The Nations
Meeting 4

Study

Read Matthew 28:16–20. (Part 3 of 3)

1. “Baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” Vs. 19
   
   Describe what baptism is...and what it isn’t.
   
   
2. “Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you” Vs. 20
   
   How does one teach disciples to obey, rather than just know? Try and answer this on your own. If necessary, read Local Starting Points 8 and 11 for helpful information.
   
   
3. “And be sure of this: I am with you always.” Vs. 20
   
   ​Why did Jesus remind us that He is always with us as we fulfill the Great Commission?

View

Watch You Were Made For Missions (2:12)

1. “Your heart was made to embrace the global dimension of missional living. If you don’t have a global heart, if you’re not getting your arms around the unreached peoples of the world, there will be a mild or serious sickness in your soul, because your soul was made to do this” (John Piper). 
   
   Do you agree or disagree? Explain. 

Watch Radical (2:06)

1. “We have a Master who demands radical obedience and a mission that warrants radical urgency, and we do not have time to waste our lives living out a Christian spin on the American dream” (David Platt). 
   
   ​What does radical obedience and radical urgency look like.

Discuss

All excerpts are from The Abrahamic Revolution by Todd Ahrend

1. "Nothing slows the momentum for missions more than bad theology...approximately two-thirds of evangelicals (64 percent) think there are multiple paths to salvation”(locations 3058, 3204–6).
   
   Do you think there are multiple paths to salvation? Explain. If so, read John 14:6, 1 Timothy 2:5, and Acts 4:12.
   
   Why is the answer so crucial to mission momentum?
   
   
2. “Did you know that 86 percent of Buddhists, Hindus, andMuslims...do not have a [single] Christian friend?”(locations 3153–54).
   
   Does this surprise you? Explain.
   
   
3. “Which is more important--the rescuer who goes down into the well to save a life or the man at the top holding the rope?” (locations 3245–46).
   
   ​So, which is more important? Explain.

Learn

Read Global Starting Point 4 

Respond 

Become SOGY. Support others by forming a World Team or go yourself by contacting a mission agency. Describe your journey of becoming SOGY

Pray

Share the most important thing you learned at this meeting, and let it serve as a guide as your group prays together. 

Watch

​Watch Missions Quotes (4:24)​