#5 God’s Way is you!
God wills that you would be a KEY piece in the world evangelization puzzle. God has commissioned you to be integrally involved in the finish of His mission. It is not a casual invitation but a mandate given by the Missionary of all missionaries, “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Will you join Him?
God has no other plan than to use His people to complete His global mission and bring His kingdom to earth as it is in heaven. By going, giving, or growing, a believer can make an impact in the world and further the gospel’s global goals.
DISCUSS
#1 What would it look like for you to take your first steps toward becoming a world Christian—a Christian who prays, yearns, serves, gives and goes that the world may know?
#2 C.T. Studd said, “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him.”
Which sacrifice feels too great to make for him right now?
DEFINE
What is the church?
The church is a saved and sent missions force that has been commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ to preach the gospel everywhere and to eveyone.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
The church
• The local church on mission is God’s means and mechanism to reach the ends of the earth with the gospel. It is the body of Christ which is being saved, sanctified, mobilized, and sent to the unsaved peoples of the earth.
• Only 1 out of every 5000 Christian church members goes to serve as a missionary cross-culturally.
• Out of every $100,000.00 a Christian earns only $59 is given to foreign missions.
70% of the church is ignorant of the fact of God’s global world evangelization goals.
The Savior is not looking for men and women who will give spare evenings to Him—or their weekend—or their years of retirement. Rather, He seeks those who will give Him first place in their lives.
H.A. Evan Hopkins
Denial of self is not the same as self-denial. The latter means foregoing certain foods, pleasures, or possessions. But denial of self means such complete submission to the Lordship of Christ that self has no rights or authority at all. It means that self abdicates the throne.
William MacDonald
Q & A
Please pray for your church at home, and other churches abroad. Read over Acts 2:42-47 and Ephesians 1:16-23 and take some time to pray for your church body, small group, and church leadership to own God’s mission to the world as their own.
If God saved you to send you, and He sends all He saves…How can you be a steward of God’s mission to your local church or local Christian community on campus? What is an actual step you could take to increase vision and awareness of God’s love for the world?
INTERACT
How open are you really?
What is the best illustration of your life? What most accurately depicts your Christian commitment? Is your commitment to the Great Commission more like a coloring book or like a canvas?
Are you a COLORING BOOK
Is your life more like a coloring book when it comes to Great Commission application? Meaning, you have predetermined lines, shapes, and objects that must be part of your life, but you will happily let God choose the colors. You must have that spouse, that job, that house, that car, and that retirement savings, but you simply let God choose colors. And you strictly say, “But you must stay within the lines!” You own the pen and the eraser.
Sadly, God only gets crayons.
…or more like a Canvas?
Have you opened your entire life to God’s commission and given Him a blank check of sorts which you have signed at the bottom? Is He free to write whatever amount however He chooses? Have you given God a canvas? Is it free, open, and flexible to become whatever He pleases to do with you?
√ DEFINITIONS
A canvas understands they are OWNED and at the service of their master. They realize they are a servant and are submitted.
A coloring book thinks they are OWNER and that God is in service of them. They are more sovereign than they are submitted servants.
Look below to understand some of the neediest places on earth for those to go, give, or pray!
Missionaries Needed
Gauging the ethnic diversity of the countries of the world.
Q & A
Which countries have the greatest missionary need at the moment?
Which country has the highest missionary need? Why do you think this is the case?
Which country could you begin to pray for, give to, or mobilize for?
PRAY
Global Christians
Read over the list of traits and Scriptures that remind us we are WORLD CHRISTIANS with global vision. Which one or two characterize you the least? Pray that they might start describing you in increasing ways!
APPLY
Read the following paragraphs below on pages 88-97. Make a clear decision and put it into action! Consider even submitting an interest form below for the Campus Outreach two-year overseas apprenticeship.
