The Father delights in his Son.
This is the starting point of mission, its very core.
The word ‘mission’ means ‘sending’. But for many centuries this was only used to describe what God did, sending his Son and his Spirit into the world.
World mission exists because the Father wants people to delight in his Son, and the Son wants people to delight in the Father.
Tim Chester introduces us to a cascade of love: love flowing from the Father to the Son through the Spirit. And that love overflows and, through us, keeps on flowing to our Christian community and beyond, to a needy world.
Mission matters. This book is for ordinary individuals willing to step out and be part of the most amazing, exciting venture in the history of the world.
Jadual kandungan
Part 1 The God of mission
1 In the love of the Father
2 In the name of the Son
3 In the power of the Spirit
Part 2 The story of mission
4 A promise for the nations
5 The hope of the nations
Part 3 The scope of mission
6 Everyone, with the church at its heart
7 Everything, with proclamation at the centre
8 Everywhere, with the unreached as the priority
Part 4 The challenge of mission
9 The cultural challenge
10 The personal challenge
11 A big ambition and a big God