We have another MSM session last night, this time all about “The Mission of God”.
We explored what mission means and why we do it. Mission is, of course, a much bigger thing than just evangelism – a simple definition might be: taking God’s love into the whole world. However, it is important not to miss the point that evangelism is a part of mission. Christianity is a force for good in the world and the presence of Christians should help to reform society into what God wants it to be.
The heart of mission itself is God. It is our role to follow God’s lead and respond to what he wants us to do, understanding that mission itself is central to discipleship, that is we are Christians and therefore we do mission (not an optional extra).
Of course, mission is fueled by God’s Spirit but God’s fuel only works when we have a close relationship with God. This led us to think about the part that Holy Communion plays in the life of the church where our connection with God sits in a fundemental place to our mission.
We considered how we are a people who are sent by Jesus out into the world to take God’s message to others. That message was sumerised by John in his gospel in the passage of John chapter 3 verse 16.
God so loved the world that he sent his one and only son, so that all those who believe in him will not perish but have eternal life.
God so loved the world that he sent his son.
God so loved the world that he would do anything to bring us back to him.