Four Divine Missions

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Four Divine Missions

• WSY 09-04-2011

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What Are Missions?

• Mission An assignment of a work given to someone
  sent to an area to establish a cause.
• Missionary The person, or persons sent to carry
  out the duties for its accomplishment.

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The Four Divine Missions

• 1. The mission of John the Baptist
• As a forerunner to the coming of Christ.
• Terminated at his execution.
• 2. The mission of Christ
• An earthly mission to the Jews only.
• Terminated upon His ascension.
• 3. The mission of the Apostles
• Preach the gospel to all nations.
• Terminated at their death.
• 4. The mission of the Holy Spirit
• To Christians and the church.
• Terminates at Christs coming.

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Mission 1 John The Baptist

• There came a man who was sent from God his name
  was John. He came as a witness to testify
  concerning that light, so that through Him all
  men might believe.
• He himself was not the light he came only as a
  witness to the light. The true light that gives
  light to every man was coming into the world.
  John 16-9

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PURPOSE To Prepare the Way

• John testifies concerning Him. He cries out,
  saying, "This was He of whom I said, He who
  comes after me has surpassed me because He was
  before me.'" From the fullness of His grace we
  have all received one blessing after another.
• For the law was given through Moses grace and
  truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever
  seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at
  the Father's side, has made Him known to us.
  John 115-18

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I am not the Christ

• Now this was John's testimony when the Jews
  of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him
  who he was. He did not fail to confess, but
  confessed freely,
• "I am not the Christ."
• They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you
  Elijah?" He said, "I am not." Are you the
  Prophet?" He answered, "No."
• Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an
  answer to take back to those who sent us. What
  do you say about yourself?"
• John replied in the words of Isaiah the
  prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the
  desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'" 1
  John 1922

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Why Do You Baptize?

• Now some Pharisees who had been sent
  questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you
  are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
  
• "I baptize with water," John replied, "but
  among you stands One you do not know. He is the
  one who comes after me, the thongs of whose
  sandals I am not worthy to untie. John 124-27

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John the Great!

• I tell you the truth Among those born of women
  there has not risen anyone greater than John the
  Baptist yet he who is least in the kingdom of
  heaven is greater than he. From the days of John
  the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has
  been forcefully advancing. Matt. 1111

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My Work is Now Complete

• Rabbi, that man who was with you, He is
  baptizing, and everyone is going to Him."
• John replied, "A man can receive only what is
  given him from heaven. You yourselves can testify
  that I said, 'I am not the Christ but am sent
  ahead of Him.
• The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and
  listens for Him, and is full of joy when he hears
  the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it
  is now complete. He must increase but I must
  decrease. John 326-30

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John is Beheaded

• On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias
  danced for them and pleased Herod so much that he
  promised with an oath to give her whatever she
  asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me
  here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
• The king was distressed, but because of his
  oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her
  request be granted and had John beheaded in the
  prison. His head was brought in on a platter and
  given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
  Matt 146-12

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Mission 2 Christ - Sent from God

• This is how God showed his love among us He
  sent his one and only Son into the world that we
  might live through Him. This is love not that we
  loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son
  as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John
  49-10
• Jesus answered Pilate, "You say rightly that I
  am a King. For this cause I was born, and for
  this cause I have come into the world, that I
  should bear witness to the truth. Jn.1837
• The apostle Paul said, Christ Jesus came into
  the world to save sinners, of whom I am Chief.
  1 Tim. 115

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His mission Teach and Heal

• And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in
  their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the
  kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and
  all kinds of disease among the people.
• Then His fame went throughout all Syria and
  they brought to Him all sick people who were
  afflicted with various diseases and torments, and
  those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and
  paralytics and He healed them. Great multitudes
  followed Him.. Matt 423-25

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Christ and His Work

• Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will
  of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. John
  434
• "My Father has been working until now, and I have
  been working." John 517
• "The work of God is this to believe in the One
  He has sent." John 629
• "This is John the Baptist he has risen from the
  dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work
  in Him." Matt 142
• Jesus spoke to a leper Be clean! To the dead
  Come forth! To a demon Come out of him! To
  hungry thousands Sit downbe filled.

