Foundations for Christian Mission, Student Workbook, SW04

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F O U N D A T I O N S F O R C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

upon your heart that require focused supplication and prayer for in this lesson? Whatever the Lord says to you, take the necessary time to pray for yourself and your fellow students, trusting him for wisdom, courage, and power to apply his Word to your life and ministry.

No assignment due.

Scripture Memory

No assignment due.

Reading Assignment

Your ministry project and your exegetical project should now be outlined, determined, and accepted by your instructor. Make sure that you plan ahead, so you will not be late in turning in your assignments.

Other Assignments

The final will be a take home exam, and will include questions taken from the first three quizzes, new questions on material drawn from this lesson, and essay questions which will ask for your short answer responses to key integrating questions. Also, you should plan on reciting or writing out the verses memorized for the course on the exam. When you have completed your exam, please notify your mentor and make certain that they get your copy. Please note: Your module grade cannot be determined if you do not take the final exam and turn in all outstanding assignments to your mentor (ministry project, exegetical project, and final exam). In this lesson we considered the concept of poverty through the lens of the concept shalom, or the wholeness of God’s covenant community. We saw that even though Israel proved unfaithful in keeping God’s covenant call to display his justice and righteousness, the image of shalom in the covenant was beautiful and true. God Almighty identifies with the poor in their plight, and asks his people to demonstrate that shalom in their dealings with one another as a light to the nations. In the person of Jesus Christ, the righteousness of God was fulfilled, and a new community was brought into being by the Holy Spirit. The Church, has now been called to fulfill the shalom anticipated in the OT, with Jesus as its founder and head.

Final Exam Notice

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