Sacred Roots Workshop

Ses s i on 1: Your Ki ngdom Come : “The Stor y of God’ s Gl or y” 23

C. Missions is the recovery of that which was lost at the beginning of time.

1. God’s sovereign rule, Mark 1.14-15

2. Satan’s infernal rebellion, Gen. 3.15 with Col. 2.15; 1 John 3.8

3. Humankind’s tragic fall, Gen. 3.1-8, cf. Rom. 5.5-8

D. Making disciples among all nations is fulfilling our role in the script of Almighty God !

IV. “Thy Kingdom Come”: Living Under God’s Reign

A. The distinctiveness of Jesus’ gospel: “The Kingdom is at hand,” Mark 1.14-15

B. Jesus and the inauguration of the Age to Come into this present age

1. The coming of John the Baptist, Matt, 11.2-6

2. The inauguration of Jesus’ ministry, Luke 4.16-21

3. The confrontation of Jesus with demonic forces, Luke 10.18ff.; 11.20

4. The teaching of Jesus and his claim of absolute authority on earth, Mark 2.1-12; Matt. 21.27; 28.18