THE FULFILMENT OF THE GREAT COMMISSION – A POTENTIAL REALITY ? NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVEST.

THE FULFILMENT OF THE THE FULFILMENT OF THE GREAT COMMISSION – GREAT COMMISSION –

A POTENTIAL REALITYA POTENTIAL REALITY??

NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVESTNIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVEST

THE BIBLE IS MISSIONARY BOOK & MISSIONS IS THE BASIS FOR

THE BIBLE. THE BIBLE IS ABOUT GOD’S PASSION TO BE

WORSHIPPED BY EVERY ETHNIC PEOPLE GROUPS

Psalm 86:9-10


GOD WANTS HIS GLORY TO BE

ENJOYED BY ALL PEOPLES OF THE EARTH Hab 2:14


God wants worshippers from

every people group before His throne.

“and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe

and tongue and people and nation”

Rev 5:9 NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVESTNIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVEST

SO WE FIND IN SO WE FIND IN SCRIPTURE SCORES SCRIPTURE SCORES

OF REF TO GOD’S OF REF TO GOD’S DESIRE FOR THE DESIRE FOR THE

NATIONS TO COME TO NATIONS TO COME TO KNOW, LOVE & KNOW, LOVE &

WORSHIPWORSHIP HIM – HIM – Psalm 67Psalm 67

THIS IS GOD’S MISSIONTHIS IS GOD’S MISSIONNIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVESTNIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVEST

• THE GREAT COMMISSION IS ABOUT GOD’S MISSION!

• OUR COMMISSION IS TO FULFILL GOD’S MISSION FOR THE NATIONS TO COME TO KNOW, LOVE & WORSHIP HIM

JESUS HAS MADE THE FULFILLMENT OF THE

GREAT COMISSION THE CALLING OF EACH

CHRISTIAN AND THE CORPORATE CALLING

OF EVERY LOCAL CHURCH


THERE IS AN AWESOME GREAT COMMISSION

CALL ON EVERY BELIEVER – A CALL OF GOD TO BE A GREAT

COMMISSION CHRISTIAN

11 Cor 5:17-19 & Acts 1:8


GOD DESIRE GOD DESIRE EVERY EVERY BELIEVER BELIEVER TO TAKE TO TAKE

PERSONAL OWNERSHIP PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OF THE OF THE GREAT GREAT

COMMISSIONCOMMISSION, MAKING IT , MAKING IT OUR PERSONAL OUR PERSONAL

COMMISSIONCOMMISSION. THE . THE GREAT COMMISSION IS GREAT COMMISSION IS

TO BE OBEYED BY TO BE OBEYED BY EVERY BELIEVER EVERY BELIEVER

11 Cor 5:1811 Cor 5:18 NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVESTNIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HARVEST

How many believers are alive to that reality and how How many believers are alive to that reality and how can we as Mobilizers mobilize the body of Christ can we as Mobilizers mobilize the body of Christ

globally toward the fulfillment of the Great globally toward the fulfillment of the Great Commission? Commission? “The task is not "finishable" if we “The task is not "finishable" if we cannot envision a global church mobilized and cannot envision a global church mobilized and

missional”.. missional”.. Randy M.Randy M.

That is why we are here to access where we are, That is why we are here to access where we are, identify gaps and be helped by the spirit of God to identify gaps and be helped by the spirit of God to

embrace new strategies towards awakening the embrace new strategies towards awakening the church to its task, because ‘if the harvest is delayed church to its task, because ‘if the harvest is delayed

further, what the son of God died for would be further, what the son of God died for would be wasted’.wasted’.Tim O.Tim O.

Shaikh of Bangladesh : 128.7m, Muslim, UNRD.

Jat of Pakistan:30.1m, Muslim, UNRD

Isaan of Thailand:18.6 m, Buddhist, UNRD

What is the mission goal of the Church toward fulfilling the Great

Commission?

ORWhat specific task is the church

actually called to pursue in fulfilling the Great Commission?

