Sent: Serving God's Mission
By Tim Chester
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About this ebook
By tracing the origins of mission right back to God's character, and then seeing how it unfolds throughout the storyline of the Bible, we begin to understand how important it is to him.
As we see his heart for mission and the nations, we are challenged to discover God's plan for us too. Will this change our priorities as individuals and churches? Dare we see our place in God's plan and own the task of reaching the unreached?
Contents
1 The Father's love
2 The Son's name
3 The Spirit's power
4 The Bible's story
5 The church's task
6 The cultural challenge
7 The global mandate
Summary and leaders' notes
This practical, thought-provoking and accessible resource is the latest in the popular IVP/Keswick Ministries series of study guides.
Tim Chester
Tim Chester (PhD, University of Wales) is a faculty member of Crosslands and a pastor with Grace Church, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire. He is an author or coauthor of over forty books, including A Meal with Jesus; Reforming Joy; and, with Michael Reeves, Why the Reformation Still Matters.
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Sent - Tim Chester
I am delighted that Keswick’s 2018 focus is on mission! Tim Chester is one of the world’s clearest and most compelling mission teachers, and this study guide is a treasure trove for us to take back to our families and home groups. These studies go beyond the usual sound bites – giving us the opportunity to explore the power of the Holy Spirit in mission, the joy the Father longs to share with the world, and the role for us all.
Anna Bishop, Executive Director, Global Connections: the UK Network for World Mission (www.globalconnections.org.uk)
I love the way this study guide so clearly teaches us the Bible to encourage us to reach out to the world. There is a profound conviction here that knowledge of the truth will lead to godliness (Titus 1:1). And, of course, to be godly is to be like God, who so loved the world that he sent his Son to die – a fact that is all the more staggering when we realize from the first study that ‘the underlying reason for mission is God’s desire that others share his pleasure in his Son’.
Rico Tice, Senior Minister for Evangelism, All Souls, Langham Place, London, and the co-author of Christianity Explored
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Introduction
1. The Father’s love (John 17:20–26)
2. The Son’s name (Acts 4:1–22)
3. The Spirit’s power (Acts 4:23–31)
4. The Bible’s story (Luke 24:36–49)
5. The church’s task (1 Peter 2:9–12)
6. The cultural challenge (1 Corinthians 9:19–27)
7. The global mandate (Romans 15:8–24)
Notes for leaders
1. The Father’s love
2. The Son’s name
3. The Spirit’s power
4. The Bible’s story
5. The church’s task
6. The cultural challenge
7. The global mandate
Books mentioned in the text
About Keswick Ministries
Introduction
It’s all too easy not to think much about mission. Every now and then we might write a cheque or