Everyday Missionary – Week One
The Church doesn’t Have a Mission - the Mission has a Church / Matthew 28:16-20
The Church doesn’t Have a Mission - the Mission has a Church
Matthew 28:16-20 - Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Acts 1:6-8 - So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
The question isn’t if you’re called — the question is where.
1. THE CHURCH EXISTS TO GO
2. THE MISSION STARTS WHERE YOU STAND
Colossians 4:5-6 - “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt.”
3. THE SPIRIT SENDS ORDINARY PEOPLE
Ephesians 2:10 - “We are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
You don’t need to be perfect to be powerful — you just need to be available.
3 NAMES (write them down now)
The Church doesn’t Have a Mission - the Mission has a Church
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news that God, in His love, sent His Son Jesus to live a sinless life, die on the cross for our sins, and rise again in victory over death. Through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven, reconciled to God, and given the gift of eternal life.
This gospel calls us to repent, believe, and follow Jesus as Lord, living transformed lives by the power of His Spirit.
Matthew 28:16-20 - Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Acts 1:6-8 - So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
The question isn’t if you’re called — the question is where.
1. THE CHURCH EXISTS TO GO
2. THE MISSION STARTS WHERE YOU STAND
Colossians 4:5-6 - “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt.”
3. THE SPIRIT SENDS ORDINARY PEOPLE
Ephesians 2:10 - “We are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
You don’t need to be perfect to be powerful — you just need to be available.
3 NAMES (write them down now)
- PRAY for them by name.
- LOOK for ways to serve them.
- LISTEN for an opportunity
The Church doesn’t Have a Mission - the Mission has a Church
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news that God, in His love, sent His Son Jesus to live a sinless life, die on the cross for our sins, and rise again in victory over death. Through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven, reconciled to God, and given the gift of eternal life.
This gospel calls us to repent, believe, and follow Jesus as Lord, living transformed lives by the power of His Spirit.