. Read 1 Corinthians 10:31. What does "glory" mean? (see DWYL page 32).



2. What does it mean to do something "to the glory of God?"



3. According to this chapter, where is the war of the Christian life being fought?



4. Explain why "secular vocations" are strategic in this war.



5. Put into your own words each of Piper's six ways to make your life count in your workplace.