Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

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Mi n i s t r y i n a Mu l t i -Cu l tura l and Unchur ched Soc i et y

IV. As Lord of the Harvest, Jesus Determines What Role His Messengers Will Pay in the Harvest (Stages).

A. He supervises the entire breadth of the holy campaign to restore the Kingdom to earth.

Matt. 28.18-20 (ESV) – 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.”

1. Christ is the commissioning Lord who declares war on the enemy.

2. Christ is the managing Commander on the battle field.

3. Christ is the victorious King at the end of the war.

B. He appoints his messengers for particular phases of participation.

John 3.6-8 (ESV) – “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. [7] Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ [8] The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Acts 8.26-40 (ESV) – Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. [27] And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship [28] and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he