A Missionary People for a Missionary God

John 20:21

Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

HOW DID THE FATHER SEND JESUS?

…but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

So how DID God Send

Jesus?

How Did Jesus Come?

• He was sent• As a man• Suffering and

death• Final Glory

How does Jesus send us?

Jesus Was Sent

We are not to wait for people to come to us.

Who have you been sent to?

Jesus Came as a Man

He sends us as real people, part of a community.

Jesus Came to Suffer and Die

Sacrifice is part of missional lifestyle

What sorts of sacrifices do people make today?

Jesus Will Get the Final Glory

I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

He Will Build His Church

Which country has the most students involved in campus Christian Groups?

Nigeria

He Will Build His Church

Which country sends out the most missionaries per head of the Christian population?

Singapore!

Conclusion

• We are to be missionaries in the way of Jesus.

• We have been sent.• We are part of a community.• Suffering and sacrifice are part

of the package.• He Will build his church.• He invites you to join him...