Friday: Further Study: Our Mission
Further Study: Ellen G. White, Go Teach All Nations,
p. 818-828, in The Desire of Ages; The Great Commission,
p. 25-34, in The Acts of the Apostles. Every true disciple is born into the kingdom of God as a missionary. He who drinks of the living water becomes a fountain of life. The receiver becomes a giver. The grace of Christ in the soul is like a spring in the desert, welling up to refresh all, and making those who are ready to perish eager to drink of the water of life.
— Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 195. The Saviour’s commission to the disciples included all the believers. It includes all believers in Christ to the end of time. It is a fatal mistake to suppose that the work of saving souls depends alone on the ordained minister. . . . All who receive the life of Christ are ordained to work for the salvation of their fellow men. For this work the church was established, and all who take upon themselves its sacred vows are thereby pledged to be co-workers with Christ.
–Page 822.
Discussion Questions:
- Not everyone is able to travel the world preaching the gospel. What, though, are ways that each one of us can be involved in the task of spreading the gospel to the world in the context of the three angels’ messages?
- In what ways is your local church continuing Jesus’ ministry in your community? How could you help to improve the church’s missionary service?
- Jesus said that the gospel would go to all the world. For the vast majority of human history since He spoke those words, methods of communication had not changed. Two hundred years ago communication wasn’t much faster than it was 2,000 years ago, when Jesus gave us the gospel commission. Of course, all of that has changed, especially in the last 50 years, in which we have developed methods of communication that are amazing. How can we better learn to use the incredible technology we have been given in order to do the work that we have been promised will be done?
- In class, based on the question at the end of Monday’s lesson, let those who are willing to share their own personal experience with Jesus. How can we use our own testimony as a witness to others? Why should we use our own experience?
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I have seen that Jesus Christ May not come soonest if our main Focus is not changed. Two weeks ago I was doing missionary work in Chongwe Zambia, many people there do not know Christ. I realised that it must be worse in farther rural areas. And Christ said that, after when the gospel has been preached everywhere as a witness, shall the end come. It is conditional brethren, unless we take the gospel everywhere, his coming May be delayed by ourselves.
Mwaanga Kelvin, I think we should it more seriously, but God will not wait for us alone. He knows human nature is impaired by sin. Very soon the latter rain will be falling on people like you and all missionaries all over the world and the precious gospel will reach all corners of the earth. Our lovely Jesus is on the brink of coming. I see that by the prophetic signs around. Keep doing your Job my dear and wait for God's great delivery.