Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart

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Vi s i on for Mi s s i on: Nur tur i ng an Apos to l i c Hear t

d. Ephesians 1.13

e. 1 Thessalonians 2.9

2. “Tell the Gospel” (Gk. Evangelizomai )

a. Tell the good news, Luke 9.6; 20.1

b. Bring the good news, Acts 8.25; 14.21; 16.10

c. Preach the good news, Acts 8.40; 1 Cor. 9.16

d. Spread the good news, Acts 14.7

e. Bring the Gospel, Rom. 15.20

f. Carry the Gospel, 2 Cor. 10.16

g. Preach beforehand the Gospel (Gk. Proevangelizomai ), Gal. 3.8

3. Derivation of the term “Gospel”:

a. Angelos (“messenger”) and the verb angello (“announce, proclaim, publish news”)

b. “Gospel” is the content of what is preached, while the activity of public or private preaching is characterized as “proclaim the good news” ( evangelizomai )