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1. Jesus gave us the Great Commission to go into all the world and preach the Good News, to baptize believers and to teach them. What Bible verse is it found in? a. Matthew 28:19-20 b. John 3:16 c. Luke 2:52 d. Ephesians 2:8 a. Matthew 28:19-20 2. The Great Commission won't be completed until a. Every person has accepted the Lord b. Every person has at least heard the story of Jesus c. The Bible is translated into every language d. none of these. d. none of these The words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 24 verse 14 indicate that not every person on the earth may necessarily have to hear the Good News before Jesus comes again, but that every culture or ethno-linguistic group must have the Good News preached to them. Although God wants every person to have access to the Good News, it is up to us to bring it to every one of the 24,000 different people groups that are now on the earth. Revelation chapter 7:9 also shows that not every person will be in heaven but there will be a representation from every language or people group in heaven. 3. How many of the world’s people groups have a church within their culture? a. about one third b. one half c. three-fourths d. less than one tenth b. one half One half of the 24,000 people groups in the world today have a church within their culture. This means that they have ACCESS to the Gospel. The other one half of the world’s people groups, 12,000 ethno-linguistic groups, do not have a church or Bible in their language. For them there is no ACCESS to Jesus except through our missionary efforts. Missionary work is about giving access to people to hear the Good News. 4. God's plan to reach the whole world was revealed as early as a. The birth of Jesus b. The birth of the Church at Pentecost c. The time of Abraham d. The time of Moses c. The time of Abraham The story of the Bible is about God winning back from a rebellious people, those who will love Him. When God called Abraham in Genesis chapter 12 He said that all nations would be blessed through him. But the call to missions even goes back further than that. The very first words that God spoke to man in Genesis chapter 1 verse 28. Study this verse carefully and you’ll see that the Great Commission that Jesus gave in Matthew chapter 28 verse 19-20 mirror this verse. It’s always been God’s plan that His glory spread throughout the earth and that we would be like Him. 5. Our motive for missionary work should be based upon a. Our love for God b. Our love for other people who don’t know God c. Our desire for rewards in heaven d. the desire to have some adventure in life a. Our love for God Jesus said, “If you love me you will obey me”. People will let us down and fail us, so having our motive for missionary work based on the love of people will not enable us to endure great disappointments. Study the Gospel of John chapter 21 and you’ll see that God wants to be sure that we earnestly love Him as the reason for doing missions work. 6. Missionaries are a. Crazy b. too spiritual to stay in their home land c. bleeding hearts d. common Christians who take Jesus' command to reach the world seriously d. common Christians who take Jesus' command to reach the world seriously 7. Paul, the Apostle, received missionary support from what church? a. Corinthian b. American c. Phillippian d. Baptist c. Phillippian See Philippians chapter 1:4 and chapter 4:10-12. Other churches gave gifts as well. See 2 Corinthians 12:13. 8. Jesus said the Gospel must be preached to every nation. The word nation in the Greek language actually means a. Country b. Political group c. Ethnic group d. village c. Ethnic group It’s the Greek word ethnos from which we get our word for ethnic group. The Good News of Jesus has probably at one time or another been preached in every country of the world. But Jesus was not talking about political nations. He wants everyone from every people group or language to know Him. See Revelation chapter five verse nine. Also Isaiah chapter 15 verse 15 as well as other references to nation in the Bible. 9. The Bible teaches that in heaven there will be people from a. one third of the world’s ethnic groups b. one half of the world’s ethnic groups c. 99.95% of the world ethnic groups d. every ethnic group d. every ethnic group The key word here is every. God is not going to accept a job halfway done. The blood of His Son is worth someone from EVERY people group. See Revelation chapter 5 verse 9. True or False: 10. Jesus wants us to make sure our own people are believers first before we do missionary work. False. Jesus said to the disciples in Acts chapter 1 verse 8 that they were to begin in Jerusalem , then Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. Funny thing, Jesus didn’t mention Galilee in this list. The disciples were Galileans. They didn’t even want to be in Jerusalem but wanted to go back to their home area. Another way of thinking about this is to ask the question: Is everyone in the city of Jerusalem a believer in Jesus today? No, they are not. Jesus didn’t mean that every person had to become a Christian in Jerusalem before going to the next location He named. God wants His Church to reach those in our home areas, but we are also to reach out to other areas, areas we may even dislike (like the Jews hated Samaria ). And He wants us to reach to the ends of the earth. All these areas must be reached at the same time. With God it is possible. Remember that missionary work is not necessarily to win every person but to give every people group the ACCESS to accept or reject Jesus . See Revelation chapter 5 verse 9. 11. God can accomplish the Great Commission without us. False. At this point in time He has decided that He is working through His church, us. God CAN do anything but remember it is a “Co-Mission” that means God and us working together. He doesn’t leave us alone but gives us power to do what He has told us to do. Revelation chapter 14 verse 6 could be a very sad verse. Could this be an angel fulfilling the Great Commission to an area that the Church failed to reach? 12. The Bible has been translated into every language False. Take the next test to learn about how many languages still don’t have any of God’s Word translated into written form. 13. Missions is the same as giving to the poor. False. People often confuse missionary work with giving to the poor or doing other good things that the Church is also to do. Although lack of knowledge of Jesus is a big factor contributing to poverty around the world, there are also some areas or the world where people may be quite wealthy but are unreached with the Good News Jesus 14. There's no difference between evangelism and missions. False. Evangelism is taking the gospel to people with the same language and culture. An example would be a person from the Bemba language group in Zambia sharing the Good News of Jesus with another person of the same tribe in the Bemba language. Missions is taking the gospel to people in a different culture, usually those who speak a different language. An example of this is when the Bemba person in Zambia leaves their area or country and learns another language and culture to share the Good News of Jesus . To do missions work of this nature takes much more commitment and effort, as can be testified to by anyone who has transferred to an totally different culture and language group. Both evangelism and missions work are very important. Some people go further to distinguish between Missions and Frontier Missions. Frontier Missions is taking the gospel to people in a different culture, usually those who speak a different language, who do not have a church amongst them to reach the people group with the Gospel. In other words many missionaries today are working with established churches but perhaps those young churches need a Bible translation or need leadership training. In Frontier Missions there is no established church at all. 15. God can use you to do missionary work. True. In fact, no one is exempt. To keep a military soldier on the field it took 20 other soldiers and personnel doing things like ordering supplies, doing communications and preparing meals. In other words, there’s a place for everyone to be involved. If you haven’t been involved in missions work please click here to learn how you could be involved.
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