Acts 2 & Various Scripture
You're on a Mission from God
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INTRODUCTION:

A. The Great Commission does not say "Come to Church" but for the "Church to go to the World"

B. Matthew 28

C. The pattern is in Acts 1

D. Evangelsim in Jerusalem Acts 2:40 & 47

E. Acts 8 going outside into Judea and Samaria and the rest of the Bok of Acts is the Untermost parts of the Earth

F. Jesus once said, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men"

G. Sometimes the best fishing is in places were it is hard to get to. It is not where everyone is but rather where no one is. This describes Missions.

H. Why Churches Die - Hollis Greene

1. Converts do not become isciples

2. Disciples do not become apostles (send out ones)

3. Missions is a sign of maturity of any group of beleivers

I. You're on a Mission from God because of the Character of God

A. God is a sending God. Think of Abraham

B. Israel forgot about the mission that God had sent Abraham on to be a light to the nations and became inward focused on Israel. This is why God had to send prophets to them

C. Jesus Christ - cross-cultural missions (leaving heaven and coming to earth (Phil 2),

D. Holy Spirit - 60 times in the Book of Acts He is orchestrating the mission.

II. You're on a Mission from God because of the condition of the harvest (Matthew 9:36-38)

A. Jesus noticed the weary condition of the harvest

1. weary , scattered, exhausted

2. Jesus cared and to do missions it begins with a care

3. Do you have a real concern for the lost?

D. The harvest is plentiful

1. Notice that Jesus said, "pray for workers" not supervisors or managers

2. The harvest

III. You're on a Mission from God because of the commission of Jesus (Matthew 28)

A. Jesus said, "Go."

B. Are you saying why rather than when, where, how

C. Notice that Matthew 9 Jesus says for the apostles to pray and then in Mt 10 he tells those who he asked to pray to go.

D. This is a pattern in Scripture.

IV. You're on a Mission from God because of the coming of Jesus

A. Acts 1:1-11

B. We have a limited amount of time to fulfill the mission because Jesus is coming.

C. Titus 2

V. You're on a Mission from God because of the coming judgement

A. When we hear the word "harvest" we think evangelism

B. Harvest means judgement - "White for harvest"

C. Why white? The wheat is normally golden but when it is overripe it lightens and changes to whilte. This indicates that judgement is coming soon

1. Jeremiah 51

2. Joel 3

3. Matthew 13

APPLICATION:

1. Discuss the character of God and how it impacts missions in general and specifically in your role and life.

2. Look at your life and discuss the condition of the harvest in your many roles? What is the harvest like at home, at work, in the community

3. Take stock of the commision by Jesus in your life. Are you living up to what He has called you to?

4. Is there a sense of expectancy in your life of the coming of Jesus? If you say yes, then ask yourself, "Does my life exhibit this outwardly in my daily walk?"

5. Are you concerned for the harvest that God has placed in your path and looking to share Jesus becuase of the coming of Judgement?

MEMORY VERSE FOR THIS WEEK:

Matthew 28:18-20

¹⁸And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.