Why Gospel?

“Oh my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent”. “My people are fools; they do not know Me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding.”

Jeremiah 4: 19 & 22

God has a Mission

He sent His only Son Jesus to earth for it

Later God sent the Holy Spirit Jesus is now sending us to progress

the MissionMission is the reason for the Gospel

Why Gospel?God’s Passion for the

Mission!

Jesus and His Mission!

I must be about my Father’s business – Luke 2

It is finished – John 19:30 Jesus gave us the Mission when he

leftThe Holy Spirit was sent to

empower usWe are called to take the Gospel

to Nations!

Passion for the Mission!

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion

Greek word used for ‘compassion’ - Splanga

Refers to one’s Intestines It means to have your guts ripped

outHis heart was beating right out of

his chest!

Jesus saw the Crowds

Like abducted children without their Father

Being tormented by their abductors

Pray that someone will care enough

Reach out to God’s lost & abducted children

Pray that someone will join me in my Mission

Jesus Prayed for our Mission

In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I gave them a mission in the world.

John 17:18(MSG)

Our Call to Mission!

Jesus repeated the call five times

The call was made in five different books

Emphasizing the importance of Mission

Mission is mandatory for God’s family

We’re either a missionary or an imposter

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”“We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God”.

2 Corinthians 5: 18 & 20

Responsibility & Privilege

Great honor to be used by GodWe not only get to represent

HimWe also get to be His co-workersGreatest favour we can do to

anyoneA miracle cure for a terminal

illness

“When I say to wicked man, ‘you will surely die’, and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.”

Ezekiel 3:18

Eternal Significance

Changes eternal destiny of peopleMore important than the greatest

successEverything will perish without a

traceConsequences of Mission will last

forever

Gives meaning to our Life

Best use of life is to spend it on that outlasts it

Kingdom of God outlasts everything

We have our unique role in the Mission

Place we live and the experiences we had

We can make a difference for eternity

Failing to do so, we will have wasted our life

“My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about God’s wonderful kindness and love’.”

Acts 20:24

What does Mission ask of us?

Replace our Agenda with God’s Agenda

Be continually filled with the Holy Spirit

Be all things to all men so you can save some

Be ready to do community fishingGet ready to sell steak to PETA

activistsStart immediately! Now is the time

to act

Church and Mission

God sent His Son and the Spirit for Mission

Jesus established the church to be His Body

Mission will be accomplished through it

Be sacrificially committed to the church

They’ll flourish in the courts of our God – Ps 92

Will be fruitful at all times, even in old age!

Let us not define Mission but let

Mission shape us