A series of classes designed to turn you into a "World Christian" by helping you discover the truth of God's unfulfilled global purpose to reach all peoples. It will ignite in you a passion to take action and fulfill your destiny as part of God's plan.

1. A Vision For The World Lesson 2 By: Aaron Edwards ©2010 MissionsPlace.com – http://missionsplace.com

2. The Covenant of Abraham Israel’s call to bless the nations Old Testament examples of Israel blessing the gentile nations Israel’s overall response to their calling Ignored the prophets God brought persecution to bring about His purposes Quick Review

3. God’s Purpose Revealed Through The New Testament

4. Christ: The Greatest Missionary The life of Jesus Christ was the greatest revelation of the Great Commission and how it should be carried out The Major milestones in the life of Christ each have a rich missionary dimension Jesus’ life and ministry revealed the importance of the Great Commission before He even gave it

5. Philippians 2:7-11 “but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross The Incarnation

6. Simeon’s Prophecy Luke 2:29-32 29 “ Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation 31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

7. Luke 4:25-27 25 But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath,in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” Jesus’ Nazareth Sermon

8. Samaritan woman at the well John 4 Canaanite Woman Matt. 15:21-28 Roman Centurion Matt. 8:5-13 Ministry to Gentiles

9. Mark 11:15-16 (Luke 19:45-46) 15So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” Isaiah 56:7 Cleansing TheTemple

10. Luke 24:45-47 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. 46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Road to Emmaus

11. Philippians 2:9-11 9Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Psalm 110:1 The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” The Ascension

12. The Great Commission Our Purpose

13. The Great Commission A series of commands that Jesus gave to His disciples calling them to evangelize the nations Given in all 4 Gospels Matt. 28:18-21, Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-49, John 20:21, Acts 1:8 The last words of Christ Last words reveal what is truly important to the individual

14. Matthew 28:18-21 NKJV And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go 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, teaching 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.

15. The Great Commission All Nations “Go” Cross cultural boundaries Targeted advance into nations “Nations” = Ethne – People Groups People united together by common bonds Not necessarily bound by countries or borders Must be identified, described, and targeted to create a viable church movement

16. The Great Commission Lo, I Am With You Always Time is the arena that Christ will use to fulfill the Great Commission It will be fulfilled through the generations His authority is behind us We can have confidence that God is fulfilling His purposes

17. Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Can we “hasten” the day of the Lord? - 2 Peter 3:12 The devil’s prime strategy is to distract the church from completing this task!

18. After Christ The Church Fulfilling It’s Role

19. 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” Pentecost – Acts 2

20. Persecution of The Church God brought persecution through Saul Forced the Christians to disperse – Acts 8:1,4 Philip The Evangelist – Acts 8 Samaria Simon the sorcerer – Peter & John The Ethiopian Peter’s Breakthrough – Acts 10 Cornelius, vision Antioch – Acts 13 First missionary sending church Jerusalem Council – Acts 15

21. Romans 15:18-24 For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, 21 but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.” 22 This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. 23 But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, 24 I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. The Ministry of Paul

22. The End of Time God’s Plan Completed

23. Revelation 7:9-10 NKJV After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

24. It Will Be Fulfilled The Great Commission will be realized! People from the ends of the earth will be in heaven Every Nation Every Tribe Every People Every Tongue Though the Commission is a daunting task, we can be optimistic & confident that it will be fulfilled

25. How Will You Respond? God wants to use you to write history It is God’s purpose for you Remember how God judged in the past Tower of Babel Israel Church in Jerusalem God might use you to fulfill His will in a way you won’t expect!

26. Next Week… The Story of His Glory ©2010 MissionsPlace.com – http://missionsplace.com