To The Ends of The Earth

Joshua ProjectEric Degrove, March 2013

To the Ends of the EarthWhat you need to know about the spread of the Gospel

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Defining “Gospel” and “Spread”

Jesus was on earth 2k years ago, what’s happened since?

What’s changed in 50 years?

TopicsTopics

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Defining “Gospel” and “Spread”Defining “Gospel” and “Spread”

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Defining “Gospel” – The First Gospel PromiseDefining “Gospel” – The First Gospel Promise

The Gospel should be defined and understood through the entire story of the Bible, not just a

few verse. Often this is termed the meta-narrative of Scripture.

In recent times it has become popular to reduce the Gospel to a short presentation one shares face-to-face. While this kind of Gospel

definition is helpful for evangelism, it does not give a complete picture of God’s work in

redeeming creation for His glory.

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Defining “Gospel” – The First Gospel PromiseDefining “Gospel” – The First Gospel Promise

Creation

Fall into Sin

Gen 3:15 “And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and

her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring’s heel.”

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Defining “Gospel” – Good News Through IsraelDefining “Gospel” – Good News Through Israel

Creation

Fall into Sin

Hoping for

Messiah

Isaiah 49:6b “ will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to

the remote regions of the earth.”

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Defining “Gospel” – Jesus the Good NewsDefining “Gospel” – Jesus the Good News

Creation

Fall into Sin

Hoping for

Messiah

Jesus’ First Coming

John 3:17-18 “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him. The one who believes in him is not condemned.”

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Defining “Spread” – Jesus Building His ChurchDefining “Spread” – Jesus Building His Church

Creation

Fall into Sin

Hoping for

Messiah

Jesus Building

His Church

Mt. 28: 19a “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations”

Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts

of the earth.”

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Defining “Spread” – Jesus Returns Defining “Spread” – Jesus Returns

Creation

Fall into Sin

Hoping for

Messiah

Jesus Building

His Church

Jesus Returns

Re-Creation:

New Heaven &

Rev 5:9 “They were singing a new song: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its

seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language,

people, and nation.’”

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Defining “Gospel”, “Spread”Defining “Gospel”, “Spread”

Creation

Fall into Sin

Hoping for

Messiah

Jesus Building

His Church

Jesus Returns

Re-Creation:

New Heaven &

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Jesus was on earth 2k years ago, what’s happened since?Jesus was on earth 2k years ago, what’s happened since?

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Jesus was on earth 2,000 years ago, what’s happened since?Jesus was on earth 2,000 years ago, what’s happened since?

Jesus’ commands in the

NT: make disciples

Us: seeking to obey Jesus’

command

We read them in the NT

We understand how to obey them not just from the Bible, but also

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Age of the

Apostles

33-100

Ancient

100-600

600-1500

Medieval

1500-1750

Reformation

Early Modern

PostModern

present

How was “mission” understood in each age?

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Jesus was on earth 2,000 years ago, what’s happened since?Jesus was on earth 2,000 years ago, what’s happened since?

Age of the Apostles: Missions as the itinerate preacher Age of the Apostles: Missions as the itinerate preacher

©Joshua ProjectMap source: Logos Bible Software

Ancient 100-600: Missions in the EmpireAncient 100-600: Missions in the Empire

Two Periods:100-313

“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”–Tertullian (160

– 220)

313-600Christianity spreads legally.

Constantine’s Edict of Toleration (313) ©Joshua Project

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Notable Missionaries

Martin of Tours (316–96)—patron saint of France, preached to the Burgundians (East Germanic

Tribe).

Patrick of Ireland (389–461)—captured at 16 years and taken from Britain to Ireland. Tended sheep

6 years, escaped but determined to return with the gospel. Studied in France. Established monasteries in

Ireland.

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Medieval 600-1500: Missions with the “Christian” StateMedieval 600-1500: Missions with the “Christian” State

“Missions” and political power mixed -“Christianizing” the masses

“Missions” and rise of the Catholic Church

-Missions among Monastic orders

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Medieval 600-1500: Missions with the “Christian” StateMedieval 600-1500: Missions with the “Christian” State

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Reformation 1500-1750: Missions as Rediscovering the GospelReformation 1500-1750: Missions as Rediscovering the Gospel

Luther Calvin Zwingli

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1st - Protestant Reformation (1517 -)

Salvation by grace aloneScriptures for the people in their

language

2nd - English Reformation (1536-)

United Kingdom Breaking away from Catholicism

3rd - Catholic Reformation (Council of Trent 1545–63)

Preserve the Catholic Church

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Late Modern 1750-1900: Missions as Going to the “Heathen”Late Modern 1750-1900: Missions as Going to the “Heathen”

William Cary

At a Baptist ministers' meeting in 1786, Carey raised the question of whether it was

the duty of all Christians to spread the Gospel throughout the world (to the

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Late Modern 1750-1900: Missions as Going to the “Heathen”Late Modern 1750-1900: Missions as Going to the “Heathen”

Bringing the Gospel to the “heathen” or “unreached” became the primary way missions was understood – to this day.

South Asia – William Carey

Africa – David Livingston

China – Hudson Taylor

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Post Modern 1900-Present: Missions ChangingPost Modern 1900-Present: Missions Changing

•More indigenous church leaders

•Missions defined more broadly: social action,

economic help

•World War I and II

•Growth of non-denominational missions

What’s Changed – Last 50 YearsWhat’s Changed – Last 50 Years

1960 - 2010

How did Evangelical Christianity change

and spread from 1960-2010?

Nicholson

Protestant and Evangelical

Christianity has spread wider

How has the face of Christianity

changed in each country in the last

100 years?

Christians are:

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Christians are:

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Christians are:

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Protestant and Evangelical Christianity

has spread widerWhy?Mission - modern missions movement

Politics – religious freedom, diversity of Christianity allowed

Theology – growth of Charismatic/Pentecostalism

¾ of Evangelicals world-wide are Charismatic or Pentecostal

Charismatic

Evangelical

Pentecostal

Changes – Last 10-25 Years

1. Non-Western countries sending

missionaries

2. Short-term missions

North America is sending 60 times more short-term

than long-term missionaries

3. Relief & developmentvs.

Evangelism & church planting

2001-05 Donations:

...to relief & development increased 74.3%

4. Sending more money than missionaries

The U.S. church is supporting far more indigenous workers than American missionaries

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