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...
The prayer place I am looking for,
the prayer place that
the Lord is leading me to?
While
Apostle Paul and Silas were going to a place of prayer,
they
encountered a slave girl who was possessed by a fortune-telling spirit,
and
in the name of Jesus Christ, they drove the demon out of her.
They
were captured by her masters, taken to Roman officials, and ended up in prison.
They
were imprisoned and prayed in prison (Acts 16:16-25).
Clearly,
the place of prayer
that
Apostles Paul and Silas were looking for was not a prison.
However,
I think that Paul and Silas used the prison as a place of prayer,
guided
by God, who in His sovereignty also uses
the
guidance of those whom He wanted and did not want.
I
think that the fact that we prayed with this in mind (v. 16)
is a
lesson from God to each of us.
If we
are currently trapped in the East, West, South, and North,
and
the solution to the problem is clearly visible,
perhaps
that prison-like situation may be the prayer place that the Lord wants for us.
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