Task of missionaries
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· 3 viewsGod commits various tasks to his servants. A principal task of those sent by God is to take the good news of the gospel to those who have not heard it, and so to be a means through which others come to faith.
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The need for missionaries
The need for missionaries
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
See also Is 52:7; Mt 9:37–38
The work of missionaries
The work of missionaries
Proclaiming good news
Proclaiming good news
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
See also Lk 4:18–19
but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”
See also Mt 4:23; Mt 9:35
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
See also Ac 5:42; Ac 8:12; Ac 8:25; Ac 14:6–7; Ro 15:16
Calling people to turn to God
Calling people to turn to God
but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.
See also 2 Ch 30:6–9; Mk 1:4; 2 Co 5:19–20
Announcing judgment
Announcing judgment
Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
See also Je 25:30–31; Je 26:12–13; Eze 21:2–3; Ac 10:42
Teaching and baptising new believers
Teaching and baptising new believers
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
See also Ac 2:41–42; Ac 8:12–13; 1 Co 4:17
Taking the message further afield
Taking the message further afield
We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another’s area of influence.
See also Ro 15:18–20; Ro 15:28; Mt 24:14; Lk 24:47; Ac 16:9–10; Ac 23:11
Strengthening newly established churches
Strengthening newly established churches
After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
See also Ac 8:14–17; Ac 14:21–23; Ac 15:36–41; Ac 16:4–5
Examples of other specific assignments
Examples of other specific assignments
Ex 3:10 Moses is sent by God to Pharoah; Jos 22:3 The eastern tribes complete their mission to help the others take possession of Canaan; Jdg 6:14 Gideon is sent by God against the Midianites; 1 Sa 15:18–20 Saul is given the task of destroying the Amalekites; 1 Sa 16:1 Samuel is sent by God to anoint David as king; Is 48:15 Cyrus is appointed to bring deliverance from Babylon.
Barnabas’ and Saul’s mission to deliver money collected for the church in Judea:
Barnabas’ and Saul’s mission to deliver money collected for the church in Judea:
Ac 11:30; Ac 12:25
Tychicus sent with news of Paul:
Tychicus sent with news of Paul:
Eph 6:22; Col 4:7–8