Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart

Sess ion 5: The Lordship of Chr i st over the Harvest and the Upcoming Accountabi l i ty 53

facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

1. All that we need to accomplish God’s will in our lives has already been given in Christ.

2. You will never be sent anywhere without being given necessary gifts, grace, and gumption necessary to accomplish your task.

3. God never leaves his messengers hanging or stranded. (cf. Matt. 28.20 – . . . teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age .)

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No matter how poor or talentless a local church may appear, that church is still God’s base of operation within its locality. In that congregation dwells the living Christ in all His fullness. And out of His fullness these believers can penetrate their society with His grace and truth until the ultimate transformations emerge.

~ David Bryant. Stand in the Gap . Glendale: Regal, 1997. p.115.

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D. The response of the apostolic heart: “Here I am, Lord, send me!”

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

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