This document discusses the importance of an individual's mission from God to share the gospel with others. It makes several key points: 1) Jesus calls all Christians to continue his mission on Earth of preaching the gospel and making disciples. Fulfilling this mission is mandatory for obedience. 2) For many people, a Christian individual may be the only exposure they have to the gospel. It is their mission to share Jesus with them. 3) An individual's mission has eternal significance, as the eternal destiny of those they witness to depends on their efforts. Their mission gives life ultimate meaning.

1. PURPOSE 5
YOU WERE MADE
FOR A MISSION
The !uit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Prov. 11:30
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2. MADE FOR A
MISSION
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3. YOU WERE MADE
FOR A MISSION
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4. God’s work for you in the
world is called your
mission - your work with
unbelievers.
Ministry is to the people
of God.
Your life mission is
shared, with other
Christians and specific, an
assignment just for you.
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5. Mission - Latin sending
John 20:21 - Jesus said, “Peace be
with you!As the Father has sent me, I
am sending you.”
The example of Jesus
Luke 2:49 - KJV, about my fathers
business
John 19:30 - When he had received
the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”
With that, he bowed his head and gave
up his spirit.
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6. The call for us
Jesus’ mission is now our mission:
2 Cor 5:18, 20 A& this is !om God,
who reconciled us to himself through
Christ and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation...20 We are therefore
Christ’s ambassadors, as though God
were making his appeal through us. We
implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be
reconciled to God.
We are God’s messengers in the
world
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7. THE IMPORTANCE OF
YOUR MISSION
6 POINTS ON WHY IT IS AN ESSENTIAL
PART OF LIVING FOR GOD’S GLORY
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8. Your mission is a continuation
of Jesus’ mission on earth
Jesus calls us to go for him - 5
times
Matt 28:18-20, Mk 16:15,
Lk 24:47,
Jn 20:21, Acts 1:8
This is not a suggestion -
obedience is mandatory
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9. Ezek 3:18 When I say to a
wicked person, ‘You wi& surely
die,’ and you do not warn them or
speak out to dissuade them !om
their evil ways in order to save
their life, that wicked person wi&
die for their sin, and I wi& hold
you accountable for their blood.
You are the only Christian
some people will ever know -
it is your mission to share
Jesus with them
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10. Your mission is a wonderful
privilege
It is an honour to be used by God:
A& this is !om God, who reconciled us to himself
through Christ and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation...We are therefore Christ’s
ambassadors, as though God were making his
appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s
behalf: Be reconciled to God...As God’s co-
workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace
in vain
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11. Your mission is a wonderful
privilege
It is an honour to be used by God:
A& this is !om God, who reconciled us to himself
through Christ and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation...We are therefore Christ’s
ambassadors, as though God were making his
appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s
behalf: Be reconciled to God...As God’s co-
workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace
in vain
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12. Telling others how they can have
eternal life is the greatest thing
you can do for them
If a neighbour or friend had a
disease and you knew the cure you
would not withhold it - why do it
with the peace, grace, love and
eternal life God offers?
Acts 4:12 - Salvation is found in no
one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to mankind by which we
must be saved.”
Everybody needs Jesus
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13. Your mission has eternal
significance
The eternal destiny of people
rests on you - your mission has
consequences that last forever
John 14:9 We must quickly carry
out the tasks assigned us by the one
who sent us. The night is coming, and
then no one can work.
Continually look for
opportunities - the clock is
ticking
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14. Your mission gives your life
meaning
Only the KOG will last forever - the fruit of
worship, fellowship, spiritual growth, ministry
and mission will last forever - nothing else will.
Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth
nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and
complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the
task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
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15. Your mission gives your life
meaning
Only the KOG will last forever - the fruit of
worship, fellowship, spiritual growth, ministry
and mission will last forever - nothing else will.
Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth
nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and
complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the
task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
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16. God’s timetable for history’s
connected to the completion of
our commission
When will the 2nd coming take place? We
don’t know - Acts 1:7-8
He said to them: “It is not for you to know the
times or dates the Father has set by his own
authority. But you wi& receive power when
the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you wi& be
my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in a& Judea
and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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17. Matt 24: 36 “But about that day or hour no one
knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father.
Matt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom wi&
be preached in the whole world as a testimony to a&
nations, and then the end wi& come.
Don’t get distracted - press on Jesus replied, “No
one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit
for service in the kingdom of God.”
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18. Matt 24: 36 “But about that day or hour no one
knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father.
Matt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom wi&
be preached in the whole world as a testimony to a&
nations, and then the end wi& come.
Don’t get distracted - press on Jesus replied, “No
one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit
for service in the kingdom of God.”
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19. What it costs to fulfill your
mission
It’s simple - abandon your agenda
and get onto God’s agenda
No more “God bless what I do”
Rom 6:13 Do not offer any part of
yourself to sin as an instrument of
wickedness, but rather offer yourselves
to God as those who have been
brought !om death to life; and offer
every part of yourself to him as an
instrument of righteousness.
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20. Point to ponder
I was made for a mission
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21. Point to ponder
Matt 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of a&
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.And
surely I am with you always, to the very
end of the age.”
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22. Question to consider
What fears have kept me from
fulfilling the mission God made
me to accomplish? What keeps
me from telling others the Good
News?
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