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Christ It is finished

• The mission of Christ To fulfill (complete) the
  Law and to usher in The Kingdom of heaven. To
  establish the Church of which He will become the
  foundation and the Head.
• After His resurrection Jesus said to His
  disciples, "This is what I told you while I was
  still with you Everything must be fulfilled that
  is written about me in the Law of Moses, the
  Prophets and the Psalms." Luke 2444
• When He had received the drink, Jesus said, "It
  is finished." With that, He bowed His head and
  gave up His Spirit. John 1930

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Instructions through Holy Spirit

• Luke writes, In my former book, Theophilus, I
  wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to
  teach until the day He was taken up to heaven,
  after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit
  to the apostles He had chosen.
• After His suffering, He showed himself to these
  men and gave many convincing proofs that He was
  alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty
  days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Acts
  11-4

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Jesus Earthly Ministry Completed

• Then He opened their minds so they could
  understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is
  what is written The Christ will suffer and rise
  from the dead on the third day, and repentance
  and forgiveness of sins will be preached in His
  name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• You are witnesses of these things. I am going to
  send you what my Father has promised but stay in
  the city until you have been clothed with power
  from on high." Luke 2445-49

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His AscensionWork Finished

• So when they met together, they asked Him, "Lord,
  are you at this time going to restore the kingdom
  to Israel?"
• 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 will receive power when the
  Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my
  witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
  Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
• After He said this, He was taken up before their
  very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
  Acts 16-9

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After our break3. The Mission of the
Apostles4. The Mission of the Holy Spirit
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Mission 3 The Apostles

• (The limited commission.) Jesus sent out twelve,
• "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town
  of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of
  Israel. As you go, preach this message
• 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' Heal the sick,
  raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,
  drive out demons. Freely you have received,
  freely give.
• Matt. 105
• And do not fear those who kill the body but
  cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is
  able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt
  1028-29

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The Great Commission

• Just before His ascension Jesus spoke to the
  eleven, "All authority has been given to Me in
  heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make
  disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
  the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
  Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things
  that I have commanded you and lo, I am with you
  always, even to the end of the age." Amen. Matt
  2818-20
• Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon
  you but wait in the city of Jerusalem until you
  are endued with power from on high." Luke 2449

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A Promise to the Apostles

• The eleven asked Jesus,
• Are you at this time going to restore the
  kingdom to Israel? Jesus replied, This is not
  for you to knowbut you will receive power when
  the Holy Spirit comes on you and you shall be
  witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea
  and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts
  18
• He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem,
  but to wait for the Promise of the Father,
  "which," He said, "you have heard from Me for
  John truly baptized with water, but you shall be
  baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
  now." Acts 14-6

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Great Day of Pentecost!

• About 120 men and women including the apostles
  were in Jerusalem. Suddenly there came a sound
  from heaven like a rushing, mighty wind. Tongues
  of fire seemed to be on their heads. The apostles
  began to speak as the Spirit gave them
  utterance. Acts 21-3
• Then Peter spoke, Fellow Jews and all who live
  in Jerusalem these men are not drunk as you
  suppose but be assured of this God has made this
  same Jesus, whom you crucified both Lord and
  Christ. Acts 214

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The Right Question Asked!

• When the people heard this, they were cut to the
  heart and said to Peter and the other apostles,
  "Brothers, what shall we do?"
• Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one
  of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
  forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
  the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for
  you and your children and for all who are far
  off-for all whom the Lord our God will call."
  Acts 237-39
• Then those who gladly received his word were
  baptized and that day about three thousand souls
  were added to them. Acts 241-42

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The Word Power to Save!

• For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, it
  is the power of God to salvation for everyone who
  believes. Rom 116
• After leaving the Sanhedrin they prayed.. the
  place was shaken and they were all filled with
  the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God
  with boldness. Acts 431
• Great persecution came and, Those who had been
  scattered went everywhere preaching the Word.
  Acts 84
• For the Word of God is quick and powerful
  sharper than any double edged Sword Heb. 412

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Mission 4 Work of Holy Spirit

• At the beginning of the Restoration in Europe and
  in America, the work of the Holy Spirit, like
  baptism and the Lords supper, has been the
  source of much controversy. It is also very much
  misunderstood among the disciples of Christ
  today.
• Because of these problems, and for my own
  edification, I have spent much time studying
  scholars of the past. Therefore, I present to you
  a brief from my studies.
• Study to show yourself a workman that needs not
  to be ashamed rightly dividing the Word of
  Truth. 2 Tim. 215

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Jesus and the Holy Spirit

• And I will pray the Father, and He will give
  (send) you another Helper, that He may abide with
  you forever the Spirit of truth, whom the world
  cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor
  knows Him John 1416-17
• The Holy Spirits mission But the Helper, the
  Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My
  name, He will teach you all things, and bring to
  your remembrance all things that I said to you.
  John 1426-27
• However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,
  He will guide you into all truth for He will not
  speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears
  He will speak John 1613

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The Spirit Dwells in His Church

• If the Holy Spirit was not promised to the world
  but sent only to work in the Christian
  dispensation, How do we understand John 737-39?
• Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone
  thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who
  believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of
  his heart will flow rivers of living water."
• But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom
  those believing in Him would receive for the
  Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was
  not yet glorified. When was Jesus glorified?

