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).
- Having read these texts, what do you think should be the great motivation to participate in global missions?
- What, then, is the reason most of us are not active at home and abroad?
- Why do stories of missionaries like Adoniram Judson have such an impact on Christians?
- Why might some people be afraid to write a letter like the one Judson wrote to Ann Hasseltine's father (page 158)?
- 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?
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*sigh*... I am beginning to doubt whether or not I will ever manage to come to bible-study again... considering that my current work schedule seems to invariably put me working on Monday afternoons... grr.
So I guess I will see you all when I am able... I don't have the schedule for the week of the 19th, so I don't know if I'll be coming... but looking at my scheduule for the last two weeks, and next week.. Mondays seem to be a theme...
question 1: out of odedience and love for the God and Creator, motivation should be the same for missions as it is in any aspect in our lives, an outpouring of the love that has been poured out on us.
2: we are not informed (meaning we choose not to be informed, meaning we simply do not care or have a heart for God)
4: haha, is that supposed to be a rhetorical question. I laughed when I read it just because it is so truthful and not shading any bit of the work Christ calls us to, what a proposal!
...I was glad that I could be a part of this group this last semester and even go to a couple studies over break, but as much as I'd love to go over Mere Christianity, I don't know that it would be profitable for me at this point. hope to see you all in a few short months! :O)
alas... I wanted to come to biblestudy today, but I've got a cold that I don't particularly want to share with anyone... so I'm laying low this week.
I might be around next Monday.. .depends on whether my work schedule gets played with before that.
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