THE GREAT COMMISSION: MATT 28: 19 & 24:14


To make disciples of all nations. (nation = ethne = ethnic people group,

NOT political countries)The word translated ‘nations’ is the Greek word “ethne”. It is defined by culture and

language. It points to ethnicities, the language and extended families which

constitute the peoples of the earth.An ethnolinguistic people is a group with shared ethnicity and language. A single

country can have hundreds of such groups


A culturally relevant church for every A culturally relevant church for every people grouppeople group leading to worship from leading to worship from every nation, tribe, people and tongue every nation, tribe, people and tongue such that God’s glory and kingdom such that God’s glory and kingdom fills the earth Rev 7:9 & Hab 2:14fills the earth Rev 7:9 & Hab 2:14Matthew 24:14 states the mission goal of the Matthew 24:14 states the mission goal of the church towards completing the Great church towards completing the Great Commission; in terms of the gospel of the Commission; in terms of the gospel of the kingdom been proclaimed globally as a kingdom been proclaimed globally as a witness to all nations. witness to all nations.

A witness to all nations aims at a A witness to all nations aims at a living testimony of the gospel of the living testimony of the gospel of the kingdom within every people, - ie a kingdom within every people, - ie a disciple making fellowship of disciple making fellowship of believers, within every people. believers, within every people. This is a completable task! This is a completable task!


The missionary task The missionary task is to bring about is to bring about the beginning of a gospel movement the beginning of a gospel movement in every ethne, nation or people, so in every ethne, nation or people, so that the people of that culture will that the people of that culture will eventually hear the gospel eventually hear the gospel communicated by someone from communicated by someone from their own people group.their own people group.

The essential missionary task of the The essential missionary task of the church church is therefore to establish a is therefore to establish a viable, indigenous, church planting viable, indigenous, church planting movement within every people group movement within every people group that carries a potential to renew that carries a potential to renew whole extended families and whole extended families and transform whole societiestransform whole societies


When this takes place within a When this takes place within a people group, we call it people group, we call it Missiological Breakthrough.Missiological Breakthrough.

That irreducible, essential mission That irreducible, essential mission task of a breakthrough in every task of a breakthrough in every people group is what we are people group is what we are called to pursue in the fulfillment called to pursue in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. of the Great Commission. That is That is a completable task! a completable task! But, how has But, how has the church fared in this task in the the church fared in this task in the last 2000 years and what potential last 2000 years and what potential is there for completing the task?is there for completing the task?


The World’s Population

2.2 Billion Christians

2.7 Billion Engaged

2.3 Billion The Unfinished Task

THE WORLD’s PEOPLES

7.2 Billion Individuals 7.2 Billion Individuals 16,801 People Groups 16,801 People Groups 6,909 Languages6,909 Languages 238 Countries 238 Countries UnreachedUnreached = 2.9 B individuals = 2.9 B individuals 6, 900 People Groups 6, 900 People Groups - Joshua Project- Joshua Project

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE UNREACHED?WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE UNREACHED?

In simple terms, these unreached people groups In simple terms, these unreached people groups typically have:typically have:•No Bible in their language or dialectNo Bible in their language or dialect•No Church in their culture or people groupNo Church in their culture or people group•Sometimes, no Christian in their communitySometimes, no Christian in their community•““Unreached - is defined as less than 5% Unreached - is defined as less than 5% Christian adherents and less than 2% Christian adherents and less than 2% evangelicals in the people group.) evangelicals in the people group.)


BLOCKS OF UNREACHED PEOPLES

• Religious blocks – Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, ATR, Nominal Christianity

• Normadic Peoples eg the Tuareg of the Sahara, the Bedouin of the Middle East and the Fulani of WA/Horn of Africa – last block?

• Post Christian Europe & the West• Children & Young People – The Great Ommission

in the Great Commission

• Diasporas – Peoples on the Move

• Refugees, Restricted Access countries etc NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL NIGERIA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL

HARVESTHARVEST

SUMMARY STATUS OF THE SUMMARY STATUS OF THE GREAT COMMISSIONGREAT COMMISSION

• 2.3b are unreached, which means they 2.3b are unreached, which means they have little or no access to the Gospel.have little or no access to the Gospel.

• 6,900 Unreached ethnic people groups 6,900 Unreached ethnic people groups out of 16,600 total groups in the world. out of 16,600 total groups in the world.

• Bible translation: "About 87% of the Bible translation: "About 87% of the world's population now have NT world's population now have NT Scriptures in their language. Scriptures in their language. The The tragedy is that over 2,000 language tragedy is that over 2,000 language groups do not yet have a verse of groups do not yet have a verse of scripture in their language and no one scripture in their language and no one is working on them.is working on them.


“…“…I tell you, I tell you,

open your eyes open your eyes

and look at the fields! and look at the fields! They are ripe for They are ripe for

harvest.” Jn.4:35b harvest.” Jn.4:35b

AFTER NEARLY 2000 YEARS SINCE JESUS COMMISSIONED HIS FOLLOWERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL PEOPLES, AN ESTIMATED 6900 PEOPLE GROUPS ENCOMPASSING CLOSE TO 3 BILLION INDIVIDUALS ARE STILL WITHOUT THE REACH OF ANY RELEVANT LOCAL CHURCH.

• HOW MAY WE AS MOBILIZERS RESOLVE UNDER GOD TO CHANGE THIS STATUS AND RIGHTLY MOBILIZE THE CHURCH TO EMBRACE HER TASK?

POTENTIALS FOR FULFILLING THE GREAT COMMISSION

• Size of the Evangelical Church Globally & Increase in Non–Western Missionaries/Youths

• Technology: Advances in communication, both teleconferencing & video, ability to share resources including audio-video files. Satellite TV, Internet & the Jesus Film

• The next generation of missionaries ability to share, copy and distribute freely information via social media platforms, chat rooms, etc.

• Advances in transportation• Global & Regional Mobilization Networks etc.

HINDERANCES TO EFFECTIVE CHURCH MOBILIZATION

• Poor Training of Pastors & Seminary Teachers, Students & Children workers

• Unwholesome emphasis from the Pulpits• Lack of obedience based discipleship in the

Church• Lack of Contextualised Mobilization

Strategies• Gradual Loss of Student Power in Mission

etc

RETHINKING MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES

• Targeting Seminaries/Bible Schools, Leadership of Student Fellowships, Sunday Schools, Christian Professional Groups. –

• ‘I have found David my servant’• Employing Sports, Theatre Arts, Music, Social

Media, Internet & Mobile devices• Re-orienting the lives of today’s harvest force around

a radical abandonment to Jesus and his cause on earth, raising a generation of Calebs who will dare the frontiers of the Unfinished task

• Prayers!!! Prayers!!! Prayers!!! etc

NO INTERCESSOR

“I sought for a man to stand in the gap…but

I found none”(Ezek. 22:30)

‘Ask of me the heathen for your inheritance, the ends

of the earth for your possession’

‘Pray ye the Lord of the Harvest that he may

send forth laborers into his harvest field’

REFLECTIONS

• ESTABLISHING A VIABLE INDIGENOUS CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT WITHIN THE REMAINING 6900 PEOPLE GROUPS IS A DOABLE TASK!

• HOW WILL YOUR LIFE COUNT IN COMPLETING THIS MANDATE?

I must work the works of him that sent me,

while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can

work. My food, is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave

me to do”

Mike Adegbile,NEMA Executive Secretary, Jos Nigeria. Tel +234-803 4500

685 Email:

[email protected]

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Q1. Briefly explain with reference to relevant scriptures the actual Mission Mandate that the Church is commanded to fulfil?

• Q2. Is the Great Commission finishable, and how can we know when the Great Commission is fulfilled?

• Q3. What possibilities exist in our day, if any, for the fulfilment of the Great Commission?

• Q4. Inspite of the apparent large size of the Church, what do you think is hindering her from being rightly mobilized to her task?

• Q5. What cutting edge strategies can mobilizers adopt to speed up the mobilization of the Church to her missionary task?

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