Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart

FrontII
Contents3
About the Author5
Preface7
Session 1: Chips Off the Ol’ Block - The Apostolic Foundation for Missions11
Session 2: The Power and Veracity of the Gospel - Passion for the Good News of the Kingdom17
Session 3: The Reality of Satanic Blindness and the Certainty of Divine Judgment - The Terror of the Lord27
Session 4: The Ripeness of the Harvestand the Shortage of Workers - The Multiplication of Disciple Makers39
Session 5: The Lordship of Christ over the Harvest and the Upcoming Accountability - The Crowns for Service45
Session 6: The Passion for the World and the Universality of the Call - To the Ends of the Earth64
Session 7: The Consummation of the Kingdom - The Glorious Freedom of the Children of God73
Appendix85
Appendix 1: The Nicene Creed89
Appendix 2: The Nicene Creed with Biblical Support89
Appendix 3: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed91
Appendix 4: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed93
Appendix 5: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots93
Appendix 6: Once upon a Time95
Appendix 7: The Theology of Christus Victor97
Appendix 8: Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life99
Appendix 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom99
Appendix 10: Summary Outline of the Scriptures101
Appendix 11: From Before to Beyond Time105
Appendix 12: There Is a River107
Appendix 13: A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God109
Appendix 14: Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom109
Appendix 15: Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future111
Appendix 16: Traditions (Paradosis)111
Appendix 17: Documenting Your Work119
Appendix 18: I Find My Lord in the Book123
Appendix 19: Apostleship as an Ongoing Spiritual Gift125
Appendix 20: From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness127
Appendix 21: The Three-Segment World129
Appendix 22: Apostolicity129
Appendix 23: Apostolic Band: Cultivating Outreach for Dynamic Harvest131
Appendix 24: The Principle of Priority: Boiling Down to the One131
Appendix 25: Discerning Parts in the Cosmic Drama133
Appendix 26: Discerning the Call133
Appendix 27: Hindrances to Christlike Servanthood135
Appendix 28: Living as a Soldier of the Kingdom135
Appendix 29: Handing Down the Apostolic Deposit137
Appendix 30: The Laws of Sowing and Reaping137
Appendix 31: Picking Up on Different Wavelengths155
Appendix 32: Living Out the Story in the Body: Influence over Time160
Appendix 33: My Banner Is Clear161
Appendix 34: “In Christ”161
Appendix 35: Suffering for the Gospel163
Appendix 36: Preaching and Teaching Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah and Lord Is the Heart of All Biblical Ministry166
Appendix 37: Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision166
Bibliography: For Further Study on Nurturing an Apostolic Heart167
About Us169
Back173

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