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God as Missionary God

Pentecost and Missions: Some Second Thoughts

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  • Wes L. Bredenhof

This article is about the way God reached out to the nations after Pentecost. At first his focus was still on the Jews, but later on in the book of Acts we see his intention to make also the Gentiles his people. God has always been a missionary God.

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Mission Principles: The Calling

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  • Ronald Van Overloop

This article is about the church's duty and calling to do mission work.

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God’s Heart for the World

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  • John R. W. Stott

Mission work is rooted in understanding how mission is close to the heart of the Triune God. This article proves this by looking at the Bible and way it reveals the work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as Missionary God.

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The Missionary God of the Old Testament

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  • Peter Barnes

Missions is not rooted in the Great Commission. The Great Commission is the fulfilment of what God promised already in the Old Testament. The missionary God is seen in that he is the Creator, he wanted to reach all nations through Israel, and the promised Messiah was for the whole world.

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Being a Missionary Church God, the Church, and the World

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  • L. E. Leeftink

This article is about being a missionary church. The author discusses God’s relation to the church and the world, the kingship of Christ, the mission task of the church, and church planting.

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God's Covenant Established With all Nations

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  • Wilbur G. Bruinsma

Looking at the covenant God made with Abraham, this article shows how from the Old Testament God wanted to reach all nations in Christ. The author shows what this means for the church's mission work.

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John’s Trinitarian Mission Theology

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger

The essay seek to demonstrate the following: (1) The Gospel of John's mission theology is an integral part of his presentation of Father, Son, and Spirit; and (2) rather than John’s mission theology being a function of his Trinitarian theology, the converse is actually the case: John’s presentation of Father, Son,and Spirit is a function of his mission theology.

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Jesus the Evangelist

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  • Alex J. MacDonald

This article is about Jesus as the great example of evangelism. The author looks at John 4 as the example of the evangelism of Jesus.

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Jonah 3:10-4:1 – Stretch Your Mind, Jonah!

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  • Thomas E. Tyson

This article on Jonah 3:10-Jonah 4:1 is about the mission of Jonah, and missions and the love of God.

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Truth with a Mission: Reading All Scripture Missiologically

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  • Christopher J. H. Wright

Mission is not something the church does. Mission finds its basis in God, who is missional. This article shows how the Bible is a record of the mission of God and how to read it in that light. It draws the implications this has for the church for mission work.

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Toward a Theology of Movement: Summary

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  • Gary T. Waldecker

This article shows how church planting movements are rooted in understanding God's movement from glory to greater glory of the coming kingdom. The author identifies seven aspects of God's movement from glory to greater glory, and discusses how each shapes an understanding of church planting and how each may address needs in different cultures and contexts.

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