Missions

What is New Testament Missions?

1. The Purpose of the New Testament — the propagation of the gospel through the establishment of New Testament assemblies.

2. The Plan of the New Testament — To go and to send making every Christian a tool in this plan.

3. The Pattern given in the New Testament — Acts 2:36-47; Acts 13:1-4; Acts 20:20-21.

4. The Progress of the New Testament — God gives the increase (we simply work with Him in planting and watering).

5. The Prescription for power in the New Testament — "All power is given unto me... go ye therefore into all the world... and Lo, I am with you alway..." As we go, He gives power. Many churches are sickly and on the brink of death because they do not like the Great Physicians prescription. There was no distinction between “Home” and "foreign" missions, the command was just go, give, and pray! To some this medicine is either too much to take, is bitter to the taste, or perhaps just too expensive. Let's see it from the apostle Paul's point of view in Romans Chapter 10 verses 13 through 15.

In essence, New Testament missions is the process of planting and building indigenous local congregations around the world, to the ends of the earth . Missions is therefore more than seeing people saved. The salvation experience is obviously the time of turning to the Saviour but when a person makes that choice, he has only begun to learn the WAY of Christ. This is why Jesus said His disciples were to make followers, baptize, and teach all things He had taught.

The New Testament ‘WAY' not only includes the cross of Christ but also involves the Church of that same Christ! Jesus said ‘I will build my church...' The Apostle Paul included every Christian in this church building work by stating 'We are laborors together with God.' That makes every child of God a very vital link in God̓s plan we call New Testament missions, because every believer is scripturally a part of planting or building a New Testament Church. Missions is church work, and church work is missions!