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What about John167-11?

• I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage
  that I go away for if I do not go away, the
  Helper will not come to you but if I depart, I
  will send Him to you.
• And when He has come, He will convict the world
  of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment
  Of sin because they do not believe in Me of
  righteousness, because I go to My Father and you
  see Me no more of judgment, because the ruler of
  this world is judged.
• Note The world being convicted of sin,
  righteousness, and judgment through the inspired
  preaching of the Word.

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The Indwelling of the Spirit

• Many brethren believe and teach the Word and the
  Spirit are one and the same so that the Holy
  Spirit is bound between two covers. Is this true?
• Him God has exalted to His right hand to be
  Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel
  and forgiveness of sins. And we are His witnesses
  to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit
  whom God has given to those who obey Him." Acts
  531-32
• Therefore he who rejects this (teaching) does
  not reject man, but God, who has also given us
  His Holy Spirit. 1 Thess. 48 Ref Rom. 89
  1 Cor. 316 2 Tim. 215

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Whom the World Cannot Receive

• My Father will give you another Helper, that He
  may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth,
  whom the world cannot receive, because it neither
  sees Him nor knows Him but you know Him, for He
  dwells with you and will be in you. John 1416-
• No example of one becoming a Christian through
  the direct intervention of the Holy Spirit. But
  rather, the Word preached is powered by the Holy
  Spirit.
• When the living, active, powerful Word of the
  gospel is preached the messenger has a Helper.

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Johns Disciples Re-Baptized

• Paul found twelve disciples and asked them, "Did
  you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"
• They answered, "No, we have not even heard that
  there is a Holy Spirit." So Paul asked, "Then
  what baptism did you receive?" "John's baptism,"
  they replied. Paul replied,
• "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He
  told the people to believe in the one coming
  after him, that is, in Jesus." On hearing this,
  they were baptized into the name of the Lord
  Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the
  Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in
  tongues and prophesied Acts 191-7

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False Doctrines

• 1. The Bible and the Holy Spirit are the same.
  (Dead letter)
• The word of God is active and living.Heb.
  412
• 2. Infant baptism. A practice of Catholic and
  some Protestants.
• Not once in Scripture were infants told to,
  Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the
  Name of Jesus
• 3. Calvinistic. Election and Predestination.
  Total Depravity.
• Whosoever will let him come and take of the
  water of life freely. Rev 2217
• 4. The Lord opened her (Lydias) heart to
  respond to Pauls message. She and her household
  were baptized. Acts 1614
• 5. The Jailer replied, Sirs, what must I do to
  be saved? Then they spoke the Word of the Lord to
  him.. Acts 1631

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Summary 1 Johns Mission

• Malachi prophesied concerning John the Baptist,
  that He would come in the Spirit and Power of
  Elijah and to proclaim the coming Messiah!
• "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before
  that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He
  will turn the hearts of the fathers to their
  children, and the hearts of the children to their
  fathers or else I will come and strike the land
  with a curse." Mal. 45-6

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Summary 2 Christs Mission

• God sent His Son to the Jews, to heal their
  infirmities, teach them by miracles to convince
  them that He was the Son of God, and the Messiah.
• The earthly ministry of Jesus terminated at His
  ascension back to heaven. I am not sent but to
  the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matt.
  1524

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Summary 3 Apostles Mission

• Jesus sent the Apostles on a mission Go you
  therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them
  in the Name of the Father, of the Son and of the
  Holy Spirit, and teaching them
• The ministry of the Apostles terminated at their
  death For it seems to me that God has put us
  apostles on display at the end of the procession,
  like men condemned to die in the arena. 1 Cor.
  49

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Summary 4 Holy Spirits Mission

• Jesus sent the Holy Spirit (whom the world could
  not receive) to be a helper in the Christian
  dispensation. His mission was to comfort, to
  glorify Christ, to guide the apostles into all
  truth, to convince the world of sin,
  righteousness and of judgment by the preaching of
  the Inspired Word of God.
• The ministry of the Holy Spirit will continue to
  work in the hearts of honest souls, but will
  terminate at the second coming of Christ.
  1Cor. 1524

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An Invitation Come!

• The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! And let the
  one who hears say, Come! Let the one who is
  thirsty Come and let the one who wishes take the
  gift of the water of life freely. Rev. 2217
• ComeLord Jesus! Amen!