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...
"While he was still confined" "Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying" (Jeremiah 33:1). Sometimes I feel like I'm in jail. There are times when I cannot see the solution of the problem even if I look around everywhere. At that time, I don’t know what to do so I just sit down without doing anything.’ The reason is that I feel a lot of my own incompetence and helplessness in a situation where everywhere looks like a wall. What I can do then is to meditate on the Word of God and to ask God for help. Especially I ask God for help in the Morning Prayer meeting when I don’t know what to do with family ministry and church ministry and when I feel helpless and powerless. When I do that, the Holy Spirit who dwells in me makes me to hold onto the promise Words He gave me. At that time I hold onto that Wor...