A. What Is Biblical Mission? “Biblical mission means more than simply going overseas to plant churches or spread civilization. It means the church participating in the ‘mission of God (Missio Dei)’ and seeking the restoration of God’s rule and glory throughout the whole earth. Mission is not a program that begins with human enthusiasm; rather, it is the heart of God that runs throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, and is a fundamental reason for the church’s existence. Let me clearly summarize five essential principles of true mission as presented in Scripture. 🌍 1. The Mission of God (Missio Dei) The subject and initiator of mission is not human beings but God. In order to save fallen humanity, God first comes to us, sends His Son, and sends the Holy Spirit. He is the “missionary God” who sends. Biblical basis: “As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” (John 20:21) Key meaning: The church acknowledges that God has the initiative in mission and serves as His agent, obed...
Introduction
“When we walk with the Lord In the light of His
Word, What a glory He sheds on our way! While
we do His good will He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and
obey. Trust and obey, for there's no
other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey” (Hymn “When We Walk With
the Lord, v. 1).
I want to follow Jesus. I want to hear the voice of the Shepherd Jesus
and follow Him only (Jn. 10:3-5). Even
though the way Jesus went is the way of the cross and the rough road of
Golgotha, I want to deny myself and take up my cross and follow Jesus (Mt.
16:24; Mk. 8:34; Lk. 9:23). I want to
walk the narrow path that Jesus walked rather than the wide path of this world.
I want to walk by faith rather than by
sight (2 Cor. 5:7). And I want to walk
that one path to the end by faith silently. I don't want to lean left or right. I don't want to go this way and that way and
be hesitant. I want to fix my eyes on
Jesus (Heb. 12:2), who is the way, the truth, and the life (Jn. 14:6), and open
my ears wide in order to listen to His voice and follow only the words of
Jesus. Even if I see no evidence in my
eyes, I want to always walk by faith only. I want to hold on to the word of promise that
Jesus gave me and be driven by it and live obediently to His word. “I will go forth when You say. I will stop if it’s not Your will. It depends on Your will, whether I will go or
stop. Oh Lord God, please lead me to
Your way. Where You want me to be, I
want to be there with You. I will obey
Your command and will live as You lead me.
Even with my weak soul, may You work through me for the sake of the Lord’s
Kingdom and His will. Oh Lord God,
please lead me to Your way.”
The year 2013 motto for Victory
Presbyterian Church, where I am serving by the grace of God, was “Following
Jesus.” I wanted all the church members to
live a life of following Jesus more closely.
So I set the motto “Following Jesus” and meditated on the Gospel of
Matthew for that year. I selected some
of those meditated verses and compiled a book under the title of “Following
Jesus.” Although this book lacks a lot, I
want to share with the hope that it will be of some help to the brothers and
sisters in Christ who want to follow Jesus.
Struggling to follow Jesus,
James Kim
(June 2018, in Victory Shepherd's Room